Equipment: MRI Track 1: Acquisition of Flow Cytometer

北肯塔基大学是一所主要的本科院校，因其获得了一台Miltenyi Biotec MACSQuant VYB数字台式流式细胞仪，用于其生物和化学教学实验室、教师研究能力和本科生研究培训。目前的本科生将有机会使用这种创新和复杂的技术来回答神经科学、免疫学、微生物学和生物化学方面的研究问题。该仪器将通过提供先进的研究设备和方法，加强与地区高中学生的外展计划。流式细胞仪将生成详细的生物数据，学生可以将这些数据用于数据组织和分析的培训。流式细胞仪为研究神经科学、免疫学、水生微生物学和基因表达机制的教师提供了更多的研究机会。北肯塔基大学的所有研究人员都与本科生密切合作，在他们的实验室担任研究助理，本科生获得所有仪器的实践经验。通过该奖项获得的仪器将使教师和学生能够回答与大脑发育、真核藻类基因组量化、对新型疫苗载体的免疫反应以及蛋白质翻译的分子机制相关的问题。流式细胞仪允许学生访问和分析他们将通过体验式学习产生的复杂数据集。使用这台机器产生的数据将通过演讲和同行评议的出版物向公众传播。扩大北肯塔基大学的研究基础设施对于以学生为中心的教育和毕业生以有意义的方式为该地区做出贡献的使命至关重要。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

An award is made to Northern Kentucky University, a primarily undergraduate institution, for the acquisition of a Miltenyi Biotec MACSQuant VYB digital benchtop flow cytometer for their Biology and Chemistry teaching laboratories, faculty research capabilities, and undergraduate research training. Current undergraduate students will have access to this innovative and sophisticated technology to answer research questions in neuroscience, immunology, microbiology, and biochemistry. This instrumentation will enhance outreach programs with regional high school students by providing exposure to advanced research equipment and methodology. The flow cytometer will generate detailed biological data that students may use for training on data organization and analysis.The flow cytometer expands research opportunities for faculty studying neuroscience, immunology, aquatic microbiology, and the mechanics of gene expression. All research faculty at Northern Kentucky University work closely with undergraduate students as research assistants in their laboratories and undergraduate students receive hands-on experience with all instrumentation. The instrumentation acquired through this award will allow faculty and students to answer questions related to brain development, genome quantification in eukaryotic algae, immune responses to novel vaccine vectors, and the molecular machinery of protein translation. The flow cytometer allows students to access and to analyze complex data sets that they will generate through experiential learning. Data generated using this machine will be disseminated to the public via presentations and peer-reviewed publications. The expansion of research infrastructure at Northern Kentucky University is critical to the mission of a student-centered education and graduates that contribute to the region in meaningful ways.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.