Renovation of the Integrative Biology Research Facility at Indiana University South Bend

该奖项由《2009年美国复苏和再投资法案》(公法111-5)资助。该基金用于资助印第安纳大学南本德分校的综合生物学研究基金(IBRF)。这些翻新将极大地提高该大学生物学研究和研究性培训的潜力。目前的IUSB研究设施无法支持日益增长的本科研究培训需求，这是由学生需求、扩大研究机会的校园倡议以及增加生物技术和生命科学就业机会的州和地区倡议推动的。这些小型实验室无法同时容纳超过2-3名研究人员，不足以满足需要多种技术和设备的现代研究项目。因此，所有生物学教职员工共享的、目前在研究中用处有限或没有用处的研究空间将被翻新。IBRF将提供(I)具有专用研究空间的温室，(Ii)专门用于分子生物学、显微镜和微生物培养的设备的三个房间，以及(Iii)可容纳最多10人的研究小组的实地研究实验室。翻新后的IBRF将允许立即扩大一对一的生物学研究培训，但更重要的是将推动课程改革，将研究培训纳入我们的高级课程，并扩大对研究活动的参与。

This award is funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5).Funds are provided to fund the Integrative Biology Research Facility (IBRF) at Indiana University South Bend (IUSB). These renovations will greatly advance the potential for research and research training in biology at the University. The current IUSB research facility cannot support the increasing need for undergraduate research training that is being driven by student demand, campus initiatives to broaden research opportunities, and state and regional initiatives to increase job opportunities in biotechnology and the life sciences. The small labs cannot accommodate more than 2-3 researchers at a time and are inadequate for modern research programs that require multiple techniques and types of equipment. Therefore, research spaces that are shared by all biology faculty and are currently of limited or no use in research will be renovated. The IBRF would provide (i) a greenhouse with dedicated research space, (ii) three rooms dedicated for equipment used in molecular biology, microscopy, and microbial culture, and (iii) field studies lab that can accommodate research teams of up to 10 people. The renovated IBRF will allow immediate expansion of one-on-one biology research training, but more importantly will drive curricular changes that will integrate research training into our upper-level course offerings and broaden participation in research activities.