MRI - Acquisition of a Spectral Imaging Confocal Microscope to Serve as a Regional Facility for Research and Education

詹姆斯麦迪逊大学在马克L. Gabriele购买了一台光谱成像共聚焦显微镜，作为研究和教育的区域设施。 新的显微镜将为广泛的主题研究提供生物标本的增强成像。 研究人员将使用共聚焦显微镜来研究听觉毛细胞的发育，以及植物和动物的细胞过程。 该显微镜将在学年和夏季由本科生在研究计划中使用。 高年级本科课程也将使用显微镜。 该大学将在秋季举办用户日，以培训潜在用户并促进跨学科项目。 这种新仪器将是谢南多厄河谷地区唯一的一种，除了詹姆斯麦迪逊大学之外，还有四所地区性大学将能够在他们的教育和研究项目中使用这种显微镜。

An award has been made to James Madison University under the direction of Dr. Mark L. Gabriele for the acquisition of a spectral imaging confocal microscope to serve as a regional facility for research and education. The new microscope will provide enhanced imaging of biological specimens for research on a wide range of subjects. Investigators will use the confocal microscope to study development of auditory hair cells, and cellular processes in plants and animals. The microscope will be utilized by undergraduate students in research program during the academic year and summer. Upper division undergraduate courses will also use the microscope. The university will host a users day in the fall to train potential users and foster interdisciplinary projects. The new instrument will be the only one of its kind in the Shenandoah Valley, and four regional colleges in addition to James Madison University will be able to use the microscope in their education and research programs.