| A Brief History of the Collection Updated January 4, 2012 |
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| Year | Events or Milestones |
|---|---|
1913 |
T.H. Morgan's group at Columbia began using Drosophila in genetic studies; C. Bridges maintained a collection of stocks produced by the group and provided samples to anyone requesting them. |
1928 |
Morgan, Sturtevant, Bridges, and the stock collection moved to Caltech |
1934 |
The first Caltech stock list was published in D.I.S., consisting of 572 stocks |
1948 |
E.B. Lewis took responsibility for the collection at Caltech, continued until retirement; scientific staff included Rhoda Grell, Terry Johnson and Loring Craymer. |
1986-1987 |
The collection of 1,675 stocks moved to Indiana under the management of T.C. Kaufman & K.A. Matthews; significant expansion of holdings undertaken; funded by a grant from NSF; ~1,000 subcultures distributed. The first stock shipment from Bloomington was mailed on October 15, 1986 (to J. Roote, University of Cambridge). |
1989 |
Bloomington Stock Center Advisory Committee established, consisting of M. Ashburner, V. Finnerty, B. Judd, C. Langley, D. Lindsley, A. Spradling and B. Wakimoto; Bloomington Deficiency Kit established; collection at about 2,600 stocks; ~3,350 subcultures distributed. |
1995 |
User fees implemented, grant funding provided jointly by NSF and NIH; collection at about 4,800 stocks; ~25,500 subcultures distributed. |
1996 |
A new Stock Centers Advisory Committee, appointed by the Drosophila Governing Board and charged with advising both the Bloomington and Mid-America Centers, established: D. Lindsley, M. Ashburner, H. Bellen, N. Perrimon, S. Hawley; ~32,500 subcultures distributed. |
1997 |
Mid-America Center closed, about a quarter of those stocks moved to Bloomington; full capacity of both centers (about 10,000) to be available at Bloomington; K.C. Cook joined the scientific staff ; K. Golic replaced D. Lindsley on the Advisory Committee; collection at about 6,000 stocks; ~38,150 subcultures distributed. |
1998 |
Collection at about 6,800 stocks; ~49,700 subcultures distributed. |
1999 |
Collection at about 7,000 stocks; A. Simcox replaced K. Golic on the Advisory Committee; ~ 71,000 subcultures distributed. |
2000 |
Collection at about 7,880 stocks; U. Heberlein replaced S. Hawley on the Advisory Committee; ~85,650 subcultures distributed. |
2001 |
Collection at about 9,000 stocks; NIH funding increased, allowing the collection to plan an expansion to 15,000 stocks; a new fee structure replaced ranges of flat-fees with a per-stock charge; ~86,000 subcultures distributed. |
2002 |
The collection had about 11,600 stocks at the end of the year and distributed ~107,400 subcultures during the year. |
2003 |
The collection had about 14,150 stocks at the end of the year and distributed ~128,000 subcultures during the year. |
2004 |
Stacy Holtzman the joined the staff as the Center's first Research Associate. Susan Parkhurst replaced U. Heberlein on the Advisory Committee. The collection had about 19,300 stocks at the end of the year and distributed ~153,500 subcultures during the year. |
2005 |
HHMI provided funds to renovate and equip an efficient, high-volume media kitchen and to convert the existing kitchen space to high-capacity, temperature-contolled space for stocks. The collection had about 20,570 stocks at the end of the year and distributed ~158,400 subcultures during the year. |
2006 |
Ken Burtis replaced M. Ashburner on the Advisory Committee. The collection held about 21,300 stocks at the end of the year and distributed ~163,600 subcultures during the year. |
2007 |
Luke Jacobus joined the staff as Laboratory Manager. The collection held about 23,250 stocks at the end of the year and distributed ~155,500 subcultures during the year. |
2008 |
The collection held about 24,850 stocks at the end of the year and distributed ~165,300 subcultures during the year. |
2009 |
Annette Parks joined the scientific staff as Collections Manager. The collection held 27,376 stocks at the end of the year and distributed ~166,150 subcultures during the year. |
2010 |
HHMI provided renovation funds that will allow expansion of the collection to 60,000--70,000 stocks. The collection held 30,810 stocks at the end of the year and distributed 196,930 subcultures during the year. |
2011 |
The collection held 38,427 stocks at the end of the year and distributed 214,718 subcultures during the year. |