MRI: Acquisition of Analytical Instrumentation for a State-of-the-Art Proteomic Facility at Rice University

在本提案中描述的项目中使用蛋白质组学工具将产生基础知识，并促进从生物燃料生产到新药发现的应用。该设施的建立还将促进跨学科的互动，并加强自然科学和工程方面的研究和教育。该设施将为莱斯大学的研究人员和外部用户提供急需的蛋白质组学能力，这反过来将促进与其他机构的合作。后者已经在实施：休斯顿大学和普雷里维尤大学（Prairie View A&M University）的两名教员正在参与这项提议。Prairie View a&m University是一所为少数族裔服务的大学，因此，拟议中的设施将吸引来自代表性不足的群体的研究人员和学生，他们追求科学和工程方面的高级学位，并将提高他们的研究培训质量。该设施将通过培训本科生、研究生和博士后研究人员在系统生物学的前沿技术方面发挥关键的教育作用。

CBET-0723039 Gonzalez The use of proteomics tools in the projects described in this proposal will generate fundamental knowledge and facilitate applications ranging from the production of biofuelsto the discovery of novel pharmaceuticals. The establishment of this facility will also fosterinterdisciplinary interactions and enhance both research and education in natural sciences and engineering. This facility will provide much needed proteomics capabilities to Rice researchers and to external users, which, in turn, will promote collaborations with other institutions. The latter is already taking place: two faculty members at the University of Houston and Prairie View A&M University are participating in the proposal. Prairie View A&M University is a minority-serving institution and as such the proposed facility will attract researchers and students from underrepresented groups pursuing advanced degrees in science and engineering, and will improve the quality of their research training. The facility will play a key educational role by training undergraduate and graduate students and postdoctoral research associates in cutting-edge techniques in systems biology.