MRI: Acquisition of Instrumentation for Digital Imaging and Fluorescent Detection

托莱多大学生物科学系已获得一笔赠款，用于支持购买：1)Storm 860凝胶和斑点成像系统；2)ImageQuant RT ECL成像系统；以及3)spectraMax M5多检测平板阅读器。该仪器将支持PI和Co-PI以及生物科学系其他成员的研究计划，重点是人类细胞和模型系统(线虫和植物)中的细胞信号和基因表达调控。此外，这些仪器也将提供给托莱多大学其他系的更广泛的研究社区。这些仪器将为调查人员提供更先进和更灵敏的工具，用于进行他们目前没有能力进行的分析。收购这些仪器将对生物科学系和托莱多大学的教育使命产生重大而广泛的影响。主计长/副主计长以及整个系都坚定地致力于研究与教育的结合。这些仪器的使用将提供给在教师导师的指导下从事研究项目的本科生。此外，这些仪器的使用将被纳入几门高级本科生实验室课程，特别是核心的分子遗传学和细胞生物学(由PI教授)实验室。代表不足的团体，通过部门？S承诺的明星和格伦-斯托克斯计划也将受益于收购这些工具。

A grant has been awarded to the Department of Biological Sciences at The University of Toledo to support the acquisition of: 1) the Storm 860 Gel and Blot Imaging system; 2) the ImageQuant RT ECL Imaging system; and 3) a SpectraMax M5 Multi-detection plate reader. This instrumentation will support the research programs of the PI and Co-PIs and other members of the Department of Biological Sciences focused on cell signaling and regulation of gene expression in human cells and in model systems (nematodes and plants). In addition, these instruments will also be available to the broader research community in other departments at The University of Toledo. These instruments will provide investigators with more advanced and sensitive tools for conducting assays that they currently do not have the capabilities of performing.The acquisition of these instruments will have a significant broader impact on the educational mission of the Department of Biological Sciences and The University of Toledo. The PI/Co-PIs as well as the department as a whole are strongly committed to the integration of research and education. The use of these instruments will be available to undergraduate students working on research projects under the direction of a faculty mentor. In addition, the use of these instruments will be incorporated into several upper division undergraduate laboratory courses, in particular the core Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology (taught by the PI) labs. Underrepresented groups, through the department?s commitment to the STARS and Glenn-Stokes programs will also benefit from the acquisition of these instruments.