Contribution to mitochondrial research in Brazil: 10th anniversary of the mitomeeting

Vercesi, Anı́bal E.; Oliveira, Helena Coutinho Franco de

doi:10.1002/cbin.10898

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“…The trends in publications on general mitochondrial metabolism in Brazil and in all South American countries combined are also very similar to that seen worldwide ( Figure 3A , left panel). The contributions of Brazilian mitochondrial researchers to the field in the last 20 years have been substantial and are highlighted elsewhere ( Vercesi and Oliveira, 2018 ). However, analyzing the output of Drosophila mitochondrial metabolism research from Brazil showed that no publication was recorded before 2007 and that an average of less than 3 articles on the subject were published per year since then ( Figure 3A , right panel).…”

Section: Limited Output Of Many Areas Of Drosophila ...mentioning

confidence: 99%

Boosting life sciences research in Brazil: building a case for a local Drosophila stock center

Oliveira,

Anhezini,

Araujo

et al. 2024

Genet. Mol. Biol.

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Drosophila melanogaster is undoubtedly one of the most useful model organisms in biology. Initially used in solidifying the principles of heredity, and establishing the basic concepts of population genetics and of the synthetic theory of evolution, it can currently offer scientists much more: the possibility of investigating a plethora of cellular and biological mechanisms, from development and function of the immune system to animal neurogenesis, tumorigenesis and beyond. Extensive resources are available for the community of Drosophila researchers worldwide, including an ever-growing number of mutant, transgenic and genomically-edited lines currently carried by stock centers in North America, Europe and Asia. Here, we provide evidence for the importance of stock centers in sustaining the substantial increase in the output of Drosophila research worldwide in recent decades. We also discuss the challenges that Brazilian Drosophila scientists face to keep their research projects internationally competitive, and argue that difficulties in importing fly lines from international stock centers have significantly stalled the progression of all Drosophila research areas in the country. Establishing a local stock center might be the first step towards building a strong local Drosophila community that will likely contribute to all areas of life sciences research.

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Section: Limited Output Of Many Areas Of Drosophila ...mentioning

confidence: 99%