Acquisition of Laser Microdissection and Pressure Catapulting System for Life Sciences Research and Training

该奖项是根据2009年美国复苏和再投资法案（公法111-5）资助的。这项主要研究仪器回收和再投资（MRI-R2）奖提供资金，以支持收购蔡司PALM MicroBeam IV激光显微切割压力催化系统（LMPCS），该系统使北达科他州州立大学（NDSU）的生命科学研究得以实现和加强。回答基础科学问题的研究，从多倍体物种的高分辨率基因图谱到细胞与工程基质之间生物相容性的复杂性，都将受益于此次收购。新的LMPCS系统还通过获得最先进的技术改善了研究生和博士后助理的培训。NDSU是一个土地补助机构，将研究与教育结合在一系列博士和硕士学位学科中，包括生物学，生物材料，细胞和分子生物学，微生物学，免疫学，发病机理，病理学，生理学，生殖学等。此外，本科生和高中生有机会在NDSU从事研究，并将有机会获得LMPCS。 显微解剖技术有助于教育工作，并将在教学实验室课程中使用，以及在研究理论课程和区域推广讲习班的演示有价值。 这些研究的结果将通过学生和教师在区域和国家会议上的演讲以及通过在同行评审期刊上发表来传播。

Abstract This award is funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5). This Major Research Instrumentation-Recovery and Reinvestment (MRI-R2) award provides funds to support the acquisition of a Zeiss PALM MicroBeam IV Laser Microdissection Pressure Catapulting System (LMPCS) that enables and enhances life sciences research at North Dakota State University (NDSU). Research to answer basic science queries ranging from high-resolution gene mapping of polyploid species to the intricacies of biocompatibility between cells and engineered matrix will benefit from this acquisition. The new LMPCS system also improves the training of graduate students and postdoctoral associates through access to state-of-the-art technology. NDSU is a Land Grant institution that integrates research with education in an array of doctoral and Master's degree disciplines, including biology, biomaterials, cellular and molecular biology, microbiology, immunology, pathogenesis, pathology, physiology, reproduction, and others. Additionally, undergraduate and high school students are provided the opportunity to engage in research at NDSU, and will have access to the LMPCS. The microdissection technology lends itself to educational efforts and will be valuable for use in didactic laboratory courses, as well as demonstration in research theory courses and regional outreach workshops. Results from these studies will be disseminated by student and faculty presentations at regional and national meetings, and through publication in peer-reviewed journals.