Puerto Rico Center for Environmental Neuroscience (Cycle II)

波多黎各环境神经科学中心（第二周期）

• 批准号: 1736019
• 负责人: Mark Miller
• 金额: $ 500万
• 依托单位: University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2017
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2017-09-01 至 2025-08-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1736019&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Puerto; Rico; Center; Environmental; Neuroscience

The Centers of Research Excellence in Science and Technology (CREST) program supports the enhancement of research capabilities of minority-serving institutions through the establishment of centers that effectively integrate education and research. CREST promotes the development of new knowledge, enhancements of the research productivity of individual faculty, and an expanded presence of students historically underrepresented in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics disciplines. With National Science Foundation support, the University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus will continue development of its Phase II Center for Environmental Neuroscience. The Phase I Center for Environmental Neuroscience was established to bring together scientists from the traditionally separate fields of neuroscience and environmental science, recognizing the fact that the nervous system serves as the interface between an organism and its environment. Phase II Center investigators and students will explore the impact of anthropogenic environmental degradation on nervous systems at the structural, physiological and behavioral levels. Responses of nervous systems to environmental degradation will be examined in three subprojects partitioned according to tropical habitats: 1) Marine and Estuaries, 2)Rivers and Freshwater, and 3) Terrestrial. Three objectives that encompass the subprojects will identify nervous system responses that will improve risk prediction or development of resilience strategies to diverse environmental stressors. These specific aims will 1) assess effects of environmental contaminants on nervous system structure and function, 2) determine impacts of climatic variation (acidification, temperature changes) on the molecular and cell biology of neurons, and 3) investigate the impact of anthropogenic stimuli (light, sound) on sensory systems and behavior.Center educational and career development activities include a newly created course in Environmental Neuroscience, a Seminar Series, a Responsible Conduct in Research module, and the Yale Ciencia Academy for Career Development, a year-long on-line program that provides graduate students underrepresented in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics disciplines with opportunities for mentoring, peer support and networking. Institutional partnerships will also provide Center students and faculty with access to training and research programs at institutions of cutting-edge investigation in neurobiology and environmental science.

科学技术卓越研究中心 (CREST) 计划通过建立有效整合教育和研究的中心，支持增强少数族裔服务机构的研究能力。 CREST 促进新知识的发展，提高个别教师的研究生产力，并扩大历史上在科学、技术、工程和数学学科中代表性不足的学生的数量。在国家科学基金会的支持下，波多黎各大学医学科学校区将继续开发其二期环境神经科学中心。一期环境神经科学中心的成立是为了汇集来自传统上独立的神经科学和环境科学领域的科学家，认识到神经系统是生物体与其环境之间的接口这一事实。第二阶段中心的研究人员和学生将探讨人为环境退化对神经系统结构、生理和行为层面的影响。将在根据热带栖息地划分的三个子项目中研究神经系统对环境退化的反应：1）海洋和河口，2）河流和淡水，以及3）陆地。包含子项目的三个目标将确定神经系统的反应，从而改善风险预测或针对不同环境压力源的恢复策略的制定。这些具体目标将 1) 评估环境污染物对神经系统结构和功能的影响，2) 确定气候变化（酸化、温度变化）对神经元分子和细胞生物学的影响，3) 研究人为刺激的影响（中心教育和职业发展活动包括新开设的环境神经科学课程、研讨会系列、负责任的研究行为模块以及耶鲁科学职业发展学院，为期一年的在线计划，为科学、技术、工程和数学学科中代表性不足的研究生提供指导、同行支持和建立联系的机会。机构合作伙伴关系还将为中心的学生和教师提供参加神经生物学和环境科学前沿研究机构的培训和研究项目的机会。

项目成果

Effect of Particle Size and Pesticide Contamination on Preference and Ingestion Rates by the Tropical Freshwater Shrimp Xiphocaris elongata

粒径和农药污染对热带淡水虾<i>Xiphocaris elongata</i>的偏好和摄食率的影响

• DOI: 10.4236/oje.2023.134012
• 发表时间: 2023-01
• 期刊: Open Journal of Ecology
• 作者: Torres;Pérez
• 通讯作者: Pérez

Dopamine as a Multifunctional Neurotransmitter in Gastropod Molluscs: An Evolutionary Hypothesis

多巴胺作为腹足类软体动物的多功能神经递质：进化假说

• DOI: 10.1086/711293
• 发表时间: 2020-12
• 期刊: The Biological Bulletin
• 作者: Miller; Mark W.
• 通讯作者: Mark W.

Antibiotics Alter the Expression of Genes Related to Behavioral Development in Honey Bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae)

抗生素改变蜜蜂（膜翅目：蜜蜂科）行为发育相关基因的表达

• DOI: 10.1093/jisesa/ieac017
• 发表时间: 2022-03-01
• 期刊: Journal of Insect Science
• 影响因子: 2.2
• 作者: Ortiz-Alvarado Y;Giray T
• 通讯作者: Giray T

Antibiotics in hives and their effects on honey bee physiology and behavioral development

蜂巢中的抗生素及其对蜜蜂生理和行为发育的影响

• DOI: 10.1242/bio.053884
• 发表时间: 2020-11
• 期刊: Biology Open
• 影响因子: 2.4
• 作者: Ortiz;Clark, David R.;Vega;Flores;Domingez;Giray, Tugrul
• 通讯作者: Giray, Tugrul

The Movement of Western Honey Bees (Apis mellifera L.) Among U.S. States and Territories: History, Benefits, Risks, and Mitigation Strategies

西方蜜蜂 (Apis mellifera L.) 在美国各州和地区的迁徙：历史、效益、风险和缓解策略

• DOI: 10.3389/fevo.2022.850600
• 发表时间: 2022-05
• 期刊: Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
• 影响因子: 3
• 作者: Marcelino, Jose;Braese, Charles;Christmon, Krisztina;Evans, Jay D.;Gilligan, Todd;Giray, Tugrul;Nearman, Anthony;Niño, Elina L.;Rose, Robyn;Sheppard, Walter S.;et al
• 通讯作者: et al