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    Learning about Protein Structure and Function with Molecular CaseNet
    Poster on the case studies available through Molecular CaseNet that focus on protein structure and function. Presented at the 2021 BIOME Institute.

    Keywords: case studiesmolecular biologyProtein Structureprotein function2021 BIOME

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    Molecular CaseNet - Developing Intro Tutorials - YouTube
    Biome Institute 2020, Summary Video

    Keywords: introductory biologyMolecular structuremolecular visualizationMolecular Case Study

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    Molecular CaseNet - Students Writing Cases - YouTube
    Biome Institute 2020, Summary Video

    Keywords: assessmentcase study creationMolecular structuremolecular visualizationMolecular Case Study

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    Piwi Matters
    This case focuses on understanding structure and function relationships in Piwi, a protein that is critical for germline stem cell function and development of eggs in the fruit fly ovary.

    Keywords: Stem cellsmolecular visualization and analysis3D protein structure /function analysisPiwiPDBMolecular Case Study

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    Nicholas' Story
    This 3 part case on sickle cell disease focuses on visualizing and understanding the molecular basis of its cause, symptoms, complications, management, treatment, and possible cures.

    Keywords: Hemoglobinmolecular visualization and analysissickle cell diseasePDBMolecular Case Study

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    Nicholas' Story
    This 3 part case on sickle cell disease focuses on visualizing and understanding the molecular basis of its cause, symptoms, complications, management, treatment, and possible cures.

    Keywords: Hemoglobinmolecular visualization and analysissickle cell diseasePDBMolecular Case Study

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    Molecular CaseNet - Developing and Using Molecular Case Studies at the Interface of Biology and Chemistry (RCN-UBE Introduction)
    A community of educators and scholars developing and using Molecular Case Studies (MCS), to explore the molecular basis of biological phenomena, understand real world problems, and their developing...

    Keywords: RCN-UBE Introduction

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    The Molecular CaseNet Pipeline for Authoring, Piloting, and Evaluating Molecular Case Studies
    This poster provides an overview of the pipeline for authoring, piloting, and reviewing molecular case studies for publication in Molecular CaseNet.

    Keywords: resources @ Molecular CaseNet

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    Molecular Basis of Sickle Cell Disease
    This multi part case on hemoglobin structure as it relates to oxygen binding and sickle cell disease focuses on utilizing bioinformatics and molecular visualization tools to learn about the sickle...

    Keywords: Hemoglobinmolecular visualization and analysisintroductory bioinformaticssickle cell diseasePDBMolecular Case Studyoxygen bindingmyoglobinmolecular literacy3D protein structuresstructural representations

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    Ecology/Environmental Biology Molecular Case Studies for Molecular CaseNet - YouTube
    Biome Institute 2021, Fall Working Group Summary Video

    Keywords: climate changebiofilmcoffeecoral bleachingMolecular structuremolecular visualizationMolecular Case Studycholera

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    Maria vs Malaria
    This case study focuses on a specific enzyme Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH) in the malarial parasite as a target for treating malaria.

    Keywords: bioinformaticsmolecular visualizationstructure-functionuniprotProtein Data BankMolecular Case StudyMolecular CaseNet

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    COVID-19: Molecular Basis of Infection
    This case was written in Spring 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic. It focuses on understanding the structure and interaction of the SARS-Cov-2 viral spike protein that facilitates infection in...

    Keywords: infectionvaccinemolecular visualization and analysisCOVID19PDBSARS-CoVMolecular Case Study

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    COVID-19: Molecular Basis of Infection-ADAPTATION
    This case was written in Spring 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic. It focuses on understanding the structure and interaction of the SARS-Cov-2 viral spike protein that facilitates infection in...

    Keywords: infectionvaccinemolecular visualization and analysisCOVID19PDBSARS-CoVMolecular Case Study

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    Students Authoring Molecular Case Studies
    Poster on using case studies to help students develop their skills in reading primary literature and identifying authentic scientific problems by authoring their own case studies. Presented at the...

    Keywords: case studiesProtein StructureProtein Data BankMolecular Case Study2021 BIOME

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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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    Waking up Anna
    This case focuses on understanding the molecular basis of Anna's sleeping disorder and its treatment.

    Keywords: sleepmolecular visualization and analysisPDBMolecular Case StudyGABA

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    Happy Blue Baby
    This case, about a specific mutant of hemoglobin, focuses on visualizing and understanding the molecular basis of why an infant turned blue soon after birth and how the cyanosis resolved on its own...

    Keywords: mutationHemoglobinmolecular visualization and analysisgenetic basisPDBMolecular Case StudyMol*

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    COVID-19: Molecular Basis Infection Revisited One Year into the Pandemic
    This adaptation was written in Spring 2021 exactly one year after the original case and includes explorations of the emerging mutations within the spike protein

    Keywords: infectionvaccinemolecular visualization and analysisCOVID19PDBSARS-CoVMolecular Case Studyvariantsantibody

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    CRISPR Gene Editing: Designing the gRNA and Donor Template
    In this adaptation, students learn how CRISPR/Cas9 is used in bacterial immunity and gene editing. Students create both a gRNA target and a donor template to edit a gene. Mutations can be from the...

    Keywords: geneticseducationcell biologymolecular biologymutationStem cellsstructure-functionmolecular visualization and analysis3D protein structure /function analysisCRISPR/Cas9crisprDNA mutationPiwiPDBMolecular Case StudyPiwi Matters

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    COVID-19: On the way to a vaccine
    This multi-part case study introduces the reader to the SARS-CoV-2 virus origins, the molecular basis of the infection, the development and severity of symptoms, and treatment.

    Keywords: BLASTprotein structure modelingmolecular visualization and analysisCOVID19PDB

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