Technology Enhancement of Microscope Capabilities with a Digital Imaging System for Cell and Molecular Biology Undergraduate Curriculum and Research

利用数字成像系统增强显微镜能力的技术，用于细胞和分子生物学本科课程和研究

• 批准号: 0126443
• 负责人: Colette Witkowski
• 金额: $ 5.05万
• 依托单位: Missouri State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2002
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2002-01-15 至 2004-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0126443&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Technology; Enhancement; Microscope; Capabilities; Digital

Biological Sciences (61)This project outlines the needs, equipment and implementation plans to integrate digital imaging technology into the Cell and Molecular Biology (CMB) curriculum at SMSU. This technology is currently used in biomedical and biotechnology fields. Adapting this technology to teaching laboratories is expected to enhance student learning and job opportunities available to SMSU students. This instrumentation is to be retrofitted on an existing shared microscope, an Olympus BX60, used for undergraduate courses and research. The technology enhancement of this microscope 1) provides for collection and analysis of data in laboratory courses and student research to allow use of learned computer skills to develop knowledge in the scientific process of data analysis; and 2) provides for faculty opportunities to become current with skills in digital imaging technology to allow for integration into the undergraduate laboratory curriculum and research projects. This experience benefits all CMB majors, those interested in basic science and in allied medical careers, by providing the opportunity to obtain the skills and knowledge base in digital imaging techniques required to be competitive for jobs and positions within the growing biomedical field. This request for instrumentation updates and enhances the capabilities of existing equipment in use within the program, and enhances the career opportunities for the mostly rural and female students in the CMB program at SMSU.

生物科学（61）这个项目概述了需求，设备和实施计划，将数字成像技术整合到SMSU的细胞和分子生物学（CMB）课程。该技术目前用于生物医学和生物技术领域。将这种技术应用于教学实验室，有望提高学生的学习和SMSU学生的就业机会。这种仪器是改造现有的共享显微镜，奥林巴斯BX 60，用于本科课程和研究。该显微镜的技术增强1）提供了实验室课程和学生研究中的数据收集和分析，以允许使用所学的计算机技能来开发数据分析科学过程中的知识;和2）为教师提供了机会，使其成为当前数字成像技术的技能，以便融入本科实验室课程和研究项目。这种经验使所有CMB专业、对基础科学和联合医学职业感兴趣的人受益，因为它提供了获得数字成像技术技能和知识基础的机会，这些技能和知识是在不断发展的生物医学领域的工作和职位中具有竞争力所需的。这一仪器更新的要求，提高了现有设备在方案中使用的能力，并提高了大多数农村和女学生在SMSU的CMB方案的就业机会。