MRI: Acquisition of a Fluorescence Stereomicroscope to Enhance Research and Teaching at Eastern Mennonite University.

东门诺特大学(EMU)获奖，以支持购买高分辨率荧光立体显微镜。所要求的立体显微镜将支持EMU和其他区域机构的教职员工和学生研究人员的研究和教学需求。本科生研究人员将大量参与使用新系统的研究项目，他们将有机会共同撰写论文并在科学会议上展示他们的结果。七门生物、生物化学和环境科学课程也将受益于在实验室部分使用显微镜，从而接触到大量的学生。与附近的高中和社区大学开展的广泛的科学宣传活动也将受益于利用荧光立体显微镜进行示范和动手研究，以扩大对科学研究的参与。荧光立体显微镜将推进多个研究项目，包括：识别细胞迁移的新调节器；监测水质；检查神经元的活性和功能；调查衰老过程的生理学；了解昆虫嗅觉；以及内共生。其他用户将研究植物对压力做出反应的信号转导，以及将感觉反馈整合到机器人设计中。这些研究的数据和分析将发表在同行评议的科学期刊上，在科学会议上提交，并用于教育和公共宣传活动。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

An award is made to Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) to support the acquisition of a high-resolution fluorescence stereomicroscope. The requested stereomicroscope will support the research and teaching needs of faculty and student researchers at EMU and other regional institutions. Undergraduate researchers will be heavily involved in research projects using the new system and they will have opportunities to coauthor papers and present their results at scientific conferences. Seven biology, biochemistry, and environmental science courses will also benefit from the use of the microscope in laboratory sections, thus reaching a large number of students. Extensive scientific outreach activities with nearby high schools and community colleges will also benefit from demonstrations and hands-on research using the fluorescence stereomicroscope to broaden participation in scientific research. The fluorescence stereomicroscope will advance multiple research programs on topics that include: identification of novel regulators of cell migration; monitoring water quality; examining of neuronal viability and function; investigating the physiology of aging processes; understanding insect olfaction; and endosymbioses. Additional users will investigate signal transduction in plants responding to stress and the integration of sensory feedback into robot design. Data and analyses from these studies will be published in peer-reviewed scientific journals, presented at scientific meetings, and used in both educational and public outreach activities.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.