SBS Research and Resources

Content

• Research Interest Areas
• Research Facilities
• Library Resources
• Internet Resources for Biological Sciences
• Sources of Support and Funding

Research Interest Areas

A diverse range of basic and applied research projects are underway in the School. The studies encompass a variety of aspects of an overall research program on Molecular Recognition in Biological Systems. They are, however, viewed from different basic multidisciplinary perspectives.

Molecular Biology/Biochemistry (MBB)

In this field, research interests of the faculty include investigations in prokaryotic and eukaryotic systems, in which they study bacteria, viruses and animal cells, and focus on such issues as gene structure and evolution, regulation of gene expression, and structure-function relationships in enzymes and membranes, including protein engineering. Their research uses the latest recombinant DNA techniques such as gene cloning, PCR amplification, DNA sequencing, in vitro mutagenesis and hybridization analysis.

Individual research interests are described in the MBB Doctoral Faculty Listing.

Cell Biology/Biophysics (CBB)

A biophysical approach is primarily responsible for many recent spectacular advances in biotechnology and in the studies of cell membranes, biological macromolecules, neurobiology and enzyme mechanisms. Because of this, in this School the biophysical approach becomes the interprogrammatic crossroad for all investigators and provides the connective glue in investigating structure/function relationships necessary for all other areas of research interest.

Individual research interests are described in the CBB Doctoral Faculty Listing.

Library Resources

• The UMKC Miller Nichols Library allows access to all University of Missouri Research Library resources (MERLIN) in Kansas City, Columbia, Rolla and St.Louis and will shortly include access to ALL library resources of WASHU, Washington University in St.Louis.
  This resource allows you to find and order reprints without leaving your computer.
• Linda Hall Library, located at walking distance from the Biological Sciences Building, is one of the country's premier private science libraries. The browser access now includes the Leonardo OnLine Catalog.
• Kansas University Libraries include access to the Dykes Health Sciences Library located in Kansas City (KS).
• Kansas City Public Library gives access to general information.
• Johnson County Public Library with its OnLine Web Catalog.
• If you cannot find the information you want to find, try this national Library Web resource.

• OVID Databases with browser access are provided through UMKC subscription:
  • MEDLINE
  • Current Contents
  • Biological Abstracts
  • CancerLit
  • Core Biomedical
  • Dissertation Abstracts
  • ABI Inform
  • CINAHL
  • Compendex
  • Newspaper Abstracts
  • Periodical Abstracts
  • MERLIN Library Catalog
• MERLIN (Missouri Education and Research Library Information Network) OnLine Catalog can be browsed but has also text access to these, and many additional resources: type at the CCTR $ prompt: kcmerlin

• Encyclopedia Britannica with the Merriam Webster Dictionary, Yearbooks, Maps, Articles, Illustrations, etcetera.
• Encyclopedia Americana and Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia
• EBSCO login for Collier's Encyclopedia and Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia

Internet Resources for Biological Sciences

• BioLinks is an index of annotated biochemistry and molecular biology resources, divided into fifteen categories.
• BioMedNet has introduced a powerful new resource: BioMedLink - a guide to the biological and medical sites on the web. BioMedLink is an evaluated and annotated database of more than 4,000 valuable web resources for biological and medical researchers. It is the product of a collaboration between BioMedNet and Indiana University. Each entry is individually reviewed and rated by an editorial board.
• Looking for useful research tools? Try The CMS Molecular Biology Resource. This website is a compendium of electronic and Internet-accessible tools and resources for Molecular Biology, Biotechnology, Molecular Evolution, Biochemistry, and Biomolecular Modeling.