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    Using Immunocytochemistry and Fluorescence Microscopy Imaging to Explore the Mechanism of Action of Anti-Cancer Drugs on the Cell Cycle
    Understanding and visualizing the cell cycle and mitosis is an essential concept of cell biology. This multi-week lab module has students investigate the mechanism of action of anti-cancer drugs...

    Keywords: fluorescence microscopymitosisCell StructureCell ImagingImmunocytochemistryQuantitative microscopySTEM skills

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    BIO103R: Bio 103 and 104 Labs in R at URI
    GitHub repository for Bio 103 and 104 Labs in R at University of Rhode Island

    Keywords: R

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    Targeting Misconceptions in the Central Dogma by Examining Viral Infection
    Understanding the central dogma and how changes in gene expression can impact cell function requires integration of several topics in molecular biology. Students often do not make the necessary...

    Keywords: datatranscriptionvirustranslationprotein functionmembrane transportPredictions

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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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    2015 SMB Minisymposium: Topics in Biomathematics Education
    Collection of presentations given at the 2015 SMB Minisymposium: Topics in Biomathematics Education

    Keywords: SMB

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    Going Remote: An Online Adaptation to Using a Primary Cell Culture Model to Study the Neural Extracellular Matrix
    In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, instructors have modified materials to transition to a remote learning platform. The challenge for science instructors has been to design lab exercises that...

    Keywords: remote learningExtracellular matrixNeural extracellular matrixPerineuronal net

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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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    Quantitative Biology at Community Colleges Network Meeting Code of Conduct
    Code of Conduct for the Quantitative Biology at Community Colleges (QBCC) Network Meeting in February 2020

    Keywords: community collegesquantitative biologycode of conductqbcc

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    2014 QUBES Minisymposium at the Seventh International Symposium on Biomathematics and Ecology: Education and Research
    Collection of presentations that were part of a minisymposium at the Seventh International Symposium on Biomathematics and Ecology: Education and Research in 2014.

    Keywords: QUBESBEERminisymposium

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    Undergraduate Research at Lane Community College
    Session presentation on CURES at Lane Community College presented at the 2018 QUBES/BioQUEST Summer Workshop

    Keywords: undergraduate researchcommunitySummer Workshop 2018CUREs

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    Quantitative Modeling by Biology UnderGraduate Students
    Workshop for biology faculty at University of Houston on the QUBES and QM BUGS projects

    Keywords: QUBESQM BUGS

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    Using IF-AT (Immediate Feedback Assessment Technique) Forms for Collaborative Activities
    Presentation on IF-AT Forms at the 2019 BioQUEST & QUBES Summer Workshop
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    Avian Censys Analysis
    This Swirl course uses ecological data of bird counts and habitat variables to estimate inter-observer variability and the relationship of birds with habitat variables.

    Keywords: ecologyregressionaverageserror estimates

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    Student-Driven Design-and-Improve Modules to Explore the Effect of Plant Bioactive Compounds in Three Model Organisms
    Engaging and supporting introductory level students in authentic research experiences during required coursework is challenging. Plant bioactive compounds attract students' natural curiosity as...

    Keywords: statisticsLabCUREInquiryresearch skillscaterpillardaphniadrugsscience process

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    7-040-TankInterruptMixing-ModelingScenario
    We present a first order differential equation model for the interrupted mixing of a tank with salt water. We offer two solution strategies (1) two step approach and (2) Laplace Transforms.

    Keywords: Laplace transforminverse Laplace Transformsalttankmixinginterrupt

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    Uncovering new species in Honduras with Dr. Josiah Townsend
    Josiah (Joe) Townsend is an Associate Professor of Biology at the Indiana University of Pennsylvania, and a Visiting Professor at the Zamorano Biodiversity Center in Honduras. In this discussion,...
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    Growing from Tiny Earth: A model for interdisciplinary CUREs at Johnson County Community College
    This resource includes a video that highlights how Tiny Earth is implemented and a poster that shows independent research done by students after participating in the CURE courses.

    Keywords: researchCURECUREs

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    Corrosion and Space Travel with Dr. Eliza Montgomery
    We were able to sit down with Dr. Eliza Montgomery, the Materials Engineer and Corrosion Subject Matter expert at NASA, to talk about her path in science and what she does!

    Keywords: EngineersNASA

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    Backyard Beetles + Pollinators Lab for BIO 3400 Ecology at Greensboro College
    This contains Dr. Sandra Cooke's modifications to the EREN-NEON FLP Backyard Beetles + Pollinators project developed for BIO 3400 Ecology, an upper level course taught in person at Greensboro...

    Keywords: NEONNational Ecological Observatory Network

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    Tools: New tools for new science
    A collection of computational, modeling and data analysis tools developed at Microsoft Research Labs.

    Keywords: modelingdata analysisdatacomputational toolsdata visualization

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