MRI: Acquisition of an EM PACT2 High Pressure Freezer

在保罗·韦伯斯特博士的指导下，众议院耳朵研究所获得了一项奖励，以获得一种高压冷冻系统，该系统将使研究人员能够冻结组织和细胞，而不会像用更传统的方法干燥和冷冻样本时发生的结构通常的变形。为了研究听觉系统的解剖、细菌生物膜、原生动物的结构以及鱼类和其他脊椎动物的耳朵发育的细节，需要如此仔细的保存。众议院耳朵研究所与研究组织橡树冠科学研究所合作，为高中和社区大学的学生提供研究经验。这些项目为大量妇女和少数族裔提供了密集的实践研究经验，否则在科学界的代表性不足。

An award has been made to the House Ear Institute under the direction of Dr. Paul Webster for the acquisition of a high pressure freezing system that will allow researchers to freeze tissues and cells without the usual deformation of structures that occurs when samples are dried and frozen by more conventional methods. Such careful preservation is needed to study fine details of anatomy of the auditory system, bacterial biofilms, structure in protozoa, and ear development in fish and other vertebrates. The House Ear Institute has partnered with a research organization, the Oak Crest Institute of Sciences, which provides research experiences for high school, and community college students. These programs provide intensive hands-on research experiences for large number of women and minorities otherwise underrepresented in science.