Australian Drosophila Biomedical Research Support Facility

澳大利亚果蝇生物医学研究支持设施

• 批准号: nhmrc : 418033
• 负责人: A/Pr Gary Hime
• 金额: $ 67.27万
• 依托单位: Monash University
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: NHMRC Enabling Grants
• 财政年份: 2007
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2007-01-01 至 2013-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://researchdata.edu.au/australian-drosophila-biomedical-support-facility/98294
• 关键词: Australian; Drosophila; Biomedical; Research; Support

Breakthroughs in biomedical research frequently come from the study of model organisms, one of the most important of which is the vinegar fly, Drosophila melanogaster. In Australia, Drosophila is used in biomedical research with a particular focus on understanding processes that result in human cancer or are associated with birth defects or inherited diseases. Drosophila-based research is funded by bodies such as the Anti-Cancer Foundation, the National Health and Medical Research Council (NH and MRC) and the National Institutes of Health of the USA. This proposal seeks to establish infrastructure support for Drosophila research in the form of a central collection of key research stocks, a centralized facility for the importation of genetically defined stocks and a facility for the generation of transgenic Drosophila for use in biomedical research.

生物医学研究的突破经常来自对模式生物的研究，其中最重要的一种是醋蝇，即黑腹果蝇。在澳大利亚，果蝇被用于生物医学研究，特别侧重于了解导致人类癌症或与出生缺陷或遗传性疾病相关的过程。基于果蝇的研究由抗癌基金会、国家健康和医学研究委员会（NH 和 MRC）以及美国国立卫生研究院等机构资助。该提案旨在为果蝇研究建立基础设施支持，其形式包括关键研究种群的中央收集、基因定义种群的集中进口设施以及用于生物医学研究的转基因果蝇的产生设施。