The Hidden Fluorescent World of Coral Reefs: A Multimedia Presentation

基于一项活跃的研究拨款的发现，格鲁伯、同事和学生将开发多媒体交付件，突出在珊瑚礁中发现的生物荧光。其中包括开发一个多媒体展览，其中包含在开曼群岛以外开发的互动、基于调查的单元和新的视频。这些成果将分享珊瑚礁的美丽，生物荧光(荧光蛋白质)的来源，以及珊瑚礁在浅海生态系统中的基本重要性。该项目的STEM内容取自生物科学，包括海洋生物学、生理学、生态学和保育等具体主题。展览将在公共水族馆和首席调查机构接触到不同的观众。学习将由外部评估者通过形成性评估进行研究。新的科学发现和有关珊瑚礁生物荧光的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。这项面向公众的传播研究项目是基于研究拨款MCB-0920572：从印度-太平洋和加勒比海洋生物中分离、表征和进化荧光蛋白。

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.