Undergraduate Interdisciplinary Molecular Biology Training Facility

生物科学（61）化学（12）由于做分子生物学的性质在主要的本科院校，有几个挑战教师在为学生提供他们需要成功地竞争在不断增长的生物技术行业的工作和培训所需的培训，以延续这种知识给后代面临。这些挑战包括有限的资金、空间和时间。该项目支持开发一个共享的跨学科分子设施，该设施将用于化学和生物科学的本科生和研究生课程，个别学生研究项目以及有才华的中学生的夏季研究经验。该设施能够将最先进的分子技术整合到加州州立大学，萨克拉门托（CSUS）的14门课程中，包括那些未来的K-12教师。CSUS的学生中有52%以上是少数民族。此外，大多数CSUS的学生都是“非传统”的-在他们20多岁的中后期，在上大学期间平均每周工作25个小时。该设施的使用使CSUS的学生，通过以课程为中心，基于探究的项目，学习尖端的技术方法，大大提高了他们进入生物技术和科学教育职业的准备。该项目是在美国国家科学基金会的支持下在加州理工州立大学开发的类似设施的改编，并改编了主要研究文献的研究方法。

Biological Sciences (61) Chemistry (12) Due to the nature of doing molecular biology at a primarily undergraduate institution, there are several challenges faculty face in providing students with the training they need to compete successfully for jobs in the growing biotechnology industry and the training required to perpetuate this knowledge to future generations. These challenges include limited funding, space, and time. This project supports the development of a shared interdisciplinary molecular facility that will be used in undergraduate and graduate level courses in Chemistry and Biological Sciences, individual student research projects, and summer research experiences for talented middle school children. The facility enables the integration of state-of-the-art molecular techniques into the curriculum of over 14 courses at the California State University, Sacramento (CSUS) including those for prospective K-12 teachers. Over 52% of the students at CSUS are represented by minorities. Additionally, most of the CSUS students are "non- traditional" - in their mid to late 20s, and work an average of 25 hours a week while attending college. Use of this facility enables CSUS students, through course-centered, inquiry-based projects, to learn cutting- edge technological methods that significantly raises their preparation for entry into careers in biotechnology and science education. The project is an adaptation of a similar facility developed with NSF support at California Polytechnic State University, and adapts research methods from the primary research literature.