Recombinant DNA Technology: A Core Research Facility

少数民族院校研究改进(RIMI)计划的设立是为了提供支持，以加强以少数民族为主的机构或拥有大量少数民族学生的机构的研究环境和能力。符合条件的机构还必须有理科研究生课程或工程学课程。基金为教师在科学和工程领域的研究提供资金，并用于购置研究仪器。加州州立大学洛杉矶分校将利用RIMI支持建立重组DNA技术的核心研究设施。研究人员将探索神经活性多肽的产生和释放的调节，发育过程中作用基因的表达，枯草杆菌芽胞形成周期中膜发育的调节，突变的仙台病毒中病毒蛋白基因的结构定义，以及革兰氏阴性厌氧菌的特征。许多实验将利用cDNA合成和分子克隆技术。首席研究员是一位训练有素的生物学家，擅长神经内分泌学。他在被推荐的期刊上发表了几篇文章。该基金会之所以支持这一项目，是因为更多的少数族裔将有机会参与重组DNA技术方面的有价值的研究。

The Research Improvment in Minority Institutions (RIMI) program was established to provide support to strengthen the research environments and capabilities of predominantly minority institutions or institutions that have substantial minority student populations. Eligible institutions must also have graduate programs in science or programs in engineering. Funding is provided for faculty research in fields of science and engineering supported by the Foundation and for the acquisition of research instrumentation. California State University - Los Angeles will use RIMI support to establish a core research facility for recombinant DNA technology. The investigators will explore the regulation of neuroactive peptide production and release, the expression of action genes during development, the regulation of membrane development during the sporulation cycle of Bacillus subtilis, the structural definition of viral protein genes in mutant Sendai viruses, and the characterization of gram-negative anaerobes. Many experiments will utilize cDNA synthesis and molecular cloning techniques. The principal investigator is a well-trained biologist with a specialty in neuroendocrinology. He has published several articles in refereed journals. The Foundation has supported this project because more minorities will have opportunities to participate in meritorious research in recombinant DNA technology.