MRI: Acquisition of centrifugation, refrigeration, and sterilizing equipment to enhance the research program for faculty and undergraduate students at Francis Marion University

MRI：采购离心、制冷和灭菌设备，以加强弗朗西斯马里恩大学教师和本科生的研究项目

• 批准号: 0923321
• 负责人: Tim Shannon
• 金额: $ 12.46万
• 依托单位: Francis Marion University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2009
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2009-08-15 至 2012-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0923321&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: MRI; Acquisition; centrifugation; refrigeration; sterilizing

This award is funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5).The expansion of the department of Biology at Francis Marion University has led to a need for the acquisition of additional equipment to broaden research capabilities. The NSF MRI grant allows for the acquisition of an ultracentrifuge, water purification system, CO2 incubators, and an ultralow freezer. The Biology Department serves a diverse student body (43% underrepresented minority, 65% women) and the addition of highly technical equipment will increase educational opportunities through teaching laboratories and independent research projects. Faculty members involved in molecular and cellular biology research will have the capability of increasing the scope of research and the types of projects available to students. Current projects include studies of monoamine oxidase isoform kinetics, protein kinase C effects on transcription, activation of the p53 promoter by C/EBP, and others. The new instrumentation allows for the expansion of research that broadens the understanding of nerve cell function, the role of proteins involved in cell proliferation, and transcriptional regulation. Project outcomes will be available through FMU Department of Biology website, in peer-reviewed scientific journals, and in student-presentations at regional meetings.

该奖项是根据2009年美国复苏和再投资法案（公法111-5）资助的。弗朗西斯马里恩大学生物系的扩建导致需要购买额外的设备，以扩大研究能力。 NSF MRI赠款允许购买超浓缩设备，水净化系统，CO2培养箱和超低温冰箱。 生物系为多样化的学生群体（43%代表性不足的少数民族，65%女性）提供服务，并通过教学实验室和独立研究项目增加高技术设备的增加将增加教育机会。 参与分子和细胞生物学研究的教师将有能力增加研究范围和学生可用的项目类型。 目前的研究项目包括单胺氧化酶同工型动力学、蛋白激酶C对转录的影响、C/EBP对p53启动子的激活等。 新仪器允许扩展研究，拓宽对神经细胞功能，参与细胞增殖的蛋白质的作用和转录调控的理解。 项目成果将通过生物学网站的FMU部门，在同行评审的科学期刊，并在区域会议上的学生介绍。