Provasoli-Guillard Center for Culture of Marine Phytoplankton

9513846安德森该奖项为毕格罗实验室的普罗瓦索里-吉拉德海洋浮游植物培养中心（PGC）的藻类收集提供了新的支持。 PGC于1980年正式成立，并于1992年被国会法案指定为国家中心和设施。 PGC保存的收藏品是研究海洋藻类的独特资源，特别是那些在公海中发现的藻类。 通过在液体或琼脂中连续转移，大约1450个培养物主要由纯培养物中的良好鉴定的微生物组成。 PGC目前每年向美国和国外的公共和私营部门研究人员发送约1000个培养物。 每种文化都有一个小的费用。 通过销售筹集的资金约占总预算的25%，用于收集活动，包括购买和维护设备，以及购买材料和用品。 藏品由一名兼职馆长管理，并由一名馆长和一名助理馆长协助。 监督由一个外部咨询委员会提供，该委员会每年举行一次会议，向收藏主任和毕格罗实验室的首席执行官提供建议。该委员会有一个正式的章程，说明其职责和规定，任命新的成员，因为目前的成员到期。 通过该奖项提供的资金主要用于工作人员工资、购买设备和咨询委员会年度会议的部分费用。 ***

9513846 Anderson This award provides renewed support for the algae collection at the Provasoli-Guillard Center for Culture of Marine Phytoplankton (PGC) at the Bigelow Laboratory. The PGC formally established in 1980, and was designated a National Center and Facility by Act of Congress in 1992. The collection maintained by the PGC is a unique resource for the study of marine algae, especially those found in the open ocean. Approximately 1450 cultures consisting mainly of well-identified organisms in pure culture are propagated by serial transfer in liquid or on agar. The PGC currently sends about 1000 cultures a year to public and private sector researchers in the U.S. and abroad. There is a small charge for each culture. Funds raised through sales amount to about 25% of the total budget and are used for collection activities, including purchase and maintenance of equipment, and purchase of materials and supplies. The collection is managed by a part-time Director, with the assistance of a curator and assistant curator. Oversight is provided by an external advisory committee which meets annually to advise the Director of the Collection and the CEO of the Bigelow Laboratory. The committee has a formal charter describing its duties and provisions for appointing new members as current members expire. Funds provided through this award are largely devoted to staff salaries, purchase of equipment and part of the costs of the annual advisory committee meeting. ***