Using genome browsers constructed by G-OnRamp to provide students with a Course-based Undergraduate Research Experience in genome annotation
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23 Jul 2020 | Contributor(s): Wilson Leung, Luke Sargent, Yating Liu, Nathan Mortimer, David Lopatto, Jeremy Goecks, Sarah Elgin | doi:10.25334/A57B-W632
G-OnRamp (http://g-onramp.org) provides an easy-to-use web platform for educators to create genome browsers to engage undergraduate students in research projects, both collaborative annotation of eukaryotic genes/genomes and “big data” biomedical analyses
The Genomics Education Partnership: Introducing Undergraduates to Research by Engaging Them in Genome Annotation
23 Jul 2020 | Contributor(s): Sarah Elgin, Wilson Leung, Anne Rosenwald, David Lopatto, Charles Hauser, Catherine Reinke, Laura Reed | doi:10.25334/SFXW-PZ41
Since 2006, the Genomics Education Partnership (GEP; http://gep.wustl.edu) has helped faculty bring genomics research experiences into the undergraduate curriculum.
Overview of the Genomics Education Partnership
18 Nov 2022 | Contributor(s): Katie M. Sandlin, Wilson Leung, Chinmay P. Rele, Laura K. Reed | doi:10.25334/ZNHZ-BP15
Poster exhibited at the National Association of Biology Teachers (NABT) 2022 conference providing an overview of the Genomics Education Partnership including its benefits to faculty, students, and institutions.
Module 1: Introduction to the Genome Browser: What is a Gene?
25 Jul 2020 | Contributor(s): Joyce Stamm, Jennifer Kennell, Wilson Leung, Leocadia Paliulis, Srebrenka Robic, Anne Rosenwald | doi:10.25334/N0PH-7508
This lesson introduces the University of California Santa Cruz genome browser to students, walking them through some of the key features so that it can be used for analysis of gene structure.
Making bioinformatics tools classroom-friendly
23 Jul 2020 | Contributor(s): Jason Williams, Wilson Leung, Cornel Ghiban | doi:10.25334/F17W-PK51
Poster on using Cyverse resources to make classroom that make using bioinformatics in the classroom a more manageable experience presented at the 2020 BIOME Institute: Cultivating Scientific Curiosity
Genomics Lessons with GEA - RNA-Seq CURES
25 Nov 2020 | Contributor(s): Vince Buonaccorsi, Marcella Denise Cervantes, Douglas L Chalker, Maira Goytia, Wilson Leung, Laurel Lorenz, Laura Reed, Anne Rosenwald, Analyne Manzano Schroeder, Emily Wiley, Jason Williams | doi:10.25334/S21R-9364
Our BIOME Group worked towards developing a set of learning goals for faculty who plan to launch a CURE based on RNA-Seq data. We also developed a workflow for analysis of either prokaryotic or eukaryotic RNA-Seq data with existing tools.
Genomics Education Alliance: Towards Genomics CURE templates
23 Jul 2020 | Contributor(s): Vince Buonaccorsi, Arthur Hunt, Emily Wiley, Sandesh Subramanya, Wilson Leung, Sally Elgin | doi:10.25334/VV4Q-K260
Here we present major findings of a national survey of faculty teaching genomics CUREs conducted by the GEA, and our work on presenting relevant resources on the QUBES web portal.
GEA Introductory lesson on BLAST
25 Jul 2020 | Contributor(s): Justin DiAngelo, Alexis Nagengast, Wilson Leung, Douglas L Chalker | doi:10.25334/WQ1J-PW32
The "Introduction to BLAST using Human Leptin" exercise aims to introduce students to the use of the Basic Local Alignment Search Tool (BLAST) to identify related sequences and compare similarity between them.
Democratizing Student Access to Help: the nationwide, virtual peer mentoring network of the Genomics Education Partnership
28 Nov 2023 | Contributor(s): Katie M. Sandlin, Wilson Leung, D'Andrew Harrington, David Lopatto, S. Catherine Silver Key, Melanie Van Stry, Jamie Siders, Laura Reed | doi:10.25334/SQDZ-6T98
Our data suggests that online delivery of the novel Virtual TA program allowed the GEP CURE to remain effective through the transition from onsite to online: the GEP CURE is resilient. This resilience aids in the democratization of science education by making research experiences available to all.