NSF Postdoctoral Fellowship in Biology FY 2019: Multi-omic characterization of the coral mucus during sedimentation disturbances

2019 财年 NSF 生物学博士后奖学金：沉积扰动期间珊瑚粘液的多组学特征

• 批准号: 1907363
• 负责人: Clifford Kapono
• 金额: $ 13.8万
• 依托单位: Kapono, Clifford
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Fellowship Award
• 财政年份: 2019
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2019-10-01 至 2022-09-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1907363&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: NSF; Postdoctoral; Fellowship; Biology; FY

This action funds an NSF Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Biology for FY 2019, Broadening Participation of Groups Under-represented in Biology. The fellowship supports a research and training plan for the Fellow that will increase the participation of groups underrepresented in biology. This research specifically looks at the watersheds of Hilo, Hawai'i and the role these have on coral survival in the bay. It is known that corals are affected by land runoff after heavy rains, but very little research has been done to investigate the mechanisms behind coral death. Coral survival depends greatly on the bacteria and molecules found in their surface mucus. The fellow will investigate how coral mucus changes in response to heavy rainfall. This project is important for demonstrating the interdependent relationship between land and ocean ecosystems. This project will broaden participation in biology by targeting Native Hawaiian youth. Native Hawaiians are one of the most underrepresented demographics in biology despite belonging to a culture that is rooted in scientific observation. The fellow will test the hypothesis that stable microbial and molecular communities will be temporarily disrupted during heavy rain events. Mucus collected from the most abundant coral species will be monitored over three heavy rain events. The microbiome and metabolome of coral mucus will be profiled and processed using next generation DNA sequencing and mass spectrometry techniques. Additionally, the fellow will expand research training in microbiome and metabolomic analysis while developing new methods in 3D underwater photogrammetry. The fellow will present the findings of this research throughout the duration of the project at the University of Hawai'i at Hilo's Keaholoa student center. The findings will also be shared throughout the local high schools in Hilo. A final community day at Honoli'i Beach Park will promote the importance of ocean stewardship across watersheds.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.

该行动资助 2019 财年 NSF 生物学博士后研究奖学金，扩大生物学领域代表性不足群体的参与。该奖学金支持该研究员的研究和培训计划，该计划将增加生物学领域代表性不足的群体的参与。这项研究特别关注夏威夷希洛的流域及其对海湾珊瑚生存的作用。众所周知，珊瑚会受到大雨后土地径流的影响，但很少有研究来调查珊瑚死亡背后的机制。珊瑚的生存很大程度上取决于其表面粘液中的细菌和分子。该研究员将研究珊瑚粘液如何因强降雨而变化。该项目对于展示陆地和海洋生态系统之间的相互依存关系非常重要。该项目将针对夏威夷原住民青年，扩大生物学的参与范围。尽管夏威夷原住民的文化植根于科学观察，但他们却是生物学中代表性最不足的人口群体之一。该研究员将测试以下假设：在大雨事件期间，稳定的微生物和分子群落将暂时被破坏。从最丰富的珊瑚物种收集的粘液将在三场大雨事件中进行监测。将使用下一代 DNA 测序和质谱技术对珊瑚粘液的微生物组和代谢组进行分析和处理。此外，该研究员还将扩大微生物组和代谢组分析的研究培训，同时开发 3D 水下摄影测量的新方法。该研究员将在夏威夷大学希洛 Keaholoa 学生中心的整个项目期间展示这项研究的结果。研究结果还将在希洛当地的高中分享。在霍诺里海滩公园举行的最后一次社区日将宣传跨流域海洋管理的重要性。该奖项反映了 NSF 的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优点和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。