Award Abstract #0619793
Acquisition of a Confocal Microscope for Multidisciplinary Research and Education

NSF Org:	DBI Division of Biological Infrastructure
Initial Amendment Date:	August 2, 2006
Latest Amendment Date:	August 2, 2006
Award Number:	0619793
Award Instrument:	Standard Grant
Program Manager:	Robyn E. Hannigan DBI Division of Biological Infrastructure BIO Directorate for Biological Sciences
Start Date:	September 1, 2006
Expires:	August 31, 2009 (Estimated)
Awarded Amount to Date:	$348786
Investigator(s):	Julia Oxford joxford@boisestate.edu (Principal Investigator) Marcelo Serpe (Co-Principal Investigator) Michelle Sabick (Co-Principal Investigator) Juliette Tinker (Co-Principal Investigator) Margaret Streeter (Co-Principal Investigator)
Sponsor:	Boise State University 1910 University Drive Boise, ID 83725 208/426-1574
NSF Program(s):	MAJOR RESEARCH INSTRUMENTATION
Field Application(s):
Program Reference Code(s):	BIOT, 9184
Program Element Code(s):	1189

ABSTRACT

An award has been made to Boise State University under the direction of Dr. Julia T. Oxford to acquire a confocal microscope to be used in multidisciplinary research and education programs. The instrument will be equipped with an argon laser, two helium-neon lasers and an ultra-violet laser. The microscope can capture two- and three-dimensional images of cells and their internal structures, and can be used with various fluorochromes to provide high-quality images. Cells can be observed live or fixed, and time-lapse films can be made to observe cellular processes. Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and several other departments will use the instrument in studies from microbial ecology to fossil bone structure to neuronal development. Several nearby colleges will also have access to the instrument. Undergraduate and graduate students will use the instrument in their research and prepare peer reviewed publications of their work.

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