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Using Open-Source Bioinformatics and Visualization Tools to Explore the Structure and Function of SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein

The relationship between protein structure and function is a foundational concept in undergraduate biochemistry. We find this theme is best presented with assignments that encourage exploration and analysis. Here, we share a series of four...

Courses: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Bioinformatics Science Process Skills

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Introducing Immunology Research Literature to Understand B-cell Receptor Gene Expression

Immunology is relevant to our everyday lives, driving a need for more engaging and inclusive undergraduate immunology education. One way to engage a diverse group of learners is by teaching them how to read and interpret the scientific literature....

Courses: Immunology Science Process Skills

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Exploring Miracle Fruit: An Undergraduate Laboratory Exercise on Experimental Design

In recent years, undergraduate biology and biochemistry curricula have seen an increase in the use of course-based undergraduate research experiences (CUREs). CUREs maximize potential student gains when students take an active role in experimental...

Courses: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Science Process Skills

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A 360˚ View of COVID-19

In March 2020, institutions underwent a massive transition to distance learning as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. With so little time to devise new materials to maximize learning in the new virtual environment, instructors devised a variety of...

Courses: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Bioinformatics Cell Biology Evolution Genetics Immunology Introductory Biology Microbiology Science Process Skills

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Serotonin in the Pocket: Non-covalent interactions and neurotransmitter binding

This lesson introduces beginning biochemistry students to the concept of a biomolecule binding site, such as a neurotransmitter receptor site or an enzyme active site. A simple organic molecule, the neurotransmitter serotonin, is the focus of the...

Courses: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

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Investigating Cell Signaling with Gene Expression Datasets

Modern molecular biology is a data- and computationally-intensive field with few instructional resources for introducing undergraduate students to the requisite skills and techniques for analyzing large data sets. This Lesson helps students: (i)...

Courses: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Cell Biology

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SCIENCE/Fiction: Modular Template for Class Design

We present a modular scaffold for designing an introductory seminar using speculative fiction and science papers to welcome university undergraduates to the biology major. A list of twelve possible topics is included, such as Memory, Parasites,...

Courses: Anatomy-Physiology Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Cell Biology Evolution Genetics Introductory Biology Neurobiology

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From Cre/LoxP to Fate Maps: Inclusive and Equitable Approaches for Engaging Developmental Biology Students in Experimental Design

Engaging first generation underrepresented minority students in the process of inquiry in developmental biology is important to increase diversity in future graduate STEM education. One important challenge is how we design curricula to foster...

Courses: Developmental Biology

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Cell Signaling Pathways - a Case Study Approach

Signaling and gene expression are fundamental to cell biology and developmental biology. Although these topics are highly interrelated, they typically appear in separate units in a course. We use a series of short problem-based learning exercises...

Courses: Cell Biology Developmental Biology

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Using a Sequential Interpretation of Data in Envelopes (SIDE) approach to identify a mystery TRP channel

This lesson sought to engage students in data interpretation and to encourage critical thinking about neurophysiology in the context of temperature sensation. A family of receptors called Transient Receptor Potential (TRP) channels are activated...

Courses: Anatomy-Physiology Cell Biology Neurobiology

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The Leaky Neuron: Understanding synaptic integration using an analogy involving leaky cups

Students have difficulty understanding synaptic integration in neural circuits, and how spatial and temporal summation combine in a target neuron to reach threshold. This Lesson uses small cups of water to represent excitatory postsynaptic...

Courses: Neurobiology

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Metastatic Mastery: A Case and Game-Based Approach to Learning About Cancer Mechanisms

Mechanisms that contribute to the development of cancer are numerous and complicated, though most can be traced to a set of mutations in cell cycle regulatory genes that throw the process of cell division off balance. Communication of these...

Courses: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Genetics Introductory Biology

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Understanding Gastric Acid Secretion: An Active Learning Approach

The human digestive system is a diverse network of cells, tissues, and organs that is regulated by systemic (e.g., nervous and endocrine systems) and local factors (e.g., secretions, pH, and the microbiome). Given the volume of content and the...

