Acquisition of a Genetic Analysis System for Biology, The University of Texas - Pan American

在Anita Baines博士的指导下，德克萨斯大学泛美分校获得了一笔赠款，用于生物学研究和教育的遗传分析系统。该系统将为研究人员提供进行DNA测序的能力，以研究个体遗传差异和生物种群。遗传分析系统将用于研究细菌和真菌群落、神经生物学和行为的系统发育、细胞死亡（凋亡）的调节以及影响海草对环境中重金属胁迫反应的基因。该机构主要为本科生提供教育，其中近90%是西班牙裔。学生将在细胞生物学、生物技术和分子遗传学课程中接触到仪器和遗传数据。研究生和本科生将在他们的研究中使用该仪器。

A grant has been awarded to the University of Texas-Pan American under the direction of Dr. Anita Baines to acquire a genetic analysis system for biological research and education. The system will provide researchers with the ability to perform DNA sequencing to study individual genetic differences and populations of organisms. The genetic analysis system will be used to study communities of bacteria and fungi, the phylogeny of neurobiology and behavior, regulation of cell death (apoptosis), and genes that affect the response of sea grasses to stresses from heavy metals in the environment. The institution educates primarily an undergraduate population, and nearly 90% are Hispanic. Students will be exposed to the instrument and genetic data in courses on cell biology, biotechnology, and molecular genetics. Graduate and undergraduate students will employ the instrumentation in their research.