Infrastructure Capacity for Biological Research: Biological Collections: Growth and Development of the Arabidopsis Biological Resource Center

生物研究基础设施能力：生物收藏：拟南芥生物资源中心的成长和发展

• 批准号: 2122274
• 负责人: David Somers
• 金额: $ 40万
• 依托单位: Ohio State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2021
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2021-12-01 至 2024-11-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2122274&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Infrastructure; Capacity; Biological; Research; Collections

The Arabidopsis Biological Resource Center (ABRC) at The Ohio State University stores, amplifies and distributes seeds, plasmid clones and other resources of Arabidopsis thaliana, a key model system for plant research. These have included DNA libraries, cDNA collections, various mutant seed populations and germ plasm from across the globe that represent the immense natural genetic variation of the species. For 30 years, the ABRC has had a global role in facilitating essential and fundamental plant research. ABRC resources have promoted discovery in photosynthesis and all aspects of plant development that have been instrumental in promoting agricultural improvement, green technology, and basic medical research. This award will support the ABRC's core mission to inexpensively distribute DNA and seed resources to the plant biology community, and to support plant science education by providing seeds and teaching resources free-of-charge to K-12 teachers. This project continues the mission of the ABRC to enlarge and expand the collection though acquisition of new resources while at the same time increasing the efficiency of the operation. Substantial outreach and education efforts will allow the ABRC to be a leader in local, national and international outreach and education, providing opportunities to inspire and train future generations of plant scientists.This project will maintain and increase the current high levels of resource distribution, particularly for seed stocks. The ABRC will maintain quality control testing with an emphasis on stocks that are ordered frequently, stocks in long term storage, and those known to require special storage conditions. The Center will expand the collection through the collaborative inclusion of additional Brassicaceae species, especially Thlaspi arvense (pennycress), a species that has potential oil crop and biodiesel applications. Outreach activities, both local and national, will include the development and solicitation of new education resources and that expands the reach of our successful outreach programming.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.

俄亥俄州立大学商店的拟南芥生物资源中心（ABRC）放大并分发了拟南芥的种子，质粒克隆和其他资源，这是植物研究的关键模型系统。这些包括DNA文库，cDNA收集，各种突变种子种群和来自全球的种植浆，代表该物种的巨大自然遗传变异。 30年来，ABRC在促进基本和基本植物研究方面发挥了全球作用。 ABRC资源促进了光合作用和植物开发的各个方面的发现，这些发现在促进农业改善，绿色技术和基本医学研究方面起着重要作用。该奖项将支持ABRC的核心使命，以廉价地向植物生物学社区分发DNA和种子资源，并通过向K-12教师免费提供种子和教学资源来支持植物科学教育。该项目延续了ABRC的任务，以扩大和扩大收集新资源，同时提高操作的效率。实质性的外展和教育工作将使ABRC成为地方，国家和国际外展和教育的领导者，提供机会激发和培训子孙后代的植物科学家。该项目将维持和增加当前的高水平资源分配，尤其是种子股票。 ABRC将维护质量控制测试，重点是经常订购的股票，长期存储中的库存以及已知需要特殊存储条件的股票。该中心将通过合作包含其他Brassicaceae物种，尤其是Thlaspi Arvense（Pennycress）来扩展收集，该物种具有潜在的油作物和生物柴油应用。当地和国家的外展活动将包括对新教育资源的发展和招标，并扩大了我们成功的外展计划的影响力。该奖项反映了NSF的法定任务，并被认为是通过基金会的知识分子优点和更广泛影响的评估审查标准来评估值得支持的。