A Tabletop Ultracentrifuge for Teaching Undergraduate Cellular & Molecular Biology

细胞和分子生物学的课程已经在这个系开发了两年。其目的是为系内专业提供细胞和分子生物学方面的选择，支持其他系内和系间课程，并为有兴趣在这些领域进行本科生研究的学生提供背景。最近的事态发展包括批准为大二学生开设分子生物学入门课程，并对现有课程进行重组。通过该奖项提供的桌面超离心机是进行对该计划至关重要的实验室练习、支持学生研究项目以及提供实践经验以加强讲课所涵盖的教学材料所必需的。桌面模型不仅适用于所有这些用途，而且购买和维护成本更低，需要的材料成本更低，使用起来既方便又安全。接受资助的机构正在将NSF的奖励与从非联邦来源获得的同等金额相匹配。

A curriculum in cellular and molecular biology has been under development in this department for two years. The purpose is to provide a program which affords an option in cellular and molecular biology to departmental majors, supports other intra- and inter- departmental programs, and provides a background for students interested in doing undergraduate research in these areas. Recent developments include approval of an introductory course in molecular biology for sophomore students and the restructuring of existing courses. The tabletop ultracentrifuge provided through this award was needed to carry out laboratory exercises essential to the program, support student research projects and to provide practical experiences that reinforce pedagogical material covered in lectures. The tabletop model not only is suitable for all these uses, it also is less expensive to purchase and maintain, requires lower expenditures for materials, and is both easy and safe to use. The grantee institution is matching the NSF award with an equal sum obtained from non-Federal sources.