The NIBLSE community is coordinating an effort to collect, customize, and disseminate high quality bioinformatics learning resources. Below is collection of Bioinformatics Learning Resources including NIBLSE Incubators and CourseSource Bioinformatics resources.
NIBLSE is working with the Quantitative Undergraduate Biology Education & Synthesis Project (QUBES) to establish learning resource “incubators” to nurture the development and dissemination of promising lesson materials.
NIBLSE is working with the CourseSource Project to articulate a Learning Framework for Bioinformatics which describes the learning goals and objectives relevant to undergraduate biological sciences majors.
All learning resources have been reviewed and assigned NIBLSE Core Competencies. To see a full description, click the competency or visit the NIBLSE Core Competency page.
Adam Idica, Jordan Thompson, Irene Munk Pedersen, Pavan Kadandale
Version: 1.0
In this lesson, we describe an easily adaptable lab module that can be used in existing undergraduate molecular biology lab courses to conduct authentic scientific research, published in CourseSource
Mark Phillip Peterson, Jacob T Malloy, Vincent P Buonaccorsi, James H Marden
Version: 1.0
This lesson plan was created to teach RNAseq analysis as a part of GCAT-SEEK network. It is provided here, both in finished form and with the modifiable source code, to allow flexible adaptation to various classroom settings, published in CourseSource
introductory, quantitative biology, bioinformatics, microbiology, Teaching material, Lecture, Undergraduate, physics, HIV, Majors, Less than 1 hour, C1. Role of bioinformatics, C3. Statistical concepts, CourseSource, multiplicity of infection, Poisson Distribution
In this four- part guided activity, students will learn about the structure and function of human autosomal and sex chromosomes, view and interpret gene maps, and gain familiarity with basic bioinformatics resources and data through use of the National Ce
This module is a computer-based introduction to bioinformatics resources. This easy-to-adopt module weaves together several important bioinformatic tools so students can grasp how each is used in answering research questions. Published in CBE-LSE
Modules showing how the NCBI database classifies and organizes information on DNA sequences, evolutionary relationships, and scientific publications. And a module working to identify a nucleotide sequence from an insect endosymbiont by using BLAST
NCBI, Teaching material, Undergraduate, DNA, BLAST, Less than 1 hour, C1. Role of bioinformatics, C4. Bioinformatics tools, C5. Data retrieval, nucleotide sequencing
introductory, behavior, Lab, Teaching material, Undergraduate, Majors, More than 1 hour, C1. Role of bioinformatics, C4. Bioinformatics tools, C5. Data retrieval, drosophila, genetic basis, fruit flies
Jason Williams, Ray A. Enke, Oliver Hyman, Emily Lescak, Sam S Donovan, William Tapprich, Elizabeth F Ryder
Version: 2.0
This is a bioinformatics exercise using the DNA Subway Blue Line, a user-friendly pipeline of bioinformatics tools, to analyze a collection of mosquito DNA bar-code sequences.
phylogenetics, NIBLSE, DNA Barcoding, DNA sequence, BLAST, multiple sequence alignment, C1. Role of bioinformatics, C2. Computational concepts, C4. Bioinformatics tools, C5. Data retrieval, C8. Data types
simulation, ecology, introductory, NetLogo, agent-based modeling, Lab, bioinformatics, predator-prey, Teaching material, High School, Undergraduate, NIBLSE, Less than 1 hour, C1. Role of bioinformatics, C6. Models
In this activity you will study aspects of sequence evolution by working with a set of HIV sequence data from 15 different subjects (Markham, et al., 1998). You will first learn about the dataset, then study the possible sources of HIV for these...
Mark Phillip Peterson, Jacob T Malloy, Vincent P Buonaccorsi, James H Marden
Version: 1.0
This lesson plan was created to teach RNAseq analysis as a part of GCAT-SEEK network. It is provided here, both in finished form and with the modifiable source code, to allow flexible adaptation to various classroom settings, published in CourseSource
Tony Weisstein, Elena Gracheva, Zane Goodwin, Zongtai Qi, Wilson Leung, Christopher D. Shaffer, Sarah C.R. Elgin
Version: 1.0
A lesson in which students will understand the basic structure of an HMM, the types of data used in ab initio gene prediction, and its consequent limitations.
This module is a computer-based introduction to bioinformatics resources. This easy-to-adopt module weaves together several important bioinformatic tools so students can grasp how each is used in answering research questions. Published in CBE-LSE
Jason Williams, Ray A. Enke, Oliver Hyman, Emily Lescak, Sam S Donovan, William Tapprich, Elizabeth F Ryder
Version: 2.0
This is a bioinformatics exercise using the DNA Subway Blue Line, a user-friendly pipeline of bioinformatics tools, to analyze a collection of mosquito DNA bar-code sequences.
