Biotechnology Curriculum Development for Undergraduate Biology

这个项目的目标是：(1)开发一门新的、动手的、实验技术的生物技术实验课程；(2)将先进的计算机分析和模拟与生物技术课程的湿台练习相结合；(3)在我们强大的本科研究项目中增加先进的生物技术能力；(4)在现有的课程实验室中增加分子生物学设备和技术。该请求包括用于演示电穿孔、聚合酶链反应、电泳、微移液、细菌和组织培养、离心、DNA杂交和DNA测序的实验室设备。计算机软件和硬件将用于分析蛋白质和核酸序列，以及模拟分子生物学操作。

The goal of this project is (1) to develop a new, hands-on, experimental-technique laboratory course in biotechnology; (2) to integrate advanced computer analysis and simulation with the wet-bench exercises of the biotechnology course; (3) to add advanced biotechnology capability to our strong undergraduate research program; and (4) to add molecular biology equipment and technology to existing course laboratories. The request includes laboratory equipment to conduct exercises demonstrating electroporation, the polymerase chain reaction, electrophoresis, micropipetting, bacterial and tissue culture, centrifugation, DNA hybridization, and DNA sequencing. The computer software and hardware will be used for the analysis of protein and nucleic acid sequences, and for simulation of molecular biology manipulations.