Introductory Biology Labs: An Investigative Approach

仪器设备(UV分光光度计、密度计分析系统、DNA测序装置、照片记录系统、净水设备、-70oC冰柜、分析天平、高压灭菌器和Macintosh计算机)将为攻读生物学学士学位的学生提供新的本科生研究核心要求。该设备将对一个分子遗传学学生研究实验室进行实质性升级和现代化改造。学生将获得计算机辅助数据分析的经验，并学习构建与细菌基因融合的操纵子的研究技术，以及表征基因及其基因产物调控的方法。研究核心课程将由三门课程组成(入门。生物研究、研究技术和独立研究)，重点是科学方法、文献搜索和回顾、实验设计、统计数据分析(重点是使用计算机软件包)、撰写拨款建议书、研讨会准备和讲授。学生将在教师研究导师的指导下设计和实施分子遗传学的独立研究项目。

Instrumentation (UV spectrophotometer, densitomer analysis system, DNA sequencing unit, photo-documentation system, water purification apparatus, -70oC freezer, analytical balance, autoclave, and Macintosh computers) will support a new undergraduate research core requirement for students pursuing the B.S. degree in biology. The equipment will substantially upgrade and modernize a student research laboratory in molecular genetics. Students will gain experience in computer- assisted data analysis and learn research techniques in the construction of operon fusions with bacterial genes, and methods for characterizing the regulation of the gene as well as its gene product. The Research Core will consist of a series of three courses (Intro. to Biological Research, Research Techniques, and Independent Research) with emphasis in the scientific method, literature search and review, experimental design, statistical data analysis (emphasis on using computer software packages), writing grant proposals, seminar preparation and deliver. Students will design and carry out an independent research project in molecular genetics under the guidance of a faculty research mentor.