MRI: Acquisition of PTI Time Correlated Single Photon Counting (TCSPC) Fluorescence Lifetime Equipment

NSF核磁共振奖资助了时间相关单光子计数（TCSPC）荧光寿命系统的开发，以扩大肯尼索州立大学的研究能力。TCSPC仪器允许测量系统中含有不同寿命的物种混合物的激发荧光分子，并将用于诸如细胞信号，酶催化和控制以及细胞应激反应等研究。学生将在研究和课程中使用这一工具，加强招收学生进入科学领域，并向他们提供先进技术方面的培训。研究和教学工作的成果将通过摘要和同行评议的出版物以及学生和教员积极参加专业会议而广泛传播。

This NSF MRI award funds the acquisition of a Time Correlated Single Photon Counting(TCSPC) fluorescence lifetime system to expand the research capabilities at Kennesaw State University. The TCSPC instrument allows measurement of excited fluorescent molecules in systems that contain a mixture of species with different lifetimes, and will be used in studies such as cellular signaling, enzyme catalysis and control, and cellular stress response. The instrument would be used by students in research and in courses, enhancing student recruitment into science and providing them training in advanced technologies. The results of the 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.