The Hidden Fluorescent World of Coral Reefs: A Multimedia Presentation

格鲁伯、他的同事和学生们将根据一项积极的研究拨款所取得的发现，开发出多媒体成果，突出珊瑚礁中发现的生物荧光。其中包括开发一个多媒体展览，其中包含互动式、基于查询的模块和开曼群岛开发的新视频。这些成果将分享珊瑚礁的美丽，生物荧光（荧光蛋白）的来源，以及珊瑚礁在浅海生态系统中的根本重要性。本项目的STEM内容来自生物科学，包括海洋生物学、生理学、生态学和保护等特定主题。该展览将在公共水族馆和主要研究者所在的机构吸引不同的观众。学习将由外部评估人员通过形成性评估进行研究。关于珊瑚礁生物荧光的新的科学发现和相关的STEM内容也将通过一个网站进行交流，使非正式学习者能够在线访问。这个面向公众的交流研究项目是基于研究基金MCB-0920572：印度太平洋和加勒比海洋生物荧光蛋白的分离、表征和进化。

Based on discoveries made from an active research grant, Gruber, colleagues, and students will develop multimedia deliverables that highlight the biofluorescence found in coral reefs. They include development of a multimedia exhibit containing interactive, inquiry-based modules and new videos developed off the Cayman Islands. These deliverables will share the beauty of coral reefs, the source of biofluorescence (fluorescent proteins), and the fundamental importance of coral reefs in shallow marine ecosystems. The STEM content of this project is drawn from the biological sciences, including specific topics such as marine biology, physiology, ecology, and conservation. The exhibit will reach diverse audiences at public aquaria and at the principal investigator's institution. Learning will be studied by an external evaluator through formative assessment. The new science discoveries and related STEM content about coral reef biofluorescence also will be communicated via a web site that enables access by informal learners online. This Communicating Research to Public Audiences project is based on research grant MCB-0920572: Isolation, characterization, and evolution of fluorescent proteins from Indo-Pacific and Caribbean marine organisms.