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Kansas City PIE Trip Takes Students on a Tour of Alumni Success
The group spent four days, from March 13 to 16, 2024, visiting multiple alumni network locations and learning about their work.
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Knox College has been awarded a National Science Foundation grant to acquire a new imaging system for biology, biochemistry, and neuroscience. The grant of $41,902 will allow Knox to replace its current imaging system with a new instrument that provides higher quality images, faster data analysis, and environmentally friendly technology that reduces waste.
The instrument allows researchers to study biological materials, including proteins and nucleic acids. It is used extensively in both coursework and research laboratories in biochemistry, biology, and neuroscience. More than 140 students a year will gain experience with it in their classes and research projects. Five faculty are serving as principal investigators and senior personnel and will use the imaging system in their research:
The new system will be used in several projects currently underway at Knox, including research into
The ChemiDoc MP imager, produced by Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., is a computer-controlled optical system with specialized data analysis software.
Published on December 02, 2014