MRI: Acquisition of a FACS (Fluorescent Activated Cell Sorter) to Support Collaborative Research and Education in Biomolecular sciences and nanomaterials applications

在Denise Wingett博士的监督下，博伊西州立大学获得了一笔赠款，用于支持生物界面的生物学和纳米技术研究。这笔来自国家科学基金会的拨款将使我们能够购买一种最先进的科学仪器，这种仪器具有目前在爱达荷州其他地方无法比拟的先进能力。荧光活化细胞分选（FACS）是有用的广泛的生物和纳米材料科学的应用阵列。该仪器使研究人员能够识别、分析和收集来自许多不同来源和物种或纳米到微米尺寸范围内的工程材料的罕见细胞亚群。将受益于这种仪器的研究项目包括研究细胞对自然和化学刺激或来自快速发展的纳米技术部门的材料的反应、生长、死亡和分化的基本机制。该仪器还允许收集染色体，亚细胞成分，包括单个细胞的线粒体，或从细胞群的复杂混合物开始的细菌。该仪器的获得将支持宝藏谷地区高等教育机构的19多个合作和跨学科研究项目，包括博伊西州立大学、爱达荷学院和西北拿撒勒大学，以及周围政府和医院研究机构以及私营行业合作伙伴的众多研究项目。这种尖端仪器的可用性将通过实践培训以及博伊西州立大学生物分子科学新博士课程的开发，有效地整合研究和教育，为数百名本科生和研究生提供教育机会。

A grant has been awarded to Boise State University under the supervision of Dr. Denise Wingett to support biology and nanotechnology research at the biological interface. This grant from the National Science Foundation will enable the purchase of a state-of-the art scientific instrument with advanced capabilities that are currently unmatched elsewhere in the state of Idaho. The fluorescent activated cell sorter (FACS) is useful for a wide array of biological and nanomaterials science applications. This instrumentation allows researchers to identify, analyze, and collect rare subpopulations of cells from many different origins and species or engineered materials in the nanometer to micron size range. Research projects that will benefit from this instrumentation include studies of fundamental mechanisms of cellular response, growth, death, and differentiation to natural and chemical stimuli or materials from the fast developing nanotechnology sector. This instrument also allows for the collection of chromosomes, subcellular components including mitochondria from individual cells, or bacteria starting from complex mixtures of cell populations. The acquisition of this instrument will support more than nineteen collaborative and interdisciplinary research projects at institutes of higher education in the Treasure Valley region including Boise State University, College of Idaho, and Northwest Nazarene University, as well as numerous research programs at surrounding government and hospital research institutes and private industry partners. Availability of this cutting-edge instrumentation will be used to advance educational opportunities for hundreds of undergraduate and graduate students by efficient integration of research and education through hands-on training as well as the development of a new PhD program in biomolecular sciences at Boise State University.