phylogenetics, NIBLSE, DNA Barcoding, DNA sequence, BLAST, multiple sequence alignment, C1. Role of bioinformatics, C2. Computational concepts, C4. Bioinformatics tools, C5. Data retrieval, C8. Data types
Mark Phillip Peterson, Jacob T Malloy, Vincent P Buonaccorsi, James H Marden
Version: 1.0
This lesson plan was created to teach RNAseq analysis as a part of GCAT-SEEK network. It is provided here, both in finished form and with the modifiable source code, to allow flexible adaptation to various classroom settings, published in CourseSource
introductory, quantitative biology, bioinformatics, microbiology, Teaching material, Lecture, Undergraduate, physics, HIV, Majors, Less than 1 hour, C1. Role of bioinformatics, C3. Statistical concepts, CourseSource, multiplicity of infection, Poisson Distribution
Tony Weisstein, Elena Gracheva, Zane Goodwin, Zongtai Qi, Wilson Leung, Christopher D. Shaffer, Sarah C.R. Elgin
Version: 1.0
A lesson in which students will understand the basic structure of an HMM, the types of data used in ab initio gene prediction, and its consequent limitations.
This module is a computer-based introduction to bioinformatics resources. This easy-to-adopt module weaves together several important bioinformatic tools so students can grasp how each is used in answering research questions. Published in CBE-LSE
Adam Idica, Jordan Thompson, Irene Munk Pedersen, Pavan Kadandale
Version: 1.0
In this lesson, we describe an easily adaptable lab module that can be used in existing undergraduate molecular biology lab courses to conduct authentic scientific research, published in CourseSource
This lesson is a five-week series of laboratory activities designed to help students transition from applying lower order thinking skills to the central dogma to applying higher-order thinking skills.
Mark Phillip Peterson, Jacob T Malloy, Vincent P Buonaccorsi, James H Marden
Version: 1.0
This lesson plan was created to teach RNAseq analysis as a part of GCAT-SEEK network. It is provided here, both in finished form and with the modifiable source code, to allow flexible adaptation to various classroom settings, published in CourseSource
In this four- part guided activity, students will learn about the structure and function of human autosomal and sex chromosomes, view and interpret gene maps, and gain familiarity with basic bioinformatics resources and data through use of the National Ce
This module is a computer-based introduction to bioinformatics resources. This easy-to-adopt module weaves together several important bioinformatic tools so students can grasp how each is used in answering research questions. Published in CBE-LSE
Modules showing how the NCBI database classifies and organizes information on DNA sequences, evolutionary relationships, and scientific publications. And a module working to identify a nucleotide sequence from an insect endosymbiont by using BLAST
NCBI, Teaching material, Undergraduate, DNA, BLAST, Less than 1 hour, C1. Role of bioinformatics, C4. Bioinformatics tools, C5. Data retrieval, nucleotide sequencing
introductory, behavior, Lab, Teaching material, Undergraduate, Majors, More than 1 hour, C1. Role of bioinformatics, C4. Bioinformatics tools, C5. Data retrieval, drosophila, genetic basis, fruit flies
National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science resource on the 2014 Ebola epidemic. This resource is also included in the NIBLSE Learning Resource Collection
introductory, infectious disease, experimental design, bioinformatics, Ebola, Teaching material, Lecture, High School, Undergraduate, Case It!, PCR, BLAST, multiple sequence alignment, Majors, Non-majors, Extended Project, C4. Bioinformatics tools, C5. Data retrieval, C9. Implications, Published in National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science, polymerase chain reaction, febrile illness, virus, ELISA, enzyme linked immunosorbent assay, filovirus, Africa
Jason Williams, Ray A. Enke, Oliver Hyman, Emily Lescak, Sam S Donovan, William Tapprich, Elizabeth F Ryder
Version: 2.0
This is a bioinformatics exercise using the DNA Subway Blue Line, a user-friendly pipeline of bioinformatics tools, to analyze a collection of mosquito DNA bar-code sequences.
phylogenetics, NIBLSE, DNA Barcoding, DNA sequence, BLAST, multiple sequence alignment, C1. Role of bioinformatics, C2. Computational concepts, C4. Bioinformatics tools, C5. Data retrieval, C8. Data types
In this activity you will study aspects of sequence evolution by working with a set of HIV sequence data from 15 different subjects (Markham, et al., 1998). You will first learn about the dataset, then study the possible sources of HIV for these...
In this computer lab module, students learn how to process an RNA-seq data set to identify differentially expressed genes (DEGs). The samples for this data set were collected from yeast cells expressing either a control gene or a pathogen...
Adam Idica, Jordan Thompson, Irene Munk Pedersen, Pavan Kadandale
Version: 1.0
In this lesson, we describe an easily adaptable lab module that can be used in existing undergraduate molecular biology lab courses to conduct authentic scientific research, published in CourseSource
This lesson is a five-week series of laboratory activities designed to help students transition from applying lower order thinking skills to the central dogma to applying higher-order thinking skills.
