MRI: Acquisition of Apotome/Fluorescence Microscope Imaging System for Enhanced Research in the Biological Sciences at Hope College

在Leah A.Chase博士的指导下，Hope College获得了一笔赠款，用于购买一种数字成像系统，供生物和化学教职员工在他们的研究和教学中使用。新的显微镜将在研究脑组织中蛋白质的细胞运输、脑细胞中游离脂肪酸的运动以及大脑对营养和生殖能力的影响方面提供更好的细胞成像。成像系统允许改善用荧光标记标记的细胞及其内部结构的可见性。该仪器将在几个班级中使用，特别是生物系一个新的神经科学辅修课程。此外，成像系统将加强暑期教学计划，该计划已经从希望学院校区外招收了大量学生，其中包括相当数量的少数族裔和代表性不足的学生。

A grant has been awarded to Hope College under the direction of Dr. Leah A. Chase to acquire a digital imaging system that will be used by biology and chemistry faculty in their research and teaching. The new microscope will provide better imaging of cells in studies of cell trafficking of proteins in brain tissue, movement of free fatty acids in brain cells, and effects of the brain on nutrition and reproductive viability. The imaging system allows for improved visibility of cells and their internal structures labeled with fluorescent markers. The instrument will be used in several classes, in particular those in a new neuroscience minor in the Biology Department. In addition, the imaging system will enhance the summer instructional program, which has recruited a large number of students from outside the Hope College campus, including a significant number of students from minority and underrepresented populations.