Improving Cell Biology Laboratories and Research Access for Biology Majors

改善细胞生物学实验室和生物学专业的研究机会

• 批准号: 9351203
• 负责人: William Cohen
• 金额: $ 3.79万
• 依托单位: CUNY Hunter College
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1993
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1993-08-01 至 1996-01-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9351203&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Improving; Cell; Biology; Laboratories; Research

9351203 Cohen The Department of Biological Sciences at Hunter College is seeking to retain more majors and attract them into research- oriented careers. In addition to enhancing students' laboratory experiences during their first year of required major courses, a two-semester Cell Biology sequence, we will facilitate earlier and more productive entry into undergraduate research by providing a Practical Research Techniques Facility in which undergraduates gain working knowledge of laboratory equipment and procedures. Undergraduates will have their first experience with research techniques under non-intimidating conditions, prior to entry into a research laboratory. The Cell Biology equipment will provide hands-on experience with some of the most powerful modern research techniques, including fluorescence and video microscopy, gel electrophoresis, and immunoblotting. Of the present 21 laboratory exercises, 14 will be directly improved by the equipment, and three new ones added. A state-of-the-art microscope video camera and image processor will demonstrate modern methods for data capture and analysis, and, coupled with image recording and display equipment, will markedly improve laboratory teaching throughout the year and will enhance undergraduate research. The Techniques Facility will allow students to overcome the start- up barrier to undergraduate research: lack of practical experience. By means of computer simulations, video tapes, and tutorials with real instruments, it will provide students with experience using basic lab equipment (centrifuge, pH meter, spectrophotometer, balance), and with the state-of-the-art techniques required for the research lab. Students and their faculty mentors can then spend their time together on the real science to be done. ***

9351203 Cohen亨特学院的生物科学系正在寻求保留更多的专业，并吸引他们进入以研究为导向的职业。除了在需要大型课程的第一年（两学期的细胞生物学序列）中增强学生的实验室经验外，我们还将通过提供实用的研究技术设施来促进早期，更有效地进入本科研究，其中本科生在该设施中获得了实验室设备和程序的知识。在进入研究实验室之前，本科生将在非刺激条件下的研究技术经验。细胞生物学设备将通过一些最强大的现代研究技术提供动手体验，包括荧光和视频显微镜，凝胶电泳和免疫印迹。 在目前的21次实验室练习中，设备将直接改进14次，并添加3个新的练习。最先进的显微镜摄像机和图像处理器将展示用于数据捕获和分析的现代方法，再加上图像记录和显示设备，将在一年中显着改善实验室教学，并将增强本科研究。这些技术设施将使学生能够克服本科研究的开始障碍：缺乏实践经验。通过计算机模拟，录像带和带有真实仪器的教程，它将为学生提供基本实验室设备（离心机，pH计，分光光度计，平衡）以及研究实验室所需的最先进技术的经验。然后，学生和他们的教师指导者可以花时间在真正的科学上进行。 ***