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    Using genomic data and machine learning to predict antibiotic resistance: a tutorial paper
    Antibiotic resistance is a global public health concern. Bacteria have evolved resistance to most antibiotics, which means that for any given bacterial infection, the bacteria may be resistant to...

    Keywords: Tutorialmachine learningantibiotic-resistanceArtificial Intelligence

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    Antibiotic Resistance Genes Detection in Environmental Samples
    Our aim is to provide an authentic research experience for undergraduate students in a variety of biology courses through collaboration between a four-year university and a community college. This...

    Keywords: geneticsenvironmentmicrobiologyUndergraduateantibiotic-resistancePCRgel electrophoresisauthentic inquiry

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    An evolution curriculum designed around understanding the rise and spread of drug-resistant pathogens
    Poster on teaching concepts in evolution and data science skills in an upper level Biology elective at Spelman College presented at the 2018 QUBES/BioQUEST Summer Workshop

    Keywords: EvolutionRdata sciencedrug resistanceSummer Workshop 2018

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    Mutation and Selection: An Exploration of Antibiotic Resistance in Serratia Marcescens
    This laboratory module gives students hands-on experience with mutation and selection in bacteria.

    Keywords: moduleinquiry labsmutationartificial selectionbacteriain-class activityHandoutlab protocolResources @ QUBES - Teaching & Referenceantibiotic-resistance

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    Luria-Delbruck
    These two workbooks model the evolution of phage resistance in a bacterial population under two alternative hypotheses.

    Keywords: phageLuria-Delbruckresistance

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    From Dirt to Streptomyces DNA
    The purpose of this semester-long Lesson is to give students an authentic, course-based undergraduate research experience during which they learn basic and advanced microbiological and molecular...

    Keywords: MetabolismAntibiotic productionrRNA genesSecondary metabolitesStreptomyces

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    The Impact of Diet and Antibiotics on the Gut Microbiome: Distance Education Variant
    The goal of this article is to describe a variation of an active learning exercise that was previously published by the same author under a similar title. The variation describes modifications...

    Keywords: microbiomenutritionbacterial metabolitesgut bacteriahost response

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    Defining Life: Exploring Creativity, Scientific Discovery, and Biology Core Concepts in a Disciplinary First-Year Seminar
    This unit, Defining Life, engages students in thinking like scientists, applying creativity to science, and learning biology core concepts as they explore the defining characteristics of life. This...

    Keywords: Evolutionbiologycellprocess of science

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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...

    Keywords: microbiomeenvironmental controlhost responsemetabolites

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    Application of a Bacterial Experimental Evolution System to Visualize and Teach Evolution in Action: A Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experience
    Concepts of evolution are typically taught through examples of extremely long timescales, which do not always resonate broadly. Here, we describe a course-based undergraduate research experience...

    Keywords: EvolutionmutationcompetitionNatural Selectionregulationstructure and functionreproductive fitnessgenotype to phenotypehomologs

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    Understanding Host-Pathogen Interactions With the Use of Galleria mellonella
    The Galleria mellonella; the larvae of the Greater Wax Moth, is a safe and effective means to study host-pathogen interactions in the undergraduate setting. The use of animal models in the teaching...

    Keywords: innate immunitybacterial pathogenesisHost-pathogen interactionsGalleria mellonellaVirulence

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    Consumable Science – Teaching Students to Translate Science for the General Public
    Poster about assignments with an emphasis on non-technical writing for a general audience. Presented at the 2021 BIOME Institute.

    Keywords: Scientific communicationscientific writing2021 BIOMEnon-technical writingtechnical writing

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    A CURE for Salmonella: A Laboratory Course in Pathogen Microbiology and Genomics
    Rapid advances in genomics and bioinformatics, the vast amount of data generated by next-generation sequencing, and the penetration of the ‘-omics’ into many areas of biology have created a need...

    Keywords: epidemiologyresearchbioinformaticsgenomicspublic healthAntibiotic Resistant BacteriaSalmonellaDNA sequencingpathogenic bacteria

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    Tiny Earth: Studentsourcing antibiotic discovery
    Poster on Tiny Earth presented at the 2020 BIOME Institute: Cultivating Scientific Curiosity

    Keywords: antibiotic-resistancesoil microbiologyTiny Earth

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    Antibiotic Resistance of Bacterial Soil Isolates and Biofilm Production
    In this lesson, learners will hear about research that focuses on bacterial antibiotic resistance and biofilm production. Students will see how antibiotic resistance is measured and interpret a...

    Keywords: graph interpretationmicrobiologybiofilmfmnantibiotic-resistanceBioGraphIrepresentation in STEM

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    Using an Interactive Game, Gutsy, to Examine the Impacts of Pathogens and Everyday Events on the Human Gut Microbiome
    The human gut microbiome is often associated with ‘good bacteria’ in marketing campaigns for dietary supplements, probiotic drinks, and fermented foods. Yet, the dynamic and complex...

    Keywords: bacteriaGamepathogenhealthmicrobiomediversity

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    Bacteria Transformation
    TeachEngineering resource in which students construct paper recombinant plasmids to simulate the methods genetic engineers use to create modified bacteria.

    Keywords: bacteriaengineeringGMOsbacterial transformationplasmids

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    Citations
    Published Avida-Ed article

    Keywords: EvolutioncurriculumSelectionDigital Organisms

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    2006-Loyd-Wodarz-Drug Resistance in Acute Viral Infections-Rhinovirus as a Case Study
    We develop an epidemiological model that can be used to address the spread of resistance at the population level, and a virus dynamics model that can be used to study the dynamics of virus over the...

    Keywords: stabilityresistancevirusdrugepidemic competitionimmune responserhinovirus

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    Modeling Strep Throat Detection, Infection, and Spread Using an SIR Model and the Vensim Simulation Software
    The overarching goal of this lesson is to provide students with an opportunity to gain experience making and using biological models. Biological modeling can be used to investigate complex,...

    Keywords: infectious diseasebiological modelingSIR model

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