NSF East Asia and Pacific Summer Institute (EAPSI) for FY 2013 in China

本行动资助南佛罗里达大学海洋科学学院Adrienne George于2013年夏季在中国科学院广州南海海洋研究所开展一项生物科学研究项目。项目名称为“海南岛三亚市珊瑚病害和寄生虫与人为胁迫的比较”。主持人是余可夫博士。本项目对海南省三亚市三个礁点（鹿头岛、小东海和大东海边缘礁）的珊瑚疾病和寄生虫进行了特征分析和比较。本项目通过珊瑚健康调查、珊瑚黏液微生物需碳量分析、变性梯度凝胶电泳（DGGE）和组织学检查，鉴定中国珊瑚疾病和寄生虫。这是对中国海南岛三亚珊瑚病害的首次综合研究。目前，关于中国珊瑚病和寄生的信息很少。这项研究为研究人员继续这项工作提供了基础信息。这项研究的结果将使东道国更好地了解其珊瑚礁生态系统。EAPSI奖学金的广泛影响包括为研究员提供美国以外的第一手研究经验；介绍该地区的科学、科学政策和科学基础设施；以及对社会、文化和语言的了解。这些活动符合美国国家科学基金会的目标，即在其科学家、工程师和教育工作者的职业生涯早期培养国际合作，从而确保美国科学劳动力具有全球意识。此外，于博士的中国科学院网页上还免费提供了珊瑚病变目录。这使得研究人员、科学家和普通公众能够获得这些信息。此外，研究结果将在科学会议上发表，我们希望至少有一篇同行评议的出版物。

This action funds Adrienne George of University of South Florida, College of Marine Science to conduct a research project in Biological Sciences during the summer of 2013 at Chinese Academy of Sciences, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology in Guangzhou, China. The project title is "Comparing Coral Diseases and Parasites at Sites with Anthropogenic Stress at Sanya, Hainan Island." The host scientist is Dr. Kefu Yu.This project characterizes and compares coral diseases and parasites in China at three reef sites (Luhuitou, Xiaodonghai and Dadonghai fringing reefs) at Sanya, Hainan Island. This project identifies coral diseases and parasites in China through coral health surveys, analysis of carbon requirements of the microbes in coral mucus, denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE), and histological examination. This is the first comprehensive study to characterize and identify the coral diseases of Sanya, Hainan Island, China. Currently, there is very little information on coral disease and parasitism in China. This study provides baseline information for researchers that will carry on the work. The results of this study will give the host country a better understanding of their coral reef ecosystem.Broader impacts of an EAPSI fellowship include providing the Fellow a first-hand research experience outside the U.S.; an introduction to the science, science policy, and scientific infrastructure of the respective location; and an orientation to the society, culture and language. These activities meet the NSF goal to educate for international collaborations early in the career of its scientists, engineers, and educators, thus ensuring a globally aware U.S. scientific workforce. Furthermore, a catalogue of coral lesions is being made freely available on Dr. Yu's Chinese Academy of Sciences web page. This allows researchers, scientists and the general public to have access to this information. Additionally, results of the study will be presented at scientific meetings and we expect at least one peer-reviewed publication.