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

印第安纳大学南本德分校综合生物学研究设施翻新

• 批准号: 0963244
• 负责人: Andrew Schnabel
• 金额: $ 60.42万
• 依托单位: Indiana University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2010
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2010-10-01 至 2013-09-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0963244&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Renovation; Integrative; Biology; Research; Facility

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.

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。资金提供给印第安纳州大学南本德（IUSB）的综合生物学研究设施（IBRF）。这些革新将大大提高大学生物学研究和研究培训的潜力。目前的IUSB研究设施无法支持由学生需求驱动的本科生研究培训的日益增长的需求，校园举措，以扩大研究机会，以及国家和地区的举措，以增加生物技术和生命科学的就业机会。小型实验室一次不能容纳2-3名研究人员，并且不足以满足需要多种技术和设备类型的现代研究项目。因此，所有生物学教师共享的研究空间，目前在研究中使用有限或没有使用将被翻新。IBRF将提供（i）一个带有专用研究空间的温室，（ii）三个专用于分子生物学，显微镜和微生物培养设备的房间，以及（iii）可容纳多达10人的研究团队的实地研究实验室。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，并扩大研究活动的参与。