Undergraduate Interdisciplinary Molecular Biology Training Facility

生物科学(61)化学(12)由于做分子生物学的本质主要是本科的机构,有几个挑战教师在给学生提供他们需要的培训竞争成功种植生物技术产业和就业的要求向后代延续这一知识培训。这些挑战包括有限的资金、空间和时间。该项目支持开发一个共享的跨学科分子设施，该设施将用于化学和生物科学本科和研究生水平的课程，个人学生研究项目，以及有才华的中学生的暑期研究经验。该设施能够将最先进的分子技术整合到加州州立大学萨克拉门托（CSUS）超过14门课程的课程中，包括面向未来K-12教师的课程。CSUS超过52%的学生是少数族裔。此外，CSUS的大多数学生都是“非传统的”——他们在25岁左右，在大学期间平均每周工作25个小时。利用该设施，CSUS学生可以通过以课程为中心，以探究为基础的项目，学习尖端的技术方法，这大大提高了他们进入生物技术和科学教育职业的准备。该项目是对美国国家科学基金会在加州州立理工大学支持下开发的类似设施的改编，并采用了主要研究文献中的研究方法。

Biological Sciences (61) Chemistry (12) Due to the nature of doing molecular biology at a primarily undergraduate institution, there are several challenges faculty face in providing students with the training they need to compete successfully for jobs in the growing biotechnology industry and the training required to perpetuate this knowledge to future generations. These challenges include limited funding, space, and time. This project supports the development of a shared interdisciplinary molecular facility that will be used in undergraduate and graduate level courses in Chemistry and Biological Sciences, individual student research projects, and summer research experiences for talented middle school children. The facility enables the integration of state-of-the-art molecular techniques into the curriculum of over 14 courses at the California State University, Sacramento (CSUS) including those for prospective K-12 teachers. Over 52% of the students at CSUS are represented by minorities. Additionally, most of the CSUS students are "non- traditional" - in their mid to late 20s, and work an average of 25 hours a week while attending college. Use of this facility enables CSUS students, through course-centered, inquiry-based projects, to learn cutting- edge technological methods that significantly raises their preparation for entry into careers in biotechnology and science education. The project is an adaptation of a similar facility developed with NSF support at California Polytechnic State University, and adapts research methods from the primary research literature.