Instrumentation to Improve Undergraduate Experience in Cellular Biology

该项目描述了将所要求的超速离心机纳入洛约拉·马里蒙特大学的生物学和生化计划。超离心机将增强现有设备，并将用于：a)为影响大量生物和生物化学专业的一门新的细胞生物学课程提供基础；b)加强和整合现有的分子生物学和生物化学课程；以及c)加强教职员工和学生在本科研究方面的创新。收购这些设备将通过以下方式加强生物、化学和生物化学系的计划：1)提供丰富的细胞生物学实验室经验；2)补充现有的分子生物学和生物化学设施，以综合的方法研究细胞和亚细胞现象；3)通过使生物和生物化学系能够探索新的研究途径，增加本科生的研究机会；以及4)加强教学和研究工作中的跨部门互动与合作。

This project describes the incorporation of a requested ultracentrifuge into the Biology and Biochemistry programs at Loyola Marymount University. The ultracentrifuge will augment existing equipment and will be used to: a) provide the basis for a new course in cellular biology affecting a significant number of biology and biochemistry majors, b) augment and integrate existing courses in molecular biology and biochemistry, and c) enhance the nvolvement of faculty and students in undergraduate research. The acquisition of this equipment will strengthen the Biology and Chemistry and Biochemistry departmental programs by: 1) providing strong laboratory experiences in cellular biology, 2) complementing existing molecular biology and biochemistry facilities for an integrated approach to the study of cellular and subcellular phenomena, 3) enhancing undergraduate research opportunities by enabling biology and biochemistry faculty to pursue new avenues of research, and 4) reinforcing cross-departmental interaction and collaboration in teaching and research efforts.