Research Facilities Improvement at Point Laboratory

Philip Helfrich博士是夏威夷海洋生物研究所所长，该研究所是夏威夷大学系统内的一个研究机构。该研究所在瓦胡岛Kaneohe湾的椰子岛上经营一个海洋实验室，距离大学主校区约40英里。该实验室被当地和来访的调查人员积极用于各种研究项目，其中许多项目都集中在附近的珊瑚礁地带。赫尔弗里奇博士发起了一项实验室翻新计划，将修复因海岸线附近恶劣环境而导致的建筑衰败。计划的改造将产生适合科学仪器和生化程序的密闭实验室空间。正在进行的研究项目将变得更加有效，许多新的项目将被启动，因为有了合适的实验室设施。与椰子岛实验室相邻的热带珊瑚礁一直是珊瑚礁生态学、海洋生物生理学、光生物学和许多其他主题的重要研究对象。未来对这些珊瑚礁的重要研究将取决于能否方便地获得最先进的实验室设施。

Dr. Philip Helfrich is the Director of the Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology, which is a research organization within the University of Hawaii system. The Institute operates a marine laboratory on Coconut Island in Kaneohe Bay, Oahu, approximately 40 miles from the main campus of the University. The Lab is actively used by resident and visiting investigators for a variety of research projects, many of which focus on the nearby coral reef tracts. Dr. Helfrich has initiated a program of laboratory renovation that will repair building decay resulting from harsh conditions near shoreline. The planned renovations will produce weather-tight lab space suitable for scientific instruments and biochemical procedures. Ongoing research projects will become more effective, and many new projects will be initiated because of the availability of suitable lab facilities. The tropical reefs adjacent to the Coconut Island Lab have been the subject of important research on reef ecology, physiology of marine organisms, photobiology, and many other topics. Important future research on these reefs will depend on easy access to state-of-the-art lab facilities.