MRI: Acquisition of Zeiss LSM710 Confocal Microscope System

MRI：购买 Zeiss LSM710 共焦显微镜系统

• 批准号: 1040297
• 负责人: Melina Hale
• 金额: $ 38.11万
• 依托单位: University of Chicago
• 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: 2010-09-01 至 2014-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1040297&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: MRI; Acquisition; Zeiss; LSM710; Confocal

This NSF MRI Award funds the acquisition of a confocal microscope to expand the research capabilities of faculty at University of Chicago and at the Field Museum of Natural History for conducting research in the fields of organismal and evolutionary biology.Topics of study include examining the functions of ectopic neurons as models for exploring neural circuit evolution in zebrafish, germ band pattern development in flies, the response of plants to bacterial infection and the organization of song circuit neurons in birds. The microscope would provide essential imaging capabilities of cellular and sub cellular structures. The microscope benefits students by allowing them to gain experience in the application of research techniques in classes and independent projects. The results of the research and teaching efforts will be broadly disseminated through abstracts and peer reviewed publications, as well as by active participation of students and faculty atprofessional meetings.

NSF MRI奖资助购买了一台共焦显微镜，以扩大芝加哥大学和菲尔德自然历史博物馆的教职员工在有机体和进化生物学领域进行研究的能力。研究主题包括考察异位神经元的功能，作为探索斑马鱼神经回路进化的模型，苍蝇的生殖带模式发展，植物对细菌感染的反应，以及鸟类鸣叫回路神经元的组织。该显微镜将提供细胞和亚细胞结构的基本成像能力。显微镜使学生受益，因为他们可以在课堂和独立项目中获得应用研究技术的经验。研究和教学工作的结果将通过摘要和同行评议的出版物以及学生和教职员工积极参加专业会议的方式广泛传播。