U.S. Culture Collection Network 2.0: The Next Generation Research Coordination Network for Ex Situ Microbial Germplasm Collections.

生物标本在生命科学研究中发挥着重要作用。它们支持分子，细胞，生物和社区层面的基础科学研究，以及改善健康，粮食安全和能源生产的应用研究。美国培养物收集网络（USCCN）成立于2012年，通过会议和网络研讨会，出版物和立场文件以及现场访问来了解收集实践，使培养物收集社区参与促进微生物资源的安全和负责任的利用。该奖项将建立USCCN 2.0，这是一个新的研究协调网络（RCN），将扩大USCCN的范围和影响力。USCCN 2.0将增加跨学科科学家的影响力，以应对所有微生物收集管理人员和用户共同面临的挑战和需求。USCCN 2.0将扩大网络，并通过更广泛的科学界可访问的在线注册表确定更多的收藏。这些数据将增加多学科科学项目的活植物微生物收集的广度和实用性。USCCN 2.0将鼓励代表性不足的社区的参与，并将促进多元化，具有全球竞争力的STEM劳动力，增加行业，学术界和其他实体之间的伙伴关系，并加强研究和教育的基础设施。USCCN 2.0的具体目标是增加网络的参与;加强与其他收集登记处和存储库的联系;并培养参与收藏和USCCN的长期可持续性。 每一个目标的工作都将通过与全球其他项目、网络、组织和社会的补充和协同活动得到支持。RCN的首要任务是建立一个馆藏登记处，为完成网络活动提供必要的基础，并确保小型研究馆藏的包容性。 通过一个专业管理的过程，一个更广泛和多样化的美国收藏社区将被确定并纳入网络。 其他优先事项包括增加美国和国际生物收集组织之间的参与和协调;在当前和未来的收集登记处、储存库和其他形式的收集数据之间建立联系;并与利益相关者建立直接联系-那些开发或利用微生物，微生物收集，和其他微生物资源用于研究或工业目的-该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力价值进行评估，被认为值得支持和更广泛的影响审查标准。

Biological collections play an essential role in life science research. They support fundamental scientific studies at the molecular, cellular, organismal and community level, as well as applied research to improve health, food security, and energy production. The United States Culture Collection Network (USCCN) was established in 2012, engaging the culture collection community to facilitate the safe and responsible utilization of microbial resources through meetings and webinars, publications and position papers, and site visits to learn about collection practices. This award will establish the USCCN 2.0, a new Research Coordination Network (RCN) that will expand the scope and reach of the USCCN. The USCCN 2.0 will increase the reach of scientists across multiple disciplines to work toward addressing challenges and needs shared by all microbial collection managers and users. USCCN 2.0 will expand the network and identify additional collections through an online registry accessible by the broader scientific community. These data will increase the breadth and utility of living plant microbial collections for multi-disciplinary scientific projects. USCCN 2.0 will encourage participation of underrepresented communities and will promote a diverse, globally competitive STEM workforce, increase partnerships between industry, academia, and other entities, and enhance infrastructure for research and education.The specific aims of USCCN 2.0 are to increase participation in the network; enhance links with other collection registries and repositories; and to cultivate the long-term sustainability of participating collections and the USCCN. The work on each of these aims will be underpinned by complementing and synergizing activities with other projects, networks, organizations, and societies globally. A top priority of the RCN is a collection registry to provide the necessary foundation to accomplish the network’s activities, and to ensure inclusivity of small research collections. Through a professionally administered process, a more extensive and diverse community of U.S. collections will be identified and brought into the network. Additional priorities include increasing participation and coordination among U.S. and international biological collections organizations; establishing linkages between current and future collection registries, repositories, and other forms of collected data; and building direct ties to stakeholders – those who develop or utilize microbes, microbial collections, and other microbial resources for research or industrial purposes – to build a network of networks.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.