Development of a Multi-User Molecular Facility at Mote Marine Laboratory's Tropical Research Laboratory

Information

• NSF Award
• 1034738

Owner

• Mote Marine Laboratory, Inc.

• Award Id

  1034738

• Award Effective Date

  9/1/2011 - 13 years ago

• Award Expiration Date

  8/31/2012 - 12 years ago

• Award Amount

  $ 103,889.00

• Award Instrument

  Standard Grant

This proposal requests funding to set up a multiuser general-purpose molecular laboratory to be used by in house staff, visiting scientists, students and educational groups at Motes Tropical Research Laboratory (TRL) located in the Florida Keys. The addition of molecular equipment to Motes Tropical Research Laboratory will support research across numerous cross disciplines within marine biology including coral genetics, microbiology, immunology, and biomedical research projects currently ongoing at Mote Marine Laboratory.<br/><br/>Broader Impacts<br/><br/>The TFL facility is used extensively especially by visiting scientists. In 2009, over 55 Universities, Colleges and/or Agencies have operated courses or workshops out of this facility. As part of MML's NSF funded REU program, students from underrepresented groups (Native Pacific Islanders) have participated in marine science research projects for the past eight years. Visiting scientists will be able to use the equipment at this southernmost marine lab in the continental US. The PIs have a policy in place for assuring access to outside users. Summer courses will use the equipment. Mote has intensive student internships. The PI Matz (from UT, A) ran a workshop in 2009 teaching qPCR analysis for marine biologists.

• Program Officer

  Kandace S. Binkley

• Min Amd Letter Date

  9/6/2011 - 13 years ago

• Max Amd Letter Date

  9/6/2011 - 13 years ago

• ARRA Amount

• Name

  Mote Marine Laboratory

• City

  Sarasota

• State

  FL

• Country

  United States

• Address

  1600 Ken Thompson Parkway

• Postal Code

  342361004

• Phone Number

  9413884441

• First Name

  Gretchen

• Last Name

  Goodbody-Gringley

• Email Address

  gretchen.ggringley@bios.edu

• Start Date

  9/6/2011 12:00:00 AM

• First Name

  Kim

• Last Name

  Ritchie

• Email Address

  ritchie@mote.org

• Start Date

  9/6/2011 12:00:00 AM