Biotechnology Academic and Research Facilities Modernization Project

加州州立大学弗雷斯诺分校（CSUF）是唯一一所州立大学，为快速增长的圣华金河谷中部地区提供服务，该地区的大都市人口中包括相当大比例的少数民族。 为了开始，以满足下一个千年的科学熟练的劳动力的需求，CSUF已经实施了生物技术的跨学科计划，与研究培训的组成部分，为学生，教育工作者和社区科学家提供更多的机会，学习先进的技术，学术和工业追求。 对实验室研究经验的渴望，再加上硕士和本科生对探索生物化学和分子生物学领域的兴趣日益浓厚，使原建筑的建筑设计的研究空间限制变得紧张。 来自学术研究基础设施计划的这一奖项将扩大和重组生物学和化学系目前空间的一小部分，使其成为可行的生物技术研究空间。 在改造空间的同时，翻修将包括重新配置工作台，升级冷藏室和环境室，并巩固消毒和洗手间设施的空间。 翻新后的区域将提高学生进行生物技术实验和分析的空间质量，并全年提供更好的研究设备。 CSUF作为加州中部地区的研究资源，生物技术项目除了开发强大的学术研究项目外，还将社区外展工作作为其研究活动的重要组成部分。 该项目不仅将加强生物技术计划，而且还将刺激少数民族学生追求这一科学学科的职业生涯。

The California State University, Fresno (CSUF), is the only state-supported university serving the rapidly growing central San Joaquin Valley with a metropolitan population that includes a significant proportion of minorities. To begin to meet the needs of a scientifically skilled workforce for the next millennium, CSUF has implemented an interdisciplinary program in biotechnology, with a research training component to provide students, educators, and community scientists with additional opportunities to learn advanced technology for academic and industrial pursuits. The desire for laboratory research experiences, coupled with increasing interest in exploring the realms of biochemistry and molecular biology among students for Master-s and undergraduate degrees, has strained the research space limitations of the architectural design of the original building. This award from the Academic Research Infrastructure Program will augment and reorganize a small portion of current space in the Biology and Chemistry Departments into viable biotechnology research space. In conjunction to remodeling space, renovations will include reconfiguring work benches, upgrading a coldroom and environmental room, and consolidating space for a sterilization and washroom facility. The renovated areas will increase the quality of space for students to conduct biotechnology experiments and analysis, and provide better access to research equipment throughout the year. CSUF serves as a research resource for the central California region, and the Biotechnology Program in addition to developing strong academic research programs, incorporates community outreach efforts as an important component to its research activities. This project will not only enhance the Biotechnology Program, but will also stimulate minority students to pursue careers in this scientific discipline.