The Virtual Center for Plant Genomics: a MultiInstitutional EPSCoR Proposal

9977788布莱克该奖项提供资金建立一个植物基因组学虚拟中心，这将是一个研究和研究生教育/研究培训设施分布在蒙大拿州州立大学（MSU）和北达科他州州立大学（NDSU）。 这一高度创新的项目将修订这两个机构目前提供的植物分子遗传学课程，代之以通过因特网II联接而可能提供的联机课程和实验室课程。 这一远程学习实验还计划让其他机构的国家公认的植物遗传学研究人员参与，并通过纳入课程的“客座讲座”单元和通过在线聊天室作为研究生提问和研究问题的远程导师，使密歇根州立大学和国防科技大学的学生能够接触到他们。 提供资金用于高通量DNA测序设备和其他仪器，以建立用于分子研究的相同的最先进设备套件，并用于技术支持职位，以设计和维护在线课程和对话材料，这一设施将大大加强两个机构的研究生课程，并有望促进与生物技术行业的积极关系，这可能会导致学生实习制度的形成。

9977788BLAKEThis award provides funding to establish a Virtual Center for Plant Genomics which will be a research and graduate education/research training facility distributed between Montana State University (MSU) and North Dakota State University (NDSU). This highly innovative project will revise the current course offerings of both institutions in plant molecular genetics and replace them with an on-line course and laboratory curriculum made possible via Internet II connectivity. This distance learning experiment also plans to involve nationally recognized researchers in plant genetics at other institutions and make them accessible to students at MSU and NDSU both through "guest lecture" modules incorporated into the courses and as remote mentors for graduate student questions and research problems by way of an on-line chat room. Funds are provided for high throughput DNA sequencing equipment and other instrumentation to set up identical suites of state-of-the-art equipment for molecular research and for technical support positions to design and maintain the on-line course and dialogue materials.This facility will strongly enhance the graduate programs of both institutions and is expected to foster positive relationships with biotechnology industries, potentially leading to a system of student internships.