Integrating Flow Cytometry into the Investigative Curriculum in Undergraduate Biology

【参考译文】圣托马斯大学生物系为专业和非专业学生开设了一门课程，向本科生介绍以实际科学研究为模型的现代生物技术。本项目将流式细胞术引入本课程，以实现我们的目标，即通过研究性实验室经验为学生提供对当前技术的实际接触。该项目是模仿西方学院、哈弗福德学院、乌尔西纳斯学院和圣地亚哥州立大学成功的类似努力。流式细胞仪是在短时间内对复杂细胞群进行详细分析的有力工具。近年来，流式细胞仪变得更便宜，更方便用户使用，使其更适合本科生物学教育。在这个项目中，我们将流式细胞术整合到我们的课程中，通过三门专业课程，两门非专业课程和学生自主研究。我们还为双城的五个私人机构组成的联盟中的生物学教师提供流式细胞术。我们的目标是将这项技术扩展到我们课程的其他课程中，如高级细胞生物学、微生物学、分子生物学、进化和生态学，就像其他本科课程一样。

Biology (61)The Biology Department at the University of St. Thomas has built a curriculum for both majors and non-majors that introduces undergraduates to modern biological techniques modeled on actual scientific investigations. This project is introducing flow cytometry into this curriculum in order to address our goal of providing students with hands-on exposure to current technology via investigative laboratory experiences. The project is modeled after successful similar efforts at Occidental College, Haverford College, Ursinus College, and San Diego State University. The flow cytometer is a powerful tool for detailed analysis of complex populations of cells in a short period of time. In recent years, flow cytometers have become less expensive and more user-friendly, making them accessible and appropriate for undergraduate biologyeducation. In this project we are integrating flow cytometry into our curriculum via three majors courses, two non-majors courses, and independent student research. We also making flow cytometry available to Biology faculty in a Twin Cities consortium of five private institutions. We are aiming to expand future use of the technology into other courses of our curriculum such as advanced cell biology, microbiology, molecular biology, evolution and ecology, as seen in other undergraduate programs.