Courses: Anatomy-Physiology

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The Lecture-Free Classroom: Teaching students backward design and Bloom's Taxonomy to create their own learning environment

We describe Presentation Enhanced Learning (PEL), a flexible, lecture-free, field-tested teaching format to promote problem-based, active learning in upper-division or graduate biological sciences courses. PEL may be implemented as a single,...

Courses: Introductory Biology Professional Development and Career Planning

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Translating Co-Translational Translocation

Understanding the process of proteins targeting to specific locations within a cell is a fundamental part of cell biology. Synthesis of proteins by co-translational translocation, which also determines the resulting protein topology, is a complex...

Courses: Cell Biology

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DNA Detective: Genotype to Phenotype. A Bioinformatics Workshop for Middle School to College.

Advances in high-throughput techniques have resulted in a rising demand for scientists with basic bioinformatics skills as well as workshops and curricula that teach students bioinformatics concepts. DNA Detective is a workshop we designed to...

Courses: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Bioinformatics Genetics Plant Biology

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The impact of diet and antibiotics on the gut microbiome

The goal of this article is to describe an active learning exercise that can be used in a variety of advanced microbiology courses, including bacterial physiology, ecology, or systems biology. The gut microbiome is a multi-species bacterial...

Courses: Microbiology

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Mock Drug Activity Enhances Student Learning About the Challenges of HIV/AIDS Therapy

While traditional didactic coursework is important for learning about the scientific aspects of HIV/AIDS, it is difficult to convey social aspects of the epidemic. Due to effective drug therapies, an HIV diagnosis is now considered a chronic...

Courses: Microbiology

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Using Musical Instruments to Model Negative Feedback in the Hypothalamo-Pituitary-Target Gland Axes

Homeostasis and negative feedback are crucial, yet difficult, concepts for undergraduates, particularly in the context of the hypothalamo-pituitary axes. This interactive activity was designed to (1) reveal how negative feedback can restore...

Courses: Anatomy-Physiology

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You and Your Oral Microflora: Introducing non-biology majors to their “forgotten organ”

With limited time available for laboratory activities, introductory science courses for non-science majors typically use the laboratory period to reinforce material that was previously presented during lecture. This practice was true of a human...

Courses: Genetics Introductory Biology Microbiology Science Process Skills

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Using Open-Source Bioinformatics and Visualization Tools to Explore the Structure and Function of SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein

Introducing Immunology Research Literature to Understand B-cell Receptor Gene Expression

Exploring Miracle Fruit: An Undergraduate Laboratory Exercise on Experimental Design

A 360˚ View of COVID-19

Serotonin in the Pocket: Non-covalent interactions and neurotransmitter binding

Investigating Cell Signaling with Gene Expression Datasets

SCIENCE/Fiction: Modular Template for Class Design

From Cre/LoxP to Fate Maps: Inclusive and Equitable Approaches for Engaging Developmental Biology Students in Experimental Design

Cell Signaling Pathways - a Case Study Approach

Using a Sequential Interpretation of Data in Envelopes (SIDE) approach to identify a mystery TRP channel

The Leaky Neuron: Understanding synaptic integration using an analogy involving leaky cups

Metastatic Mastery: A Case and Game-Based Approach to Learning About Cancer Mechanisms

Understanding Gastric Acid Secretion: An Active Learning Approach

The Lecture-Free Classroom: Teaching students backward design and Bloom's Taxonomy to create their own learning environment

Translating Co-Translational Translocation

DNA Detective: Genotype to Phenotype. A Bioinformatics Workshop for Middle School to College.

The impact of diet and antibiotics on the gut microbiome

Mock Drug Activity Enhances Student Learning About the Challenges of HIV/AIDS Therapy

Using Musical Instruments to Model Negative Feedback in the Hypothalamo-Pituitary-Target Gland Axes

You and Your Oral Microflora: Introducing non-biology majors to their “forgotten organ”

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