Improvement of the Cell and Molecular Biology Curriculum at Susquehanna University by the Acquisition of a Fluorescent Microscope

该部门正在通过购买荧光显微镜来加强发育、细胞和分子生物学领域的研究。显微镜的一个主要应用是使用荧光标记的抗体定位细胞内的蛋白质。这将加强对差异基因表达概念的学习。利用特异性抗体对胚胎中的蛋白质进行免疫荧光定位，证明了基因表达的时间和空间特异性。第二个概念，细胞内蛋白质亚细胞定位的特异性也可以被证明，因为荧光显微镜允许以戏剧性和可视的方式在细胞内的特定位置定位不同的蛋白质。这所大学将捐赠一笔相当于该奖项的金额。

The department is enhancing areas of developmental, cell and molecular biology through the purchase of a fluorescence microscope. A major application of the microscope is localization of proteins within cells using fluorescently labeled antibodies. This will enhance the learning of concepts of differential gene expression. The immunofluorescent localization of proteins in embryos, using specific antibodies, demonstrates the temporal and spatial specificities of gene expression. A second concept, of specificity of subcellular localization of proteins within cells, can also be demonstrated, since the fluorescence microscope allows the localization of different proteins in specific sites within the cell in a dramatic and visual way. The university will contribute an amount equal to the award.