Undergraduate Research Groups -- A Model Method for TeachingGenetic Engineering Technology

该项目提供了所需的设备，以创造一个完整的研究环境，作为基因工程技术计划的培训模式。这一强有力的新计划旨在为妇女在现代生物学研究的基础上成为专业领域的领导者提供所需的概念和技术背景。研究环境允许培训重组DNA技术、DNA测序和单抗的使用，同时教授分子生物学的核心概念。学生研究项目将相关技术的使用扩展到活跃的研究领域，同时培养生物专业女性的自信和独立思考。该设备(荧光显微镜、色谱柜、超低冰柜、数据采集计算机和台式离心机)扩展了一门成功的课程，并安装在一个新的设施中。有了它，本科生就可以在免疫诊断领域进行具有潜在发表质量的研究，极大地增加了培训的可信度。接受资助的机构正在将NSF的奖励与从非联邦来源获得的同等金额相匹配。

This project provides equipment needed to create a complete research environment as a training model within the Genetic Engineering Technology Program. This strong new program is designed to provide the conceptual and technical background needed for women to become leaders in professional fields based on modern biological research. The research environment permits training in the use of recombinant DNA techniques, DNA sequencing, and monoclonal antibodies, while teaching central concepts of molecular biology. Student research projects extend the use of relevant techniques to areas of active research, while developing self-confidence and independent thinking in women majoring in biology. The equipment (fluorescence microscope, chromatography cabinet, ultralow freezer, data acquisition computer and benchtop centrifuge) extends a successful curriculum and is housed in a new facility. With it, undergraduates can conduct research in the area of immunodiagnostics that is of potentially publishable quality, lending greatly increased credibility to the training. The grantee institution is matching the NSF award with an equal sum obtained from non-Federal sources.