Departamento de Genética e Biologia Evolutiva, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil .
Genet Mol Biol. 2014 Mar;37(1):135-45. doi: 10.1590/s1415-47572014000100020. Epub 2013 Feb 28.
This article is a testimonial written by the first author regarding the research work performed with Drosophila between 1943 and 1959, at the Departamento de Biologia Geral of the Universidade de São Paulo (USP), which permitted the building of a nucleus of excellence. This research work, focused on the systematics and population genetics of the Neotropical species, began during the first of Dobzhansky's six visits to USP. Special attention was given to the multinational megaprojects conducted during his longer stays, from August 1948 to July 1949 and from June 1955 to July 1956. The role played by the Rockefeller Foundation is duly remembered, and so is the undeniable contribution brought by Dobzhansky, to the establishment of several laboratories dedicated to research in the field of natural population genetics and to the qualification of human resources. On the other hand, important "backstage" episodes are retrieved which were omitted in the official history and occurred from the planning to the execution of the project, carried out on the Angra dos Reis islands. Special attention was given to the relationship problems which resulted from Dobzhansky's, the leader's, difficult personality and contributed to the failure of the second and last multinational project.
本文是第一作者对 1943 年至 1959 年期间在圣保罗大学（USP）普通生物学系进行的果蝇研究工作的见证，该研究工作促成了卓越研究中心的建立。这项专注于新热带物种系统学和群体遗传学的研究工作始于杜布赞斯基六次访问 USP 的第一次。特别关注了他较长时间停留期间（1948 年 8 月至 1949 年 7 月和 1955 年 6 月至 1956 年 7 月）进行的多国大型项目。适当提到了洛克菲勒基金会的作用，以及杜布赞斯基对建立几个致力于自然群体遗传学研究的实验室和人力资源培养的不可否认的贡献。另一方面，还检索到了一些在官方历史中被省略的重要“幕后”事件，这些事件发生在安格拉杜斯雷斯群岛项目的规划和执行过程中。特别关注了因领导人杜布赞斯基的困难个性而导致的关系问题，这些问题导致了第二个也是最后一个跨国项目的失败。
