RUI: Acquisition of Inverted and Upright Light Microscopes and an Image Processing and Analysis System to Support Research in Cell Biology

Information

• NSF Award
• 9317873

Owner

• CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY FULLERTON

• Award Id

  9317873

• Award Effective Date

  4/15/1994 - 30 years ago

• Award Expiration Date

  9/30/1996 - 28 years ago

• Award Amount

  $ 92,021.00

• Award Instrument

  Standard Grant

9317873 Koch Light microscopic studies comprise the cornerstone of cell biological investigations. No cell biology research laboratory should be without access to the full complement of modern light microscopy techniques for analyzing cell structure and function. This proposal seeks matching funds to purchase one inverted microscope and one upright microscopes each having phase contrast, epifluorescence and differential interference contrast optics with still or video photomicrography capabilities all to be coupled to a state-of-the-art image acquisition and analysis system and a dedicated image processing computer. This instrumentation will form the nucleus of a new Light Microscopy Laboratory. Its acquisition continues our effort to enhance research opportunities for faculty, graduate and undergraduate students studying cell biology. Microscopes of the types requested are not readily available at present. Researchers must borrow time on a single research-grade upright microscope or compete with students in five courses for four student grade upright microscopes--no research-grade inverted microscope or image acquisition/processing instrumentation is available at all. The requested instrumentation will promote studies of cell biology of tunicate sperm and egg activation, axonal transport of mRNA in sea hare neurons, and protection to UV damage in plants as well as five other minor projects.

• Program Officer

  Michael K. Lamvik

• Min Amd Letter Date

  4/6/1994 - 30 years ago

• Max Amd Letter Date

  4/6/1994 - 30 years ago

• ARRA Amount

• Name

  California State University-Fullerton

• City

  Fullerton

• State

  CA

• Country

  United States

• Address

  800 N State College Boulevard

• Postal Code

  928346850

• Phone Number

  6572782106

• First Name

  Robert

• Last Name

  Koch

• Email Address

  rkoch@fulleton.edu

• Start Date

  4/15/1994 12:00:00 AM

• First Name

  Charles

• Last Name

  Lambert

• Start Date

  4/15/1994 12:00:00 AM

• First Name

  Joyce

• Last Name

  Ono

• Email Address

  joyceono@mac.com

• Start Date

  4/15/1994 12:00:00 AM

• First Name

  Rodrigo

• Last Name

  Lois

• Start Date

  4/15/1994 12:00:00 AM

• Name

  Health

• Code

  203000

• Name

  Life Science Biological

• Code

  61

• Text

  INSTRUMENTAT & INSTRUMENT DEVP

• Code

  1108

• Text

  RES IN UNDERGRAD. INST - EQUIP

• Code

  9141

• Text

  BIOTECHNOLOGY - INFRASTRUCTURE

• Code

  9184

• Text

  BIOTECHNOLOGY