Acquisition of a Preparative Ultracentrifuge for Shared Use

购买一台制备型超速离心机以供共用

• 批准号: 8810864
• 负责人: Margaret Kidwell
• 金额: $ 2.7万
• 依托单位: University of Arizona
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1988
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1988-11-15 至 1991-04-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=8810864&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Acquisition; Preparative; Ultracentrifuge; Shared; Use

During the last four years the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology has successfully sought to attract new faculty members who are active researchers in several developing areas of molecular evolution. In addition, a number of new and established researchers are increasingly beginning to molecular techniques t answer evolutionary questions. Collaborations with researchers in other departments such as Molecular and Cellular Biology and Biochemistry are also increasing. These trends are expected accelerate in the future resulting in even greater interest in utilizing the most modern techniques which are applicable to evolutionary research in a broad range of areas. The renovation and equipping of laboratories to meet these new research needs has involved major capital expenditure which has largely been met through departmental set.up funds for new faculty members and equipment purchased on the grants of individual investigators. However, one major item of equipment, a preparative ultracentrifuge, is still not available in the department. This equipment is currently being borrowed from members of the Departments of Molecular and Cell Biology and Biochemistry and Veterinary Science (located in another building). This is an increasing unsatisfactory arrangement for all concerned. There are serious problems of availability and scheduling and the goodwill of colleagues in other departments is being taxed. An ultracentrifuge for the shared use of members of the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology is therefore an urgent necessity.

在过去的四年中，生态和进化生物学系成功地寻求吸引新的教职员工，他们是分子进化的几个发展中的活跃研究人员。 此外，许多新的和知名的研究人员越来越开始分子技术回答进化问题。 与其他部门的研究人员（例如分子和细胞生物学和生物化学）的合作也在增加。 预计将来会加速这些趋势，从而使人们更加兴趣利用适用于广泛领域的进化研究的最现代技术。 实验室的翻新和装备以满足这些新的研究需求，涉及主要的资本支出，这些支出主要是通过部门设置来实现的。为新教师和个人调查人员赠款购买的设备提供资金。 但是，该部门仍无法使用一项主要设备，即准备型超速离心设备。 目前，该设备是从分子和细胞生物学以及生物化学和兽医科学部门的成员那里借来的（位于另一个建筑物）。 对于所有有关的人来说，这是一个日益令人满意的安排。 有可用性和日程安排的严重问题，其他部门的同事的善意正在征税。 因此，旨在共同使用生态和进化生物学系成员的超级离心者是迫切的必要性。