Renovation of Cordley Hall Biology Research and Training Facilities

科克利俄勒冈州州立大学是ARI基金的接受者，用于翻新和维修 科德利大厅的受控环境设施，植物学和植物病理学，昆虫学和动物学系的所在地。 在各部门进行的研究和研究培训侧重于增加对环境的生物反应的知识和理解。 将受益于翻新的28名教师的研究计划分为四类： 环境生物学、细胞和分子生物学、宿主-寄生虫相互作用以及遗传学、发育和进化生物学。 环境生物学家研究全球环境变化及其对动植物物种生物多样性和生物生产力的影响。 细胞和分子生物学研究包括开发利用生物技术管理全球变化影响的方法。在遗传学，发育和进化生物学方面的调查研究包括对形态发生和基因表达的遗传和激素调节的研究，以及这些如何控制植物和动物的发育。 该研究计划的目标是更好地了解有助于更可持续的生态系统和维护生物多样性的过程。 目前缺乏足够的受控环境室限制了教师可以承担的项目范围。 由于系统陈旧，缺乏保护和后备机制，有价值的实验在停电后丢失。这些房间和海水和淡水水族馆的装修将对教师进行研究和研究培训的能力产生重大影响。 一些无法利用的能力，包括植物和昆虫研究、露水沉积、光生物学、种子储存和转基因植物的专用空间，将在翻修完成后提供。 这些改善后的设施将使该部门能够寻求新的研究机会。

Coakley Oregon State University is the recipient of ARI funds for the renovation and repair of the controlled environment facilities in Cordley Hall, home to the Departments of Botany and Plant Pathology, Entomology, and Zoology. The research and research training performed in the departments focuses on increasing the knowledge and understanding of biological responses to the environment. Research programs of 28 faculty that will benefit from the renovations are grouped into four categories: environmental biology, cellular and molecular biology, host-parasite interactions, and genetics, developmental, and evolutionary biology. Environmental biologists investigate issues of global environmental change and their effect on biological diversity and biological productivity in animal and plant species. Cellular and molecular biology research includes developing methods for using biotechnology to manage the effects of global change. Investigative studies, in genetics, developmental and evolutionary biology, include research on the genetic and hormonal regulation of morphogenesis and gene expression, and how these control the development in plants and animals. The goal of the research program is to gain a better understanding of the processes that contribute to more sustainable ecosystems and maintenance of biological diversity. The absence of sufficient controlled environment rooms currently limits the scope of projects that faculty can undertake. Due to antiquated systems and absence of protective and back-up mechanisms, valuable experiments have been lost following power failures. Renovations of these rooms and of the sea water and fresh water aquariums will have a major impact on the ability of the faculty to conduct research and research training. Several capabilities not available, including dedicated space for plant and insect studies, dew deposition, photobiology, seed storage and containments of transgenic plants, will be available once renovations are comple ted. Such improved facilities will enhance the Department to pursue new research opportunities.