RAPID: National Drosophila Species Stock Center Covid-19 Relief and Recovery

这项授予康奈尔大学的奖项将提供快速资金，以缓解新冠肺炎对果蝇物种储备中心的影响。该中心拥有约1400个活种群，代表近300个果蝇物种，约有1500个已描述物种的属。DSC是国际公认的收藏品，是解决进化、生态学、发育生物学、生理学、神经生物学、比较基因组学和免疫学问题的资源。该中心还在果蝇的饲养、自然历史、系统学、进化和生态学领域为更广泛的社区提供技术专业知识。该中心为世界各地的研究项目提供大量果蝇的活体种群。该中心还保留了60多种果蝇，它们已经完成了全部基因组测序，增加了这些种群的研究价值。Dssc保存的菌株数量反映了一些因素，如与具有已测序基因组的物种的密切系统发育关系，是否存在基因标记或转基因种群，以及来自不同地理来源的种群的可用性。除了维护和销售活体种群外，该中心还提供一年一度的果蝇物种鉴定研讨会，参与者在其中学习果蝇鉴定、生物学和培养要求的基础知识。通过这一奖项，科学研究中心可以缓解研究需求的暂时下降，并继续作为重要的研究资源。这一奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

This award to Cornell University will provide RAPID funding to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 on the Drosophila Species Stock Center (DSSC). The DSSC maintains a collection of ca. 1400 living stocks representing nearly 300 species of Drosophila, a genus of about 1500 described species. The DSSC is an internationally recognized collection and serves as a resource to address questions on questions in evolution, ecology, developmental biology, physiology, neurobiology, comparative genomics, and immunology. The DSSC also provides technical expertise to a broader community in the areas of husbandry, natural history, systematics, evolution, and ecology of Drosophila. The DSSC provides living stocks for a large number of Drosophila species as reagents for research programs around the globe. The DSSC also maintains over 60 Drosophila species that have had their whole genomes sequenced, increasing the value of these stocks for research. The number of strains maintained at the DSSC reflects factors such as close phylogenetic relationship to species with sequenced genomes, the presence of genetically marked or transgenic stocks, and the availability of stocks from a geographic diversity of sources. In addition to the maintenance and sale of living stocks, the center provides an annual Drosophila Species Identification Workshop in which participants learn the basics of Drosophila identification, biology, and culture requirements. Through this award, the DSSC can mitigate a temporary decline in research demand and continue to serve as an important research resource.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.