Instrumentation for Molecular Analysis of Marine Organisms

分子技术已经彻底改变了生物海洋学的许多领域。南佛罗里达大学海洋科学系的研究人员正在进行的研究课题包括病毒和鱼类的遗传多样性、光合作用固定碳的分子调节和有孔虫的应激反应。需要仪器来加强这些正在进行的研究，并刺激海洋生物遗传学和分子生物学的新研究领域。所要求的仪器包括用于定量分子探测的分子成像系统，用于荧光染色或自荧光样品快速分析的荧光显微镜成像系统，以及用于细胞，微和分子生物学的无数用途的制备性超离心机。我们的校园里目前没有要求的仪器，它的获得将大大提高我们了解海洋生物分子方面的能力。

Molecular techniques have revolutionized many areas of biological oceanography. Research on topics ranging from genetic biodiversity of viruses and fishes, the molecular regulation of photosynthetic carbon fixation, and stress responses in foraminifera is being conducted by investigators at the University of South Florida's Department of Marine Science. Instrumentation is requested to augment these ongoing studies and to stimulate new areas of research on the genetics and molecular biology of marine organisms. The instrumentation requested includes a Molecular Imaging System for quantitative molecular probing, Fluorescence Microscopy Imaging Systems for rapid analysis of fluorescently stained or autofluorescent samples, and a Preparative Ultracentrifuge for a myriad of uses in cell, micro- and molecular biology. None of the requested instrumentation currently exists on our campus and its acquisition will greatly improve our capabilities to understand molecular aspects of life in the oceans.