Renovation of the Integrative Biology Research Facility at Indiana University South Bend

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。资金用于资助印第安纳大学南本德分校（IUSB）的综合生物学研究设施（IBRF）。这些翻新将极大地促进大学生物学研究和研究培训的潜力。目前的IUSB研究设施无法满足学生需求、校园扩大研究机会的倡议以及国家和地区增加生物技术和生命科学工作机会的倡议对本科生研究培训日益增长的需求。小型实验室不能同时容纳2-3名以上的研究人员，也不适合需要多种技术和设备类型的现代研究项目。因此，由所有生物学系共享的、目前在研究中有限或没有使用的研究空间将被翻新。国际复兴开发银行将提供(1)一个有专门研究空间的温室，(2)三个专门用于分子生物学、显微镜和微生物培养设备的房间，以及(3)可容纳最多10人研究小组的实地研究实验室。改造后的IBRF将能够立即扩大一对一的生物学研究培训，但更重要的是将推动课程改革，将研究培训纳入我们的高级课程，并扩大研究活动的参与。

This award is funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5).Funds are provided to fund the Integrative Biology Research Facility (IBRF) at Indiana University South Bend (IUSB). These renovations will greatly advance the potential for research and research training in biology at the University. The current IUSB research facility cannot support the increasing need for undergraduate research training that is being driven by student demand, campus initiatives to broaden research opportunities, and state and regional initiatives to increase job opportunities in biotechnology and the life sciences. The small labs cannot accommodate more than 2-3 researchers at a time and are inadequate for modern research programs that require multiple techniques and types of equipment. Therefore, research spaces that are shared by all biology faculty and are currently of limited or no use in research will be renovated. The IBRF would provide (i) a greenhouse with dedicated research space, (ii) three rooms dedicated for equipment used in molecular biology, microscopy, and microbial culture, and (iii) field studies lab that can accommodate research teams of up to 10 people. The renovated IBRF will allow immediate expansion of one-on-one biology research training, but more importantly will drive curricular changes that will integrate research training into our upper-level course offerings and broaden participation in research activities.