MRI: Acquisition of an automated genetic analyzer for interdisciplinary research and teaching at Grand Valley State University, an undergraduate institution

美国大峡谷州立大学（GVSU）获得了美国国家科学基金会的一项奖励，购买一台自动化基因分析仪和分光光度计，用于跨学科教师和学生的研究和教学。该仪器将被各种生物学科的教师使用，包括分子生态学、行为生态学、生理学等。利用新设备设计的研究包括：1)研究杂交在生物入侵中的作用；2)探测细菌抗生素耐药性的进化；3)评估模拟国际空间站上生活的改变重力条件下的生理变化；4)检查群居昆虫的合作和利他主义的种群遗传学。该仪器将通过为学生提供大量的研究机会、经验和技能，对GVSU（一所本科院校）的学生培训产生重大影响。此外，仪器将被纳入许多课程生物学，细胞和分子生物学，以及其他部门。这项国家科学基金奖将改善GVSU的研究环境，因此将鼓励和准备学生从事科学事业。研究项目的发现和结果将在区域和国家会议上以及同行评议的期刊上发表。

Grand Valley State University (GVSU) has received an award from the National Science Foundation to purchase an automated genetic analyzer and spectrophotometer for use in interdisciplinary faculty and student research and teaching. The instrumentation will be used by faculty across a variety of biological disciplines including Molecular Ecology, Behavioral Ecology, Physiology, and others. Investigations designed to leverage the new equipment include: 1) studying the role of hybridization in biological invasions, 2) probing the evolution of antibiotic resistance in bacteria, 3) assessing physiological changes in altered gravity conditions that simulate life on the International Space Station, and 4) examining the population genetics of cooperation and altruism in social insects. The instrumentation will heavily impact student training at GVSU, an undergraduate institution, by providing numerous research opportunities, experiences, and skills for students. In addition, the instrumentation will be incorporated into a number of courses in the Biology, Cellular and Molecular Biology, and other departments. This National Science Foundation award will enhance the research environment at GVSU, and will therefore encourage and prepare students for careers in science. Findings and results from the research projects will be presented at regional and national meetings, and in peer-reviewed journals.