Centrifuge for Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre

班菲尔德海洋科学中心是加拿大首屈一指的海洋生物学研究机构，支持包括比较生理学和生物化学、分子和细胞生物学、发育和生殖生物学、生态学和进化生物学、神经科学、入侵物种生物学和保护生物学在内的科学学科。这项拨款要求为一种新的冷藏多功能台式离心机提供资金，该离心机具有多种形式的离心样品，包括15和50毫升管，96孔板，250毫升体积和微型离心管（1.5毫升）。这个系统是必要的，以适应在一年中的不同时期在BMSC工作的众多科学家的需求。离心机是任何实验室必不可少的组成部分，对于每年支持数十名研究人员的实验室来说更是如此。维护BMSC的基础设施，而不是每个研究小组复制、修理和/或运输类似的设备，是对NSERC资金的非常经济的使用。多用途离心机的收购将增强BMSC作为nserc资助的重要设备的能力和吸引力。吸引和留住世界级的研究人员使BMSC这个世界级的设施得以蓬勃发展，并为这个独特的设施所支持的各种发现基金提供了独特的机会。

Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre is Canada's premier research facility for Marine Biology supporting science disciplines including comparative physiology and biochemistry, molecular and cell biology, developmental and reproductive biology, ecology and evolutionary biology, neuroscience, invasive species biology, and conservation biology. This grant requests funds for a new refrigerated multifunctional table top centrifuge with the versatility to centrifuge samples in a variety of formats including 15 and 50 mls tubes, 96 well plates, 250 mls volumes and micro centrifuge tubes (1.5 ml). This system is necessary to accommodate the requirements of the numerous scientists who work at BMSC for various periods during the year. A centrifuge is an essential component of any laboratory and certainly for a laboratory that supports dozens of researchers each year. Maintaining this infrastructure in BMSC, rather than each research group duplicating, repairing and/or transporting similar equipment is a very economical use of NSERC funds. Acquisition of a multi-purpose centrifuge will enhance the capability and hence attractiveness of BMSC as an important NSERC-funded facility. Attracting and retaining world-class researchers at BMSC allows this world class facility to thrive, and provides unique opportunities for the various Discovery Grants this unique facility supports.