Acquisition of Amino Acid Analyzer for Enhancement of Research/Teaching at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi

在Joe M. Fox博士的指导下，德克萨斯农工大学科珀斯克里斯蒂分校获得了一笔赠款，用于购买氨基酸分析仪，用于加强该大学的研究和教学。这笔拨款将为一组生物学家提供工具，以确定用于发育生物学研究的生物体的氨基酸组成和饮食需求。项目包括各种盐度和温度条件下海洋虾对氨基酸的需求、海胆的饮食研究、氨基酸在向日葵耐砷性中的作用、墨西哥湾深海栖息地产生的氨基酸以及冷水珊瑚的营养动态。该仪器还将使该机构的学生在生物学、生态学、化学、海水养殖和环境科学的实验室课程中受益。该机构有大量西班牙裔和其他少数民族人口，该仪器将有利于他们在生物学研究方面的教育和培训。

A grant has been awarded to Texas A&M University Corpus Christi under the direction of Dr. Joe M. Fox to acquire an amino acid analyzer that will be used to enhance research and teaching at the university. The grant will provide a group of biologists with tools to determine the amino acid composition and dietary requirements for organisms used in developmental biology research. Projects include amino acid requirements of marine shrimp under various salinity and temperature regimes, dietary studies of sea urchins, the role of amino acids in arsenic tolerance of sunflowers, amino acids produced in deep sea habitats in the Gulf of Mexico, and nutrient dynamics of cold water corals. The instrument will also benefit students at the institution through laboratory use in courses in biology, ecology, chemistry, mariculture and environmental science. The institution has a significant population of Hispanics and other minorities, and the instrument will benefit their education and training in biological research.