MRI: Acquisition of a Laser Scanning Confocal Microscope for Biological Imaging in Research and Teaching

这一重大研究仪器奖资助威廉和玛丽学院购买激光扫描倒置共焦显微镜，用于细胞、分子和发育生物学方面的研究和研究培训。威廉和玛丽学院的一系列研究和研究培训计划使用新的共焦显微镜进行研究，主题包括：干细胞发育、性别决定、细胞内蛋白质运输控制、植物进化和发育以及DNA修复机制。新的系统能力允许近乎实时地想象组织内的细胞动力学，并促进使用新技术，使尖端研究和研究培训成为可能。威廉和玛丽生物系通过与地区机构的教职员工和学生进行研究合作，以及在共焦显微镜一直是重要培训工具的其他外展活动中，为原本可能没有这个机会的学生提供现代研究和研究培训。这些研究和教学工作的结果将通过摘要和同行评议的出版物以及学生和教职员工积极参加专业会议的方式广泛传播。

This Major Research Instrumentation award funds the acquisition of a laser-scanning inverted confocal microscope for research and research training in cellular, molecular and developmental biology at the College of William and Mary. A wide range of research and research training initiatives at the college of William & Mary use the new confocal microscope for research on topics that include: stem cell development, sex determination, protein traffic control in cells, plant evolution and development, and DNA repair mechanisms. The new system capabilities allow for imagining of cellular dynamics within tissues at near-real time, and facilitate the utilization of new techniques that enable cutting-edge research and research training. Through research collaborations with faculty and students at regional institutions and other outreach initiatives where confocal microscopy has been an important training tool, the William and Mary Biology Department provides modern research and research training to students who might otherwise not have this opportunity. The results of these research and teaching efforts will be broadly disseminated through abstracts and peer reviewed publications, as well as by active participation of students and faculty at professional meetings.