Improvement of Undergraduate Advanced Cell Biology and Recombinant DNA Technology Courses.

通过该合同购买的设备将用于改进两门课程的实验室组成部分：高级细胞生物学和重组DNA技术。这些课程旨在介绍实验程序的基本原理，并在经验丰富的研究人员的监督下提供使用不同设备进行广泛实践的机会。正在发展的能力包括显微镜、光谱光度法、蛋白质和DNA的电泳、细菌的生长以及重组DNA的分离和操作。使用计算机程序分析分子结构也在学习中。一个相差显微镜，两个紫外-可见分光光度计，凝胶盒和电泳电源，一个培养箱/摇床和一个无菌罩，用于培养和处理细菌，一台计算机和计算机软件-所有这些都是在这笔资助的帮助下购买的-用于说明分子生物学中常见的当前技术。完成这两门课程的学生正在学习习惯和技能，他们可以在研究生院或在研究实验室的入门职位上使用。该计划的许多毕业生将成为大学预科水平的科学教师。

The equipment purchased through this award is being used to improve the laboratory components of two courses: Advanced Cell Biology and Recombinant DNA Technology. The courses are designed to present the fundamentals of experimental procedures and to provide opportunities for extensive practice with different pieces of equipment under the supervision of experienced researchers. Among the competencies being developed are microscopy, spectro- photometry, electrophoresis of proteins and DNA, growth of bacteria, and the isolation and manipulation of recombinant DNA. Use of computer programs to analyze molecular structures also is being taught. A phase contrast microscope, two UV-VIS spectrophotometers, gel boxes and a power supply for electrophoresis, an incubator/shaker and a sterile hood for growing and handling bacteria, a computer and computer software -- all purchased with help from this grant -- are being used to illustrate current techniques commonly encountered in Molecular Biology. Students completing the two courses are learning habits and skills that they can use in graduate school or in an entry-level position in a research laboratory. Many graduates of the program will become science teachers at the pre-collegiate level.