Phase IV: Improvement of the Academic Research Infrastructure

堪萨斯EPSCoR研究基础设施改进奖侧重于生物系统，以利用生态学，遗传学和生物化学方面的现有研究优势。两个新的推力领域是有针对性的：一个在生态学和遗传学的界面，另一个在新兴领域的脂质分析（脂质组学）。堪萨斯大学（KU）、堪萨斯州立大学（KSU）、威奇托州立大学（WSU）将参加。第一个新领域侧重于功能基因组方法来研究生物体对环境变化的反应，并建立在堪萨斯大学和堪萨斯州立大学发展遗传学和基因组学的新重点上。堪萨斯EPSCoR将扩大现有的跨学科项目，并启动新的跨学科项目，招募新的专注于生态基因组学的教员，聘请生物信息学专家开发基因表达和生态数据相结合的方法，并制定生态基因组学的培训计划。第二个新领域包括建立一个脂质组学研究中心，系统地研究脂质和膜的脂质组成在生命系统中的作用。KSU， KU， WSU和其他机构的植物，动物和微生物科学研究人员将使用该中心的能力。生物信息学基础设施的改进将有助于这两个重点领域的发展。生态基因组学方面的教职员工将补充该州现有的专业知识。为了加强研究基础设施，堪萨斯EPSCoR计划开展一系列教育和推广活动，从小学到博士后和早期职业教师培训。EPSCoR将与Emporia州立大学合作，帮助计划和实施为考虑从事科学、技术、工程或数学（STEM）职业的年轻女性举办的会议和研讨会。哈斯凯尔印第安民族大学将在堪萨斯大学EPSCoR的支持下，将学生安置在堪萨斯州立大学、堪萨斯州立大学和华盛顿州立大学的夏季研究项目中。计划与社区学院和麦克奈尔项目进行更多合作。堪萨斯EPSCoR将支持研究生研究助理、博士后研究员和生命系统研究的早期职业教师。最后，一系列的专题讨论会、研讨会和工作坊将建立一个生态基因组学和脂质组学的综合教育和研究计划。

The Kansas EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Award focuses on living systems to leverage existing research strengths in ecology, genetics, and biochemistry. Two new thrust areas are targeted: one at the interface of ecology and genetics and the other in the emerging field of lipid profiling (lipidomics). The University of Kansas (KU), Kansas State University (KSU), and Wichita State University (WSU) will participate. The first new area focuses on functional genomic approaches to study organismal response to environmental change, and builds on the new emphasis on developmental genetics and genomics at KU and KSU. Kansas EPSCoR will expand existing and launch new interdisciplinary projects, recruit new faculty members focusing on ecological genomics, hire bioinformatics specialists to develop methods to mesh gene expression and ecological data, and develop a training program in ecological genomics. The second new area involves the establishment of a lipidomics research center for systematic studies of the role of lipids and lipid composition of membranes in living systems. Researchers in plant, animal, and microbial sciences at KSU, KU, WSU, and other institutions will use the center's capability. Enhancements in the bioinformatics infrastructure will assist in the development of the two thrust areas. Faculty hires in ecological genomics will complement existing expertise in the state. In conjunction with the research infrastructure enhancement, Kansas EPSCoR plans a range of education and outreach activities, from elementary school to postdoctoral and early career faculty training. In collaboration with Emporia State University, Kansas EPSCoR will help to plan and implement conferences and workshops for young women considering careers in science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM). Haskell Indian Nations University will place students in summer research programs at KSU, KU, and WSU, with the support of Kansas EPSCoR. Additional collaborations are planned with community colleges and the McNair program. Kansas EPSCoR will support graduate research assistants, post-doctoral fellows, and early career faculty in living systems research. Finally, a series of symposia, seminars, and workshops will build an integrated education and research program in ecological genomics and lipidomics.