RCN: Communication, Training and Resources for the Phytophthora Molecular Genetics Community

由于其作为植物病原体的经济影响，疫霉物种正在通过分子遗传学和基因组学方法进行深入研究。这些生物是整个层桩生物谱系的主要物种，是不同于植物、动物和真菌的冠状真核生物的主要辐射。疫霉分子遗传学社区已经形成了强大的合作、交流和共享技术和资源的文化。随着疫霉遗传和基因组工具的不断涌现，许多来自不同背景的新研究者对疫霉分子遗传学产生了兴趣。这个奖项将促进这些研究人员融入社区，并将进一步加强这个社区的合作文化。网络的具体目标如下：1。通过举办年度研讨会、实验室互访和建立社区网站，促进全球疫霉分子遗传学社区之间的交流与合作，并尽量减少重复工作。2 .生产和分发包括文库、特定DNA克隆、遗传菌株和cDNA微阵列在内的研究资源，使整个社会受益；促进疫霉分子遗传学领域的学生、博士后、初级教师和更成熟的教师的进入、参与和培训。该网络特别感兴趣的是促进少数民族个人和那些主要来自本科院校的人的参与，这些院校中来自美国研究基础设施中代表性不足的群体的学生所占比例很高，以及那些传统上获得较少联邦研发资金的州的院校。这将通过奖励参加年度讲习班的旅费、培训实习和便利获得技术和资源来实现。来自没有建立研究基础设施的国家的教师也将有资格获得一些支持。本研究协调网络向所有对疫霉分子遗传学感兴趣的研究人员开放。它有望拓宽在这一领域工作的科学家的多样性，并推进我们对这些重要植物病原体生物学的理解。

Because of their economic impact as plant pathogens, Phytophthora species are being intensively studied through molecular genetic and genomics approaches. These organisms have served as lead species for the entire Stramenopiles lineage, a major radiation of crown eukaryotes distinct from plants, animals and fungi. The Phytophthora molecular genetics community has developed a strong culture of collaboration, communication, and sharing techniques and resources. With the recent blossoming of genetic and genomic tools for Phytophthora, many new investigators from a variety of backgrounds have become interested in Phytophthora molecular genetics. This award will facilitate the integration of these investigators into the community and will further strengthen the cooperative culture of this community. The specific goals of the network follow:1. To promote communication and collaboration, and to minimize duplication of effort, within the worldwide Phytophthora molecular genetics community by means of an annual workshop, exchange visits among laboratories, and a community web site.2. To produce and distribute research resources including libraries, specific DNA clones, genetic strains and cDNA microarrays, that will benefit the whole community,3. To promote the entry, participation and training of students, postdoctoral fellows, junior faculty, and more established faculty in the field of Phytophthora molecular genetics. The network is especially interested in facilitating the participation of minority individuals and those from predominantly undergraduate institutions, institutions with high percentages of students from groups underrepresented in the U.S. research infrastructure, and institutions in states that have traditionally received lower amounts of federal funding for research and development. This will be done by means of travel awards to the annual workshop, training internships, and facilitated access to techniques and resources. Faculty from nations without established research infracstructures will also be eligible for some support.This Research Coordination Network is open to all researchers with an interest in Phytophthora molecular genetics. It promises to broaden the diversity of scientists working in this field and to advance our understanding of the biology of these important plant pathogens.