FSML: Upgrading the Whitney Laboratory's capability for marine genomics

佛罗里达大学（UF）获得了一笔赠款，用于为惠特尼海洋生物科学实验室购买最先进的固态半导体DNA测序仪，并与UF主校区建立新的高带宽互联网连接。 惠特尼实验室距离盖恩斯维尔主校区约90英里，是利用海洋生物多样性解决生物医学科学基本问题的领导者。 新设备将使九个驻地研究实验室以及来自世界各地的访问科学家能够利用他们在细胞和分子方法方面的现有优势来了解神经系统和发育。 惠特尼的研究人员利用当地沃茨中发现的各种不同的动物来利用它们的有利特性（如大尺寸，光学特性和繁殖力）来解决感觉生物学，神经控制节律活动，昼夜节律行为和细胞分辨率的胚胎发育中的重要问题。 惠特尼研究人员已经发起了一些开创性的单个细胞和全基因组测序的分子技术。 惠特尼实验室在海洋和陆地环境之间的界面进行“第三代”测序的能力，使其能够在自然环境中在分子水平上研究生物体。 作为UF的研究机构，惠特尼培训本科生，研究生和博士后学生全年，以及REU学生在夏天（在过去的26年！）。 此外，惠特尼在圣约翰和弗拉格勒县地区为K-12学生提供了一些STEM项目，并取得了非常成功的成果。晚上在惠特尼？成人研讨会系列在我们的260个座位的海洋研究中心建设，带来了令人兴奋的好处，科学研究，我们的当地社区。 高带宽的“Lambda Rail”互联网连接将使我们不仅能够与世界各地的同事分享我们的研究数据，而且还可以利用位于盖恩斯维尔的UF主校区的高性能计算能力进行数据分析。 关于惠特尼实验室的更多信息可以在其网站上找到（http：//www.whitney.ufl.edu/）。

The University of Florida (UF) is awarded a grant to purchase a state-of-the art solid-state semiconductor DNA sequencer for the Whitney Lab for Marine Bioscience and a new high bandwidth internet connection to the main UF campus. Situated some 90 miles from the main campus in Gainesville, the Whitney lab is a leader in utilizing marine biodiversity to address fundamental problems in biomedical science. The new equipment will allow the nine resident research labs as well as visiting scientists from around the world to utilize their existing strengths in cellular and molecular approaches to understanding neural systems and development. Researchers at Whitney utilize a variety of different animals found in local waters to exploit their favorable properties (such as the large size, optical properties, and fecundity) to address important issues in sensory biology, the neural control of rhythmic activity, circadian behavior, and embryonic development at cellular resolution. A number of pioneering molecular techniques of individual cells and total genome sequencing have been initiated by Whitney researchers. The capacity to perform "third" generation sequencing at the interface between marine and terrestrial environments at the Whitney lab allows the ability to study organisms at the molecular level in their natural environment. As a research facility of UF, Whitney trains undergraduate, graduate, and postdoctoral students throughout the year, as well as REU students in the summer (for the last 26 years!). In addition, Whitney has a number of STEM programs for K-12 students in the St. Johns and Flagler county areas and a highly successful ?Evenings at Whitney? adult seminar series in our 260 seat Center for Marine Studies building that brings exciting benefits of scientific research to our local community. The high bandwith "Lambda Rail" internet connection will allow us not only to share our research data with colleagues around the world, but leverages the high performance computing capabilities located at the UF main campus in Gainesville for data analysis. More information about the Whitney Lab can be found on its website (http://www.whitney.ufl.edu/).