Acquisition of Instrumentation to Enhance the Capabilities for Research and Teaching of the DNA Analysis Core Facility at the Center for Marine Science

在Wilson Freshwater博士的指导下，北卡罗来纳大学威尔明顿分校获得了一笔赠款，用于为核心测序设施购买一台基因分析仪（DNA测序仪）和一些辅助设备。目前，一个陈旧的测序器被大量使用，不足以满足一些在研究中使用序列数据的教师的研究和教学需求。新的测序仪，ABI 3130xl遗传分析仪，也比旧型号更灵活，允许几种不同类型的分析（例如，核苷酸测序和DNA片段分析）运行，而不会延迟切换仪器的各种组件。研究课题包括渔业管理、海洋和淡水藻类的生物多样性和进化、微生物群落的生物鉴定、无脊椎动物和鱼类的保护遗传学。该仪器将用于几门课程的实验部分，并允许本科生和研究生进行动手研究。附近社区大学的学生和部分高中生也可以使用这种乐器。

A grant has been awarded to the University of North Carolina at Wilmington under the direction of Dr. D. Wilson Freshwater to acquire a genetic analyzer (DNA sequencer) and several pieces of ancillary equipment for the core sequencing facility. Currently, an antiquated sequencer is heavily used and is inadequate to meet the research and teaching needs of a number of faculty who employ sequence data in the research. The new sequencer, an ABI 3130xl Genetic Analyzer, is also more flexible than the older model by allowing several different types of analysis (e.g., nucleotide sequencing and DNA fragment analysis) to be run without delays of switching various components of the instrument. Research topics include fisheries management, biodiversity and evolution of marine and freshwater algae, identification of organisms in microbial communities, and conservation genetics of invertebrates and fishes. The instrument will be used in laboratory sections of several courses and allow undergraduates and graduate students to perform hands-on research. The instrument will also be available to students from a nearby community college and by select high school students.