Minority Biomedical Career Enhancement at Cal State LA

描述(由申请者提供)：加州州立大学洛杉矶分校MBR Rise项目是该大学为培养化学与生物化学系和生物科学系少数族裔理科本科生和理科硕士学生的学术和研究职业生涯的努力的一部分。正如家长资助中所述，加州州立大学洛杉矶MBR RISE的努力包括学生参与：1)强大的科学学术课程计划；2)参与丰富活动，包括以学科为基础的实验技术和仪器工作坊；3)在PLS教员的指导下进行当代研究培训。通过目前的补充申请，我们请求将在这三个MBR RISE学生发展活动中使用的仪器，所有这些都是为了准备生物医学科学的博士工作。我们的MBRS Rise努力与使加州州立大学洛杉矶分校的化学与生物化学和生物科学系成为美国西部所有综合性大学中此类系的首屈一指的机构目标是一致的。我们请求支持购买以下设备，以支持MBRS-Rise研究、培训和教育努力：a)两个高压灭菌器；b)一个微型平板阅读器；以及c)四个组合分光光度/荧光计系统。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The California State University Los Angeles MBRS RISE program is part of the University's effort to develop the academic and research careers of minority science undergraduates and master of science students in the Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry and the Department of Biological Sciences. As described in the parent grant, Cal State LA MBRS RISE efforts include student participation in: 1) a strong academic curricular program in the sciences; 2) participation in enrichment activities, including discipline-based workshops on experimental techniques and instrumentation; and 3) contemporary research training under the direction of faculty Pls. Through the present supplemental application we request instrumentation that will be used in these three MBRS RISE student development activities, all in preparation for Ph.D. work in the biomedical sciences. Our MBRS RISE effort is congruent with the institutional goal of making the Cal State LA departments of Chemistry & Biochemistry, and Biological Sciences as the premier such departments among all comprehensive universities in the Western U.S. We request support for the acquisition of the following equipment in support of the MBRS-RISE research training and education efforts: a) two autoclaves; b) one Microplate Reader; and c) four combination spectrophotomer/fluorometer systems.