MRI: Acquisition of a Laser Scanning Confocal Microscope to Build an Integrative LIfe Sciences Imaging Program and Create New Research Opportunitiesat Whitman College

该主要研究仪器奖资助惠特曼学院购买共聚焦显微镜系统。新的共聚焦系统极大地扩展了惠特曼学院的成像能力，为本科生提供了新的研究可能性，并改善了将研究整合到生物学、物理学和我们的综合生物化学、生物物理学和分子生物学课程中的机会。将利用这种新显微镜的研究项目包括研究神经元生长和神经系统发育、蛋白质结晶、植物生理学、花粉形成以及一系列其他主题。该系统也是由物理学和生物学教授共同教授的研讨会的组成部分。共聚焦仪将是该地区唯一一种可获得的同类仪器，并将通过邻近机构的研究人员使用，对周边社区产生广泛影响，并在现有的面向中学教师、初中和拉丁裔高中生的惠特曼外展项目中进行示范。使用共聚焦显微镜进行的研究结果将通过摘要和同行评审出版物以及学生和教师在专业会议上的积极参与广泛传播。

This Major Research Instrumentation award funds the acquisition of a confocal microscopy system at Whitman College. The new confocal system greatly expands Whitman College imaging capabilities, provides new research possibilities for undergraduates, and improved opportunities to integrate research into courses in Biology, Physics and our integrative Biochemistry, Biophysics, & Molecular Biology Program. Research projects that will utilize the new microscope include studies of neuronal growth and neural system development, protein crystallization, plant physiology, pollen formation, and a range of other topics. The system is also integral to a workshop co-taught by Physics and Biology professors. The confocal will be the only accessible instrument of its kind in the region, and will have a broad impact on the surrounding community through use by researchers at neighboring institutions and for demonstrations in existing Whitman outreach programs for middle school teachers, middle school and Latino high school students. Results from the studies conducted with the confocal microscope will be broadly disseminated through abstracts and peer reviewed publications, as well as by active participation of students and faculty at professional meetings.