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    Integration of Bioinformatics into Life Science Curricula: Community Development, Dissemination, and Assessment of a NIBLSE Learning Resource
    Big data and computational tools have transformed the way we address biological questions. To prepare undergraduates for tomorrow’s challenges, life science curricula should integrate the...

    Keywords: bioinformaticsNIBLSELife Science

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    Hemoglobin bioinformatics
    This is an introduction to bioinformatics using hemoglobin as an example. The worksheets introduce students to resources to explore the DNA, RNA and polypeptide linear structure with a brief...

    Keywords: bioinformaticsHemoglobinBLASTsickle cell diseaseMolecular Case StudyClustal OmegaMolCaseNet

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    CourseSource Bioinformatics Teaching Materials
    CourseSource Teaching Materials tagged "Bioinformatics"

    Keywords: databaseNIBLSE

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    Biostatistical Tools
    This Excel collection of workbooks has tools for: 1. Linear regression through the origin 2. Linear regression not through the origin 3. Polynomial fit 4. A simple chi-square analysis to test...

    Keywords: linear regressionchi-square analysisHardy-Weinberg equilibriumpolynomial regression

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    Exploring the evolution of caffeine biosynthesis enzymes
    Caffeine is a very common stimulant consume worldwide as tea, coffee, mate, cocoa, and chocolate. Ever wondered why plants make caffeine? Do all caffeine producing plants have the same enzymes for...

    Keywords: Bioinformatics EducationBioinformatics and Genomics

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    Introduction to Genome Annotation
    This exercise is an adaptation of the Annotation Lesson by Rosenwald et al. It introduces the use of bioinformatics tools to extract information from genome databases. It is a basic lesson on...

    Keywords: microbiologyGenome annotationBioinformatics EducationBioinformatics and Genomics

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    Genome Solver - A bioinformatics pipeline for community science
    The Genome Solver was an NSF-funded project developed as a way to train undergraduate life science faculty in basic web-based tools for bioinformatics. As part of the project we developed a one-day...

    Keywords: phylogeneticsbacteriophagebacteriaHorizontal Gene transferGenome Analysis

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    Using Bioinformatics Activities to understand the Past and Present of SARS-CoV2
    We have designed a Bioinformatics activity that uses tools to identify the origins and mutations in the novel SARS-CoV2 strains.
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    Using Bioinformatics and Molecular Visualization to Develop Student Hypotheses in a Malate Dehydrogenase Oriented CURE
    Developing student creativity and ability to develop a testable hypothesis represents a significant challenge in most laboratory courses. This lesson demonstrates how students use facets of...

    Keywords: bioinformaticsNoncovalent InteractionsEnzyme CatalysisProtein Structure/function

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    Functional and structural analysis of Amylase activity
    This exercise was developed to allow students to apply the scientific method and use their knowledge of enzymes to investigate the relationship between enzyme activity and structure. Students...
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    Undergraduate Research Experiences in Computational Science at a Community College
    Resource from the 2015 BioQUEST Summer Workshop

    Keywords: computer simulationscomputational modelInterdisciplinary STEMcomputational toolscommunity colleges

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    Understanding COVID-19 Biology to Design a Vaccine
    This multi-part case study introduces the reader to the SARS-CoV-2 virus, replication, and treatment. Additional worksheets introduce students to bioinformatics tools of 3-D protein visualization...

    Keywords: BLASTprotein structure modelingmolecular visualization and analysisCOVID19PDB

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    Sequence Similarity: An inquiry based and "under the hood" approach for incorporating molecular sequence alignment in introductory undergraduate biology courses
    Introductory bioinformatics exercises often walk students through the use of computational tools, but often provide little understanding of what a computational tool does "under the...

    Keywords: BLASTmultiple sequence alignmentsequence similarityphylogramZika virusAlgorithmScoring Matrix

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    Transpiration
    In this lab, students will examine differences between C3 and C4 plants in their transpiration rates.

    Keywords: plant physiologybotanylaboratoryResource Type

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    REMNet - A National Network for Integrating the Study of Microbiomes into Course-based Undergraduate Research Experiences (RCN-UBE Introduction)
    The mission of REMNet’s “Microbiomes for All!” is to serve as a centralized hub for information and resources on the integration of microbiome studies into the undergraduate curriculum. RemNet...

    Keywords: RCN-UBE Introduction

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    Genome Sequence Data in R using Biostrings (Swirl Lesson)
    By the end of this lesson, students should be able to load FASTA files into R as DNAStringSets and use width() and alphabetFrequency(), combined with other functions like sum() and mean(), to...

    Keywords: R programming languagecourse-based undergraduate research experienceBioinformatics and GenomicsCURECUREscourse-based research experiences (CUREs)STEM CUREsComparative genomicsBioconductor

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    Box of Lessons: A Toolkit for Introducing Students to Biomolecular Structure and Function
    This is a poster describing a collection of open educational resources that were developed by faculty participating in the Molecular CaseNet Faculty Mentoring Network in Spring 2022. The collection...

    Keywords: bioinformaticsbiomolecular structureProtein Data Bankresources @ Molecular CaseNet

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    CyVerse: Scalable Image Informatics
    Poster on cyberinfrastructure for the machine learning ere presented at the 2020 BIOME Institute: Cultivating Scientific Curiosity

    Keywords: image analysisundergraduate researchmachine learningCyVerse

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    Encouraging student collaboration and networking and improving student access to undergraduate research opportunities.
    We describe, as a case study, work done by two undergraduate students on a specific enzyme in the ciliate Tetrahymena thermophila.

    Keywords: undergraduate researchstudent researchenzymes

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    Using the IEDB to Predict Proteasomal Cleavage Events and T-cell Epitopes
    Research experiences provide a valuable view into the world of science and a great way to explore new fields and careers while developing critical thinking skills. The development and maintenance...

    Keywords: biologydatabaseImmunologydata sciencebioinformaticsBiotechnologyt-cellengineeringantibodyBioengineeringAntibody EngineeringlymphocytesProteinNetChopepitopeIEDBB-cellProteasomeProteasomal Cleavage

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