CAREER: Molecular Evolution of the Old World Monkeys: Research and Instruction

这是一项新的教师早期职业发展计划补助金（Career）。P.I.的研究计划围绕着从分子遗传学的角度研究旧大陆猴子的进化。该计划的三个主要组成部分是：1)寻找对猴子的系统发育和进化历史最有帮助的基因；2)这些基因的分析；3)利用线粒体和核DNA标记来研究这些猴子的实际种群遗传学。这是一个非常新颖和令人兴奋的遗传应用领域，研究者处于良好的位置，训练有素，设备齐全，可以承担这项工作。该提案的教学部分尤其强大和创新。他将把计算机辅助教学和动手实验经验带入纽约大学的课程。他还为几个班级开发了自动教程和自定进度的实验室和实践。他与纽约大学的少数族裔学生群体特别合拍，也特别容易相处，这在市中心尤为合适。

This is a new Faculty Early Career Development Program grant (CAREER). The research plans of the P.I. center around the study of Old World monkey evolution from a molecular genetic perspective. Three major components of this plan are - 1) the search for genes which are most informative on the phylogenetic and evolutionary histories of the monkeys; 2) the analyses of such genes; and 3) the actual population genetics of these monkeys using mitochondrial and nuclear DNA markers. This is a very new and exciting area of genetic applications, and the investigator is well situated, in training and with facilities, to undertake the work. The instructional component of the proposal is especially strong and innovative. He will be bringing computer-aided instruction and hands-on laboaratory experience into the NYU curriculum. He is also developing auto-tutorial and self-paced labs and practicals for several classes. He has been particularly attuned and accessable to the minority student body at NYU, and this, in the inner city, is especially appropriate.