MRI: Acquisition of an Illumina MiSeq Sequencing System to enhance environmental research in the Great Lakes region

MRI：收购 Illumina MiSeq 测序系统以加强五大湖地区的环境研究

• 批准号: 1828451
• 负责人: Charlyn Partridge
• 金额: $ 18.37万
• 依托单位: Grand Valley State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2018
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2018-10-01 至 2021-09-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1828451&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: MRI; Acquisition; Illumina; MiSeq; Sequencing

An award is made to support the acquisition of a next-generation sequencing System for Grand Valley State University's Annis Water Resources Institute (AWRI). High-throughput sequencing data is now incorporated into all areas of biology, from medical research to environmental sciences. AWRI is a research unit within Grand Valley State University that focuses on improving and enhancing freshwater resources. Sequencing system at AWRI will provide opportunity to directly train graduate and undergraduate students in this critical technology. AWRI's commitment to improving and preserving water resources also has broad societal benefit because of the basic research, public health and environmental relevance of understanding essential water resources. AWRI also engages in regional educational outreach program for K-12 students, universities, and the general publicKey projects that will be conducted by AWRI faculty and students through the acquisition of the sequencing system include: assessment of how invasive species alter mycorrhizal communities of native species in coastal sand dune systems; characterization of microbial communities associated with harmful algal blooms (HABs) across freshwater lakes ascribed to different trophic scales; evaluation of the relationship between invasive species introduction and changes in viral communities in the Great Lakes; and characterization of microbial communities associated with plastic pollution in freshwater lakes. Collectively, these projects will provide vital information regarding how some of the most significant environmental challenges of our time are driving changes in the Great Lakes, which comprises nearly 20% of the world's supply of freshwater. Furthermore, each project contributes to our understanding of how anthropogenic-related habitat degradation drives community level changes within ecosystems, which can be applicable not only for the Great Lakes region but for ecosystems throughout the world. Results from these studies will be published in peer-reviewed journals, presented at scientific meetings, and used in public outreach activities.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

一个奖项是支持大峡谷州立大学的安妮斯水资源研究所（AWRI）的下一代测序系统的收购。高通量测序数据现已被纳入从医学研究到环境科学的所有生物学领域。 AWRI是大峡谷州立大学内的一个研究单位，重点是改善和加强淡水资源。AWRI的测序系统将提供直接培训研究生和本科生这一关键技术的机会。AWRI对改善和保护水资源的承诺也具有广泛的社会效益，因为了解基本水资源的基础研究、公共卫生和环境相关性。AWRI还参与了面向K-12学生、大学和公众的区域教育推广计划。通过收购测序系统，AWRI的教职员工和学生将开展的主要项目包括：评估入侵物种如何改变沿海沙丘系统中本地物种的菌根群落;不同营养级淡水湖泊中与有害藻华相关的微生物群落特征;评估入侵物种引入与五大湖病毒群落变化之间的关系;以及淡水湖泊中与塑料污染相关的微生物群落特征。 总的来说，这些项目将提供关于我们这个时代一些最重大的环境挑战如何推动五大湖变化的重要信息，五大湖占世界淡水供应的近20%。此外，每个项目都有助于我们了解与生态系统有关的生境退化如何推动生态系统内社区一级的变化，这不仅适用于五大湖地区，而且适用于全世界的生态系统。 这些研究的结果将发表在同行评审的期刊上，在科学会议上发表，并用于公共宣传活动。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

项目成果

Persistent organic pollutants, metals, and the bacterial community composition associated with microplastics in Muskegon Lake (MI)

马斯基根湖（密歇根州）的持久性有机污染物、金属和与微塑料相关的细菌群落组成

• DOI: 10.1016/j.jglr.2020.07.012
• 发表时间: 2020
• 期刊: Journal of Great Lakes Research
• 影响因子: 2.2
• 作者: Steinman, Alan D.;Scott, John;Green, Lee;Partridge, Charlyn;Oudsema, Maggie;Hassett, Michael;Kindervater, Emily;Rediske, Richard R.
• 通讯作者: Rediske, Richard R.