Upgrades to the chemistry and biochemistry imaging facility

来自NSERC研究工具和仪器（RTI）拨款的资金将用于升级温莎大学的化学与生物化学成像设备。这些改进将允许来自化学与生物化学系的4名教授和大约30名研究生利用这些仪器来可视化细胞（细胞器）和侵入性寄生虫的微小特殊部分，并能够连续几天监测细胞的微观变化。将受益于这些仪器升级的研究项目包括：细胞膜组成控制信号分子进入的作用；导致疾病的细胞信号传导过程的功能障碍；了解寄生虫入侵细胞的过程；预防中风和衰老过程中的神经损伤。

The funds from a NSERC Research Tools and Instruments (RTI) grant will be used to upgrade the Chemistry & Biochemistry Imaging Facility at the University of Windsor. These improvements will permit 4 professors and approximately 30 graduate students from the Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry to utilize these instruments to visualize minute specialized parts of cells (organelles) and invasive parasites as well as being able to continuously monitor microscopic changes to cells for several days at a time. The research projects that will benefit from these instrumental upgrades include studies on: the role of cell membrane composition controlling the entry of signaling molecules; the dysfunction in cellular signaling processes that lead to disease; understanding the processes by which parasites invade cells; and the prevention of nerve damage during stroke and in aging.