MRI: Acquisition of a Laser Scanning Confocal Microscope for Biological Imaging in Research and Teaching

MRI：购买激光扫描共焦显微镜用于研究和教学中的生物成像

• 批准号: 1039819
• 负责人: Matthew Wawersik
• 金额: $ 34.47万
• 依托单位: College of William and Mary
• 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: 2010-08-01 至 2013-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1039819&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: MRI; Acquisition; Laser; Scanning; Confocal

This Major Research Instrumentation award funds the acquisition of a laser-scanning inverted confocal microscope for research and research training in cellular, molecular and developmental biology at the College of William and Mary. A wide range of research and research training initiatives at the college of William & Mary use the new confocal microscope for research on topics that include: stem cell development, sex determination, protein traffic control in cells, plant evolution and development, and DNA repair mechanisms. The new system capabilities allow for imagining of cellular dynamics within tissues at near-real time, and facilitate the utilization of new techniques that enable cutting-edge research and research training. Through research collaborations with faculty and students at regional institutions and other outreach initiatives where confocal microscopy has been an important training tool, the William and Mary Biology Department provides modern research and research training to students who might otherwise not have this opportunity. The results of these research and teaching efforts will be broadly disseminated through abstracts and peer reviewed publications, as well as by active participation of students and faculty at professional meetings.

该主要研究仪器奖资助威廉玛丽学院购置一台激光扫描倒置共聚焦显微镜，用于细胞、分子和发育生物学的研究和培训。威廉玛丽学院广泛的研究和研究培训计划使用新的共聚焦显微镜进行研究，包括：干细胞发育，性别决定，细胞中的蛋白质运输控制，植物进化和发育以及DNA修复机制。新的系统功能允许近实时地想象组织内的细胞动力学，并促进新技术的利用，使尖端研究和研究培训成为可能。通过与地区机构的教师和学生的研究合作以及其他外展活动，共聚焦显微镜已经成为重要的培训工具，威廉和玛丽生物系为学生提供现代研究和研究培训，否则他们可能没有这个机会。这些研究和教学工作的成果将通过摘要和同行评议的出版物以及学生和教员积极参加专业会议而广泛传播。