Integration of Student-Designed Laboratories in Cell and Tissue Biology

学生设计的细胞和组织生物学实验室的整合

• 批准号: 0088113
• 负责人: Ben Aronson
• 金额: $ 5.81万
• 依托单位: University of Redlands
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2001
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2001-03-15 至 2004-02-29
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0088113&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Integration; Student; Designed; Laboratories; Cell

Biological Sciences (61) Completion of a new science facility and the addition of new biology faculty provide the opportunity to evaluate and improve the curriculum of the University of Redlands Biology Department. This assessment has led to the articulation of two goals: (1) to maintain and expand opportunities for students to gain experience with the scientific method through student-designed laboratory projects, (2) to expand coverage of central themes in cell and tissue biology by the addition of new upper-level courses. To meet these objectives, this project is adapting the successful project developed by Dr. Diana Darnell at Lake Forest College (DUE-9952472) in which students gain experience designing a semester-long project. Using Dr. Darnell's project as a model, this adaptation is incorporating multiple-week, student-designed projects into laboratory sessions of four courses with cell and tissue biology themes. Students are responsible for designing experiments, collecting and analyzing data, and communicating their results to others. These student-designed projects are being incorporated into a current course (Cell Biology) and into three courses that are being implemented as a result of this curriculum reform (Immunology, Plant Physiology and Advanced Topics in Cell and Molecular Biology). An added benefit of this reform will be the better preparation of students for their year-long senior research requirement. Equipment such as compound fluorescence microscopes, a sterile hood, incubators with lighting and CO2 control, and a high-speed centrifuge allow the development of projects involving subcellular localization, cell and tissue culture and cellular fractionation. This equipment is also being used by students with interests in cell and tissue biology to conduct their senior research requirement.

生物科学（61）一个新的科学设施的完成和新的生物学教师的增加提供了机会，以评估和改善雷德兰兹生物系的大学课程。这一评估导致了两个目标的阐述：（1）通过学生设计的实验室项目，保持和扩大学生获得科学方法经验的机会，（2）通过增加新的高级课程，扩大细胞和组织生物学中心主题的覆盖面。为了实现这些目标，该项目是适应由戴安娜达内尔博士在湖森林学院（DUE-9952472），其中学生获得设计一个学期的项目经验开发的成功项目。Darnell博士的项目作为一个模型，这种适应是将多个星期，学生设计的项目纳入实验室会议的四门课程与细胞和组织生物学的主题。学生负责设计实验，收集和分析数据，并将结果传达给他人。这些学生设计的项目正在被纳入一门现有课程（细胞生物学）和三门因课程改革而正在实施的课程（免疫学、植物生理学和细胞和分子生物学高级专题）。这项改革的另一个好处是，学生们可以为他们长达一年的高级研究要求做更好的准备。诸如复合荧光显微镜、无菌罩、带照明和CO2控制的培养箱以及高速离心机等设备允许开发涉及亚细胞定位、细胞和组织培养以及细胞分级分离的项目。对细胞和组织生物学感兴趣的学生也使用该设备进行高级研究。