Standard and Fluorescence Cytophotometry Equipment for the Undergraduate Curriculum and Student Research

这个生物系已经确定了一个机会，以提高 并在五个高级部门实现实验室能力的多样化 生物学课程和本科生研究计划。 这一系列目标将通过收购 组件需要建立和完成一个复杂的 具有荧光能力的细胞光度计系统;即， 该部以前已开始组建的一个职能单位 用自己的资源。 增加的实验室活动将包括DNA测量 遗传学中的内容、细胞周期研究和染色体分析; 细胞生物学中的细胞化学和荧光显微术;荧光 分子生物学中的细胞光度法和生物素化DNA杂交; 微生物学中的微生物鉴定;间接荧光和 免疫学中的直接免疫荧光;以及一些定性的 定量技术和其他本科生研究 选项. 生物学某些方面的科学进步， 大量使用这些技术非常符合 这里的课程、教师专业知识和学生兴趣。 受赠机构正在将NSF奖项与同等奖项相匹配 从非联邦来源获得的金额。

This Biology Department has identified an opportunity to improve and diversify its laboratory capabilities in five upper division biology courses and in the undergraduate student research program. This entire array of objectives will be met by the acquisition of the components needed to build upon and complete a sophisticated cytophotometer system with fluorescence capabilities; that is, a functional unit which the Department had previously begun to assemble with their own resources. The added laboratory activities will include measurements of DNA content, cell cycle studies, and chromosome analyses in genetics; cytochemistry and fluorescence microscopy in cell biology; fluorescence cytophotometry and biotinylated DNA hybridization in molecular biology; microbe identification in microbiology; indirect fluorescence and direct immunofluorescence in immunology; and a number of qualitative and quantitative techniques and additional undergraduate research options. Scientific advances in certain aspects of biology which heavily utilize these techniques coincide very well with the nature of the curriculum, faculty expertise, and student interest here. The grantee institution is matching the NSF award with an equal sum obtained from non-Federal sources.