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

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置更多的设备来扩大研究能力。NSF核磁共振基金允许购置一台超离心机、水净化系统、二氧化碳培养箱和一台低温冷冻机。生物系为多元化的学生群体提供服务（43%的少数族裔，65%的女性），高科技设备的增加将通过教学实验室和独立研究项目增加教育机会。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获得的项目类型。目前的研究项目包括单胺氧化酶异构体动力学、蛋白激酶C对转录的影响、C/EBP对p53启动子的激活等。新的仪器允许扩展研究，拓宽了对神经细胞功能的理解，参与细胞增殖的蛋白质的作用，以及转录调节。项目成果将通过FMU生物系网站、同行评议的科学期刊以及学生在地区会议上的报告提供。

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.