MRI - Acquisition of a Spectral Imaging Confocal Microscope to Serve as a Regional Facility for Research and Education

在Mark L. Gabriele博士的指导下，詹姆斯麦迪逊大学获得了一个光谱成像共聚焦显微镜的奖项，作为研究和教育的区域设施。这种新型显微镜将为广泛学科的研究提供增强的生物标本成像。研究人员将使用共聚焦显微镜来研究听觉毛细胞的发育，以及植物和动物的细胞过程。该显微镜将用于本科生在学年和夏季的研究项目。高年级本科课程也将使用显微镜。该大学将在秋季举办用户日活动，以培训潜在用户并促进跨学科项目。这台新仪器将是谢南多阿山谷唯一的同类仪器，除了詹姆斯麦迪逊大学之外，还有四所地区学院将能够在他们的教育和研究项目中使用这台显微镜。

An award has been made to James Madison University under the direction of Dr. Mark L. Gabriele for the acquisition of a spectral imaging confocal microscope to serve as a regional facility for research and education. The new microscope will provide enhanced imaging of biological specimens for research on a wide range of subjects. Investigators will use the confocal microscope to study development of auditory hair cells, and cellular processes in plants and animals. The microscope will be utilized by undergraduate students in research program during the academic year and summer. Upper division undergraduate courses will also use the microscope. The university will host a users day in the fall to train potential users and foster interdisciplinary projects. The new instrument will be the only one of its kind in the Shenandoah Valley, and four regional colleges in addition to James Madison University will be able to use the microscope in their education and research programs.