Targeted Infusion Grant: Enhancing the Undergraduate Biochemistry Experience by Implementing a Concentration in Biochemistry within the Chemistry Program

有针对性的输注补助金：通过在化学项目内实施生物化学专业来增强本科生生物化学经验

• 批准号: 0714900
• 负责人: Abdul Mohammed
• 金额: $ 14.92万
• 依托单位: Winston-Salem State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2007
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2007-07-01 至 2009-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0714900&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Targeted; Infusion; Grant; Enhancing; Undergraduate

Advances and innovations in biotechnology have promoted significant bioscience research and business in the economic development of North Carolina, and the east coast bioscience and biotechnology centers. Nationwide, the impact of biotechnology, especially on the mapping of the human genome and the applications of such technological advances, has played a significant role in the economic development of this nation. This creates an opportunity to expand the career options for chemistry majors, especially at Winston-Salem State University (WSSU), which is located in the Piedmont Triad region, a major player in bioscience. The goal of this targeted infusion project is to implement a Concentration in Biochemistry within the existing chemistry program at WSSU to enhance the undergraduate curriculum in biochemistry experience. The evident impact of bioscience in research and industry creates a need to offer this biochemistry option not only to ensure interdisciplinary instructions and research training for students, but also to attract more minority students to this scientific discipline. These efforts will also support current initiatives at this institution to fulfill its economic development role. The objectives of this targeted infusion project are; (i) to implement an ACS-Approved Chemistry degree program with a Biochemistry Track, (ii) to adapt and integrate advanced techniques in biotechnology into the biochemistry laboratory instructions, and (iii) to provide instrumentation to support advanced biochemistry techniques that will secure the necessary continuum in instruction, training, and research efforts, for preparing students to be more perceptive to techniques used in bioscience research and industry. The long term goal is to establish an interdisciplinary biochemistry degree offering at WSSU. The intellectual merits of this project include preparing students in response to recent trends in biochemical and biological research and industry, contribute to the research base at the Chemistry Department, and further expose students to the interdisciplinary nature of research. The proposed advanced biochemistry laboratory incorporating a unifying theme on the green fluorescent protein culminating in the structural and stability studies by Circular Dichroism is an innovative part of this project. The modular sequence of the implemented experiments will provide a unified learning experience in the advanced biochemistry laboratory. The broader impacts of this project include the promotion of economical development in quality students to meet the needs of our society, which is increasingly dependent on advances made in science and technology. The curricular enhancement developed in this project to strengthen the undergraduate biochemistry experience will be published in appropriate journals, disseminated at local and national meetings, and made freely available via websites of both departments to promote teaching, training, and learning. An anticipated outcome of this project on the STEM program at WSSU includes an increase in the number of graduates, including underrepresented minority students, in the chemical and biochemical sciences.

生物技术的进步和创新促进了北卡罗来纳州以及东海岸生物科学和生物技术中心经济发展中的重要生物科学研究和业务。在全国范围内，生物技术的影响，特别是对人类基因组绘图的影响以及这种技术进步的应用，在我国的经济发展中发挥了重要作用。这创造了一个机会，以扩大化学专业的职业选择，特别是在温斯顿-塞勒姆州立大学（WSSU），这是位于皮埃蒙特三合会地区，在生物科学的主要参与者。这个有针对性的注入项目的目标是在WSSU现有的化学课程中实施生物化学集中，以提高生物化学经验的本科课程。生物科学在研究和工业中的明显影响创造了提供这种生物化学选择的必要性，不仅要确保学生的跨学科指导和研究培训，还要吸引更多的少数民族学生进入这一科学学科。这些努力还将支持该机构目前为履行其经济发展作用而采取的举措。这一有针对性的注入项目的目标是：（i）实施ACS批准的化学学位课程与生物化学轨道，（ii）适应和整合生物技术的先进技术到生物化学实验室的指示，及（iii）提供仪器，以支持先进的生物化学技术，将确保必要的连续性教学，培训和研究工作，培养学生对生物科学研究和工业中使用的技术更加敏感。长期目标是在WSSU建立跨学科的生物化学学位。该项目的智力优势包括为学生做好准备，以应对生物化学和生物学研究和工业的最新趋势，为化学系的研究基地做出贡献，并进一步使学生接触研究的跨学科性质。拟议的先进的生物化学实验室纳入了一个统一的主题上的绿色荧光蛋白最终在结构和稳定性研究的圆二色性是一个创新的一部分，这个项目。实施实验的模块化序列将提供先进的生物化学实验室的统一的学习经验。该项目的更广泛影响包括促进优质学生的经济发展，以满足我们社会的需求，因为我们的社会越来越依赖于科学和技术的进步。在这个项目中开发的课程增强，以加强本科生的生物化学经验将在适当的期刊上发表，在地方和国家会议上传播，并通过两个部门的网站免费提供，以促进教学，培训和学习。在WSSU干程序这个项目的预期成果包括毕业生的数量增加，包括代表性不足的少数民族学生，在化学和生物化学科学。