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Clarkson, SLU researchers now have access to high-resolution micrographs

Posted 9/29/16

POTSDAM -- Clarkson University researchers will enjoy access to a new confocal microscope for high resolution micrographs - including in vivoimaging - thanks to a National Science Foundation (NSF) …

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Clarkson, SLU researchers now have access to high-resolution micrographs

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POTSDAM -- Clarkson University researchers will enjoy access to a new confocal microscope for high resolution micrographs - including in vivoimaging - thanks to a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant.

Assistant Professor of Biology Cintia Hongay is a co-principal investigator for an NSF Major Research Instrumentation grant for a Nikon C2+ special imaging confocal microscope with wide field camera and environmental chamber systems acquired by Saint Lawrence University and housed at the microscopy center.

The project is under the direction of Joseph S. Erlichman, Ana Y. Estevez, and Michael H. Temkin of SLU and Hongay of Clarkson

SLU purchased the instrument, which will support and expand current and future research, teaching and undergraduate training activities of STEM faculty and students from all four colleges of the Associated Colleges of the St. Lawrence Valley.

The new microscope will augment the research, teaching and training activities of 11 faculty and science professionals in cell and developmental biology and ecology and evolution, including projects which focus on the theme of subcellular trafficking and tissue localization of specific molecules during development.

In addition, Hongay has received funding from the National Institute of Health (NIH) to add to her R15 NIH grant for interdisciplinary bioscience and biotechnology Ph.D. student Antonio Rockwell.

The competitive program helps improve the diversity of the research workforce by supporting and recruiting students and postdoctoral fellows from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups, individuals with disabilities and individuals from economically or educationally disadvantaged backgrounds that have inhibited their ability to pursue a career in health-related research.

In line with NIH efforts to help increase the diversity of the academic environment and her active participation in NIH Build Exito Program, Hongay has been invited to give a seminar at Morgan State University, in Maryland, next month.