Immunofluorescent Characterization of the Eukaryotic Ultraplankton

这两年的奖项是为了表彰生物海洋学中新技术的开发和应用。具体地说，研究人员试图开发针对小型浮游植物(超浮游植物)的附属色素和表面蛋白的免疫荧光分析方法。然后，这些标记将被用来描述海洋中小细胞植物群的分类组成。尽管这种体型的浮游植物在生物学上非常活跃，但它们很难识别和研究。该奖项将用先进的生物技术方法来解决这一问题，并反映出海洋学界希望扩大现有技术来处理棘手的生物学问题。

This two year award is for he development and application of new techniques in biological oceanography. Specifically, the investigators seek to develop immunofluorescent assays for the accessory pigments and surface proteins of small size class phytoplankton (ultraplankton). Such markers will then be used to characterize the taxonomic composition of the small cell flora in the ocean. Although the phytoplankton in this size class are very active biologically, they are difficult to identify and work with. This award will approach the problem with advanced biotechnological methods and reflects the desire of the oceanographic community to expand the available techniques for dealing with difficult biological problems.