IUCRC Phase III University of Florida: Center for Arthropod Management Technologies (CAMTech)

相当大比例的农业粮食生产被虫害和线虫虫害所损失。此外，一些昆虫将疾病传播给植物或人类。开发新的虫害管理方法对于可持续地生产足够的食物以满足日益增长的人类人口，以及防止节肢动物向植物和人类传播疾病至关重要。气候条件的变化导致害虫分布的扩大，以及对当前防治剂的抗药性的产生，这两个方面都构成了重大的持续挑战。节肢动物管理技术中心(CAMTech)致力于促进对影响农业和人类健康的主要昆虫和线虫害虫的有效管理。该中心通过最先进的研究满足对特定知识的需求，并提供研究工具以加快虫害管理解决方案的交付。行业合作伙伴可以利用这些研究数据和工具为市场开发新的虫害防治战略，并扩大目前管理方法的效用。作为第三阶段的工业大学合作研究中心(IUCRC)，CAMTech将继续作为学术界、政府和行业之间的创新、跨学科研究活动的平台。该中心使用先进的方法进行对工业部门至关重要的赛前研究，这些方法包括基于实验室的3D细胞培养、基因组编辑和单细胞RNA测序，以及基于现场的虫害航空图像。研究的重点领域是：组学、生理学、抗性、病虫害综合防治(IPM)和工具。该中心促进多样性，并为工业部门未来的潜在就业培训人员。佛罗里达大学的研究专长包括昆虫生理学和毒理学、微生物学、虫害综合管理和农业线虫学。佛罗里达大学的参与者研究了各种各样的农业和对城市和公共卫生具有重要意义的各种有害生物，这是由于大量入侵物种与有利于害虫种群的亚热带气候相结合造成的。农业生物技术和人类健康领域行业的研究需求与大学参与者的专业知识保持一致，有助于加快虫害管理解决方案的开发，以造福农业可持续发展和公众福祉。该奖项反映了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。

A considerable proportion of agricultural food production is lost to insect and nematode pests. In addition, some insects transmit disease to plants or to humans. The development of new pest management approaches is critical for the sustainable production of sufficient food for the increasing human population, and for prevention of arthropod-transmitted disease to plants and humans. The expansion of pest distribution resulting from changes in climatic conditions and the development of resistance to current control agents, both present significant ongoing challenges. The Center for Arthropod Management Technologies (CAMTech) addresses issues to facilitate effective management of the major insect and nematode pests that impact agriculture and human health. The center addresses the need for specific knowledge through state-of-the-art research and provides research tools to expedite delivery of pest management solutions. Industry partners can utilize these research data and tools to develop new pest control strategies for the marketplace and to extend the utility of current management approaches. As a Phase III Industry University Cooperative Research Center (IUCRC), CAMTech will continue to serve as a platform for innovative, interdisciplinary research activities at the interface of academia, government, and industry. The center conducts pre-competitive research of crucial importance to the industrial sector using advanced methods ranging from lab-based 3D cell culture, genome editing and single-cell RNA sequencing, to field-based aerial imagery of pest damage. Research focus areas are: ‘omics, physiology, resistance, integrated pest management (IPM) and tools. The center promotes diversity and trains personnel for potential future employment within the industrial sector. Research expertise at the University of Florida includes insect physiology and toxicology, microbiology, integrated pest management and agricultural nematology. University of Florida participants work with a diverse agriculture and a wide range of pests of urban and public health importance, resulting from the large number of invasive species combined with a sub-tropical climate favored by pest populations. The research needs of industries in the agricultural biotechnology and human health domains are aligned with the expertise of university participants providing for the expedited development of pest management solutions to the benefit of agricultural sustainability and to public wellbeing.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.