Undergraduate Biotechnology Education Enhancement

生物系和化学系最近共同努力，制定了一个生物技术本科课程，作为生物学或化学专业的重点。该计划将通过培训学生现代生物技术实验室方法论来加强课堂和实验室教学。所要求的相关设备包括12个分子生物学工作站(一套三个微进样管、一个迷你凝胶电泳盒和电源、一个微离心机和一个涡流混合器)。干浴保温箱、安全防溅罩、自动辅助吸管、微型离心机、迷你蛋白质凝胶盒和转印片、水浴和轨道混合器将由空间站共享。所要求的个别设备包括：热循环仪、功放打印机、冷藏微型离心机和台式离心机、荧光计、紫外分光光度计、紫外光透射仪和文件系统、测序系统、真空浓缩快速干燥机和低压自动液相色谱仪。该计划将通过以下方式改进课程：1)通过新课程分子生物学(BIO 4325)有效地教授与当前生物技术应用相关的原理和技术，并加强现有课程，遗传学(BIO 3325)、细胞生物学(BIO 4352)和生物化学(BIO OR CHM 4361,4362和4362)2)包括科学专业低级课程中的相关生物技术应用，如普通生物学(BIO 2101,2102和2103)本课程的重点与本系有效地为学生进入健康科学、研究、教学和生物技术行业做好准备的目标一致。

The Biology and Chemistry departments have recently joined efforts to formulate an Undergraduate Program in Biotechnology designed as an emphasis within either a biology or a chemistry major. This program will enhance classroom and laboratory instruction by training students in the modern laboratory methodologies of biotechnology. Relevant equipment being requested includes 12 molecular biology workstations (set of three micropipettors, a mini-gel electrophoresis box & power supply, a picocentrifuge, and a vortex mixer). Dry-bath incubators, safety splash shields, automatic pipet-aids, micro-centrifuges, Mini-protean gel boxes & transblot inserts, water baths, and orbital mixers will be shared by the stations. Individual equipment items being requested include the following: thermocycler amplitron & printer, refrigerated micro centrifuge and table-top centrifuge, fluorometer,UV spectrophotometer, UV transilluminator & documentation system, Sequencing System, vacuum concentrating speed dryer, and low pressure automated liquid chromatography unit. This program will improve the curriculum by: 1) allowingfor effective instruction of the principles and technologies associated with current Biotechnology applications through a new course, Molecular Biology (BIO 4325), anG enhancement of existing courses, Genetics (BIO 3325), Cell Biology (BIO 4352), and Biochemistry (BIO OR CHM 4361,4362 AND 4362) 2) including relevant biotechnology applications in lower division courses for science major such as General Biology (BIO 2101,2102, AND 2103) The focus of this program is consistent with the departmental goal of effectively preparing students for careers in the health sciences, research, teaching, and the biotechnology industry.