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    A 360˚ View of COVID-19
    In March 2020, institutions underwent a massive transition to distance learning as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. With so little time to devise new materials to maximize learning in the new...

    Keywords: geneticsImmunologyBiochemistrybioinformaticsmolecular evolutionpublic healthvirusCOVID19

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    2003-Knorrenschild-Gross-Text Books on Mathematical Modeling in Biology
    Text Books on Mathematical Modeling in Biology Compiled from the Internet by Michael Knorrenschild,

    Keywords: biologyMathematical Biologytextbooktext

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    When tests disagree, how do I know if I have COVID-19?
    Students will learn about infectious disease and the immune response to infection by investigating different types of tests (PCR, antigen, and antibody tests) to detect the SARS-CoV-2 viral genetic...

    Keywords: geneticsVision and Changeintroductory biologyinfectious diseasemolecular biologycore competenciesRT-PCRviruscore conceptsnon-majors biologySARS-CoV-2antibodyAntigenImmunoReachmolecular DiagnosticsCOVID-19 transmission

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    Introduction to Quantitative Biology - Fall 2014 Syllabus
    Syllabus for Introduction to Quantitative Biology taught at the College of William and Mary.

    Keywords: quant biosyllabus

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    QUBES: Building a community to promote undergraduate quantitative biology education
    QUBES is designed to improve communication among educators, assist faculty in understanding and implementing novel content and teaching strategies in their classrooms, and create an academic reward...

    Keywords: QUBES

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    The Science Behind the ACTN3 Polymorphism
    A common polymorphism in the alpha-actinin-3 (ACTN3) gene results in the lack of ACTN3 protein expression in fast twitch muscle fibers in ~16% of the human population (1). This genetic change has...

    Keywords: protein structure and functionhuman genetic variationskeletal muscle physiology

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    2015 Quantitative Biology Education Summit
    Abstract for a meeting, 2015 Quantitative Biology Education Summit.

    Keywords: meetingQUBESRCNquantitative biologyData In Inquiryworkshop

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    Developing Quantitative Skills Using HHMI BioInteractive Resources
    A workshop on using HHMI BioInteractive data activities to teach science content and quantitative skills

    Keywords: HHMI BioInteractive

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    Quantitative Reasoning Learning Progression
    Three articles about the work of a project on quantitative reasoning in the context of environmental literