IRES Track I: Tephritid fruit fly Multidisciplinary Australian Research Collaboration for Biosecurity

IRES 轨道 I：实蝇 澳大利亚生物安全多学科研究合作

• 批准号: 1854034
• 负责人: James Yoder
• 金额: $ 29.87万
• 依托单位: Eastern Mennonite University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2019
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2019-04-01 至 2025-03-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1854034&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: IRES; Track; Tephritid; fruit; fly

Tephritid fruit fly Multidisciplinary Australian Research Collaboration for Biosecurity (T-MARC-BIO), a Track I IRES project at Eastern Mennonite University (EMU), will engage 18 undergraduate students from the state of Virginia to gain multidisciplinary research experience in Australia that will advance basic science and address internationally significant challenges in ensuring biosecurity and a robust global food supply chain. Students will be recruited from EMU and neighboring institutions to conduct research on fruit flies (Tephritidae), which are among the most damaging horticultural insect pests worldwide, constituting pest management issues, trade barriers, and invasion threats for Australia, the U.S., and throughout the tropics and subtropics. The results of this research will have an impact on integrated pest management, which is a critical component of sustainable agro-ecological systems in the U.S. and worldwide. With good cause, the public is becoming increasingly concerned about the health and environmental impacts of synthetic pesticides, and their use is becoming highly restricted. The T-MARC-BIO program will add to the toolkit of effective, long-term strategies for both pest control and monitoring of invasive species, while minimizing the impacts of pesticides on human and environmental health. American students will gain valuable research experience through conducting projects in the multidisciplinary settings in Australia, as well as the life-changing learning, interpersonal skills, empathy, and global awareness that come from living and working in a foreign country. T-MARC-BIO will contribute to developing a diverse, globally engaged scientific workforce pipeline by recruiting highly qualified female, low-income, and minority students, who are underrepresented in the sciences.Through T-MARC-BIO, students will (1) participate in a semester-long pre-travel research preparation and cross-cultural program, (2) conduct rigorous individual research projects on tephritid fruit flies during a seven-week period in Australia, (3) immerse themselves in Australian culture as they participate in research fields with global interest and impact, and (4) communicate their research through scientific journals and presentations, and in the local community. The U.S. and Australia make significant research investments to both enhance control of existing pest fly populations and improve interdiction of invasive flies entering the respective countries. The results of T-MARC-BIO student-assisted research will advance knowledge in three areas: tephritid fruit fly physiology and behavior, organic analysis and synthesis of fruit fly lures, and field ecology and management techniques. Collectively, these results will address gaps in understanding of how fruit flies metabolize secondary plant compounds, what they smell and what attracts them, how they move in the environment, and how to develop more effective control techniques, such as attractant fruit fly lures. Evaluation findings about the T-MARC-BIO project will be applicable to small (two- and four-year) colleges, their administrators, and STEM faculty. T-MARC-BIO students will share the benefits of enriched, multidisciplinary academic research training and participating in publishable research that advances STEM fields, as well as basic and applied science.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.

实蝇多学科澳大利亚生物安全研究合作（T-MARC-BIO）是东门诺派大学（EMU）的一个轨道I IRES项目，将吸引来自弗吉尼亚州的18名本科生在澳大利亚获得多学科研究经验，这将推动基础科学并解决国际重大挑战，确保生物安全和强大的全球食品供应链。将从EMU和邻近机构招募学生进行果蝇（实蝇科）的研究，这是世界上最具破坏性的园艺害虫之一，构成了澳大利亚，美国，以及整个热带和亚热带地区。这项研究的结果将对综合虫害管理产生影响，这是美国和全球可持续农业生态系统的关键组成部分。有充分的理由，公众越来越关注合成农药对健康和环境的影响，其使用正受到高度限制。T-MARC-BIO计划将为害虫控制和入侵物种监测提供有效的长期战略工具包，同时最大限度地减少农药对人类和环境健康的影响。美国学生将通过在澳大利亚多学科环境中开展项目获得宝贵的研究经验，以及在国外生活和工作所带来的改变生活的学习，人际交往能力，同情心和全球意识。T-MARC-BIO将通过招募高素质的女性，低收入和少数民族学生，为发展多元化，全球参与的科学人才队伍做出贡献。通过T-MARC-BIO，学生将（1）参加为期一个学期的旅行前研究准备和跨文化计划，（2）在澳大利亚进行为期七周的严格的实蝇个体研究项目，（3）在参与具有全球兴趣和影响力的研究领域时，沉浸在澳大利亚文化中，以及（4）通过科学期刊和演讲以及在当地社区传播他们的研究。美国和澳大利亚进行了大量的研究投资，以加强对现有害虫苍蝇种群的控制，并改善对进入各自国家的入侵苍蝇的拦截。T-MARC-BIO学生辅助研究的结果将推进三个领域的知识：实蝇生理学和行为，果蝇诱饵的有机分析和合成，以及田间生态学和管理技术。总的来说，这些结果将解决在理解果蝇如何代谢次生植物化合物，它们闻到什么，什么吸引它们，它们如何在环境中移动，以及如何开发更有效的控制技术方面的差距，例如引诱剂果蝇诱饵。关于T-MARC-BIO项目的评估结果将适用于小型（两年制和四年制）学院，其管理人员和STEM教师。T-MARC-BIO学生将分享丰富的多学科学术研究培训的好处，并参与推动STEM领域以及基础和应用科学的可持续研究。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。