Gene Manipulation: A Practical Undergraduate Education in the Theory, Methods, and Potential of Biotechnology.

基因操作：生物技术理论、方法和潜力的实用本科教育。

• 批准号: 8750387
• 负责人: Sandra Sharp
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: California State University-Los Angeles
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1987
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1987-05-01 至 1989-10-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=8750387&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Gene; Manipulation; Practical; Undergraduate; Education

With the equipment (centrifuges, incubation equipment, specialized storage apparatus, a DNA photodocumentation system, water purification equipment and electrophoresis apparatus) secured through this project, this Biology Department is expanding its course offerings in Molecular Biology to include a core of four courses to deal biotechnology at various levels. Two of these provide intensive experience with practical genetic manipulation procedures in a student genetic engineering laboratory. Recent advances in the technology of gene manipulation have created a booming new industry, an extraordinarily powerful research tool, and promises for novel solutions to medical, environmental, and agricultural/industrial problems. A broad spectrum of undergraduates have a need for education in the new molecular biology. Those who plan to continue in research-oriented higher degree programs will profit greatly from having practical knowledge and laboratory skills that will equip them to apply modern molecular genetic approaches to research problems. Students terminating their formal education at the B.S.-level can be immediately employable in the biotechnology industry or in one of the many research laboratories employing techniques of gene manipulation. Pre-professional students can be prepared better to understand and appreciate diagnostic and therapeutic techniques stemming from the new biotechnology and to appreciate its potential for the future practice of medicine.

凭借通过该项目获得的设备（离心机、孵化设备、专用存储设备、DNA 照片记录系统、水净化设备和电泳设备），该生物系正在扩大其分子生物学课程设置，包括四门核心课程，以处理不同级别的生物技术。其中两个提供了学生基因工程实验室中实际基因操作程序的丰富经验。基因操纵技术的最新进展创造了一个蓬勃发展的新产业，一种极其强大的研究工具，并有望为医疗、环境和农业/工业问题提供新的解决方案。广泛的本科生需要接受新分子生物学的教育。那些计划继续攻读以研究为导向的更高学位课程的人将从实践知识和实验室技能中获益匪浅，这些知识和技能将使他们能够将现代分子遗传学方法应用于研究问题。终止理学学士级别的正规教育的学生可以立即在生物技术行业或使用基因操纵技术的众多研究实验室之一就业。专业预科学生可以更好地理解和欣赏源自新生物技术的诊断和治疗技术，并了解其在未来医学实践中的潜力。