Acquisition of a Confocal Microscope to Enhance Undergraduate Reseach and Training

在大卫·科波拉博士的指导下，兰道夫-梅肯学院获得了一笔赠款，用于购买共焦显微镜，以加强教职员工和本科生的研究和培训。研究人员将使用共聚焦仪器在各种项目中获得细胞及其内部结构的增强图像。研究包括神经系统受体的细胞结构特征，果蝇白血病的发展，生活在称为苔藓虫的海洋生物中的细菌，以及哺乳动物精子中蛋白质的特征。本科生将积极参与这所小学教学机构的研究工作。

A grant has been awarded to Randolph-Macon College under the direction of Dr. David Coppola to acquire a confocal microscope to enhance faculty and undergraduate research and training. The investigators will use the confocal instrument to obtain enhanced images of cells and their internal structures in a variety of projects. Research includes characterization of cell structure of receptors in the nervous system, development of leukemia in fruit flies, bacteria that live inside marine organisms called bryozoans, and characterization of proteins in mammalian sperm. Undergraduate students will take an active role in research at this primary teaching institution.