Mark Phillip Peterson, Jacob T Malloy, Vincent P Buonaccorsi, James H Marden
Version: 1.0
This lesson plan was created to teach RNAseq analysis as a part of GCAT-SEEK network. It is provided here, both in finished form and with the modifiable source code, to allow flexible adaptation to various classroom settings, published in CourseSource
To increase students' interest in their own genomes, this computer-based laboratory lesson is designed to be coupled with the opportunity for the students to be genotyped by the consumer sequencing company, 23andMe. Published in CourseSource
This module is a computer-based introduction to bioinformatics resources. This easy-to-adopt module weaves together several important bioinformatic tools so students can grasp how each is used in answering research questions. Published in CBE-LSE
Modules showing how the NCBI database classifies and organizes information on DNA sequences, evolutionary relationships, and scientific publications. And a module working to identify a nucleotide sequence from an insect endosymbiont by using BLAST
NCBI, Teaching material, Undergraduate, DNA, BLAST, Less than 1 hour, C1. Role of bioinformatics, C4. Bioinformatics tools, C5. Data retrieval, nucleotide sequencing
introductory, behavior, Lab, Teaching material, Undergraduate, Majors, More than 1 hour, C1. Role of bioinformatics, C4. Bioinformatics tools, C5. Data retrieval, drosophila, genetic basis, fruit flies
National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science resource on the 2014 Ebola epidemic. This resource is also included in the NIBLSE Learning Resource Collection
introductory, infectious disease, experimental design, bioinformatics, Ebola, Teaching material, Lecture, High School, Undergraduate, Case It!, PCR, BLAST, multiple sequence alignment, Majors, Non-majors, Extended Project, C4. Bioinformatics tools, C5. Data retrieval, C9. Implications, Published in National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science, polymerase chain reaction, febrile illness, virus, ELISA, enzyme linked immunosorbent assay, filovirus, Africa
Jason Williams, Ray A. Enke, Oliver Hyman, Emily Lescak, Sam S Donovan, William Tapprich, Elizabeth F Ryder
Version: 2.0
This is a bioinformatics exercise using the DNA Subway Blue Line, a user-friendly pipeline of bioinformatics tools, to analyze a collection of mosquito DNA bar-code sequences.
phylogenetics, NIBLSE, DNA Barcoding, DNA sequence, BLAST, multiple sequence alignment, C1. Role of bioinformatics, C2. Computational concepts, C4. Bioinformatics tools, C5. Data retrieval, C8. Data types
In this computer lab module, students learn how to process an RNA-seq data set to identify differentially expressed genes (DEGs). The samples for this data set were collected from yeast cells expressing either a control gene or a pathogen...
This module is a computer-based introduction to bioinformatics resources. This easy-to-adopt module weaves together several important bioinformatic tools so students can grasp how each is used in answering research questions. Published in CBE-LSE
simulation, ecology, introductory, NetLogo, agent-based modeling, Lab, bioinformatics, predator-prey, Teaching material, High School, Undergraduate, NIBLSE, Less than 1 hour, C1. Role of bioinformatics, C6. Models
Mark Phillip Peterson, Jacob T Malloy, Vincent P Buonaccorsi, James H Marden
Version: 1.0
This lesson plan was created to teach RNAseq analysis as a part of GCAT-SEEK network. It is provided here, both in finished form and with the modifiable source code, to allow flexible adaptation to various classroom settings, published in CourseSource
Adam Idica, Jordan Thompson, Irene Munk Pedersen, Pavan Kadandale
Version: 1.0
In this lesson, we describe an easily adaptable lab module that can be used in existing undergraduate molecular biology lab courses to conduct authentic scientific research, published in CourseSource
Mark Phillip Peterson, Jacob T Malloy, Vincent P Buonaccorsi, James H Marden
Version: 1.0
This lesson plan was created to teach RNAseq analysis as a part of GCAT-SEEK network. It is provided here, both in finished form and with the modifiable source code, to allow flexible adaptation to various classroom settings, published in CourseSource
Jason Williams, Ray A. Enke, Oliver Hyman, Emily Lescak, Sam S Donovan, William Tapprich, Elizabeth F Ryder
Version: 2.0
This is a bioinformatics exercise using the DNA Subway Blue Line, a user-friendly pipeline of bioinformatics tools, to analyze a collection of mosquito DNA bar-code sequences.
phylogenetics, NIBLSE, DNA Barcoding, DNA sequence, BLAST, multiple sequence alignment, C1. Role of bioinformatics, C2. Computational concepts, C4. Bioinformatics tools, C5. Data retrieval, C8. Data types
This lesson focuses on examining civil liberties issues as they relate to genetic research. Students can choose to represent an organization, real or fictional, that will report to a task force on civil liberties issues. Published in AIBS
To increase students' interest in their own genomes, this computer-based laboratory lesson is designed to be coupled with the opportunity for the students to be genotyped by the consumer sequencing company, 23andMe. Published in CourseSource
National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science resource on the 2014 Ebola epidemic. This resource is also included in the NIBLSE Learning Resource Collection
introductory, infectious disease, experimental design, bioinformatics, Ebola, Teaching material, Lecture, High School, Undergraduate, Case It!, PCR, BLAST, multiple sequence alignment, Majors, Non-majors, Extended Project, C4. Bioinformatics tools, C5. Data retrieval, C9. Implications, Published in National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science, polymerase chain reaction, febrile illness, virus, ELISA, enzyme linked immunosorbent assay, filovirus, Africa