Establishment of a Facility for Ultrastructure and Cell Chemistry Research

少数族裔院校研究改进项目（RIMI）的设立是为了提供支持，加强以少数族裔为主的院校或有大量少数族裔学生的院校的研究环境和能力。符合条件的机构还必须有科学或工程方面的研究生课程。该基金为教师在科学和工程领域的研究提供资金，并为购置研究仪器提供资金。田纳西州立大学将利用RIMI的支持建立一个机构设施，进行超微结构细胞化学研究。这个项目将侧重于获得技术援助和发放时间，以便进行有价值的研究。此外，还可以更好地利用现有的电子显微镜设备。田纳西州立大学的研究能力将得到加强，特别是在细胞生物学和生物化学领域。这项工作的主要研究者目前正在进行细胞和组织解剖特征的研究，并已在科学期刊上发表。基金会支持这一项目，因为少数民族参与研究的机会将在城市机构中增加，而该机构位于吸引少数民族选民的理想地点。

The Research Improvement 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 enrollments. 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. Tennessee State University will use RIMI support to establish an institutional facility for ultrastructural cell chemistry research. This project will focus on acquiring technical assistance and release time to allow the performance of meritorious research. In addition, greater utilization of an existing electron microscopy facility will be possible. The research capability of Tennessee State will be strengthened specifically in the areas of cell biology and biochemistry. The principal investigators for this work are currently conducting research in anatomical features of cells and tissues and have published in scientific journals. The Foundation has supported this project because the participation of minorities in research will be increased at an urban institution that is located in an ideal location for attracting minority constituents.