Equipment: MRI Track 1: Acquisition of Flow Cytometer

北肯塔基大学是一所以本科为主的大学，为其生物学和化学教学实验室、教师研究能力和本科生研究培训购买了Miltenyi Biotec MACSQuant VYB数字台式流式细胞仪。现在的本科生将有机会接触到这项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的研究问题。这一工具将通过提供接触先进的研究设备和方法来加强与地区高中生的外展计划。流式细胞仪将生成详细的生物数据，供学生在数据组织和分析方面进行培训。流式细胞仪为神经科学、免疫学、水生微生物学和基因表达机制的教职员工扩大了研究机会。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，本科生可以获得所有仪器的实践经验。通过该奖项获得的仪器将允许教职员工和学生回答与大脑发育、真核藻类基因组量化、对新疫苗载体的免疫反应以及蛋白质翻译的分子机制有关的问题。流式细胞仪允许学生访问和分析他们将通过体验式学习生成的复杂数据集。使用这台机器产生的数据将通过介绍和同行评议的出版物向公众传播。北肯塔基大学研究基础设施的扩展对于以学生为中心的教育和以有意义的方式为该地区做出贡献的毕业生的使命至关重要。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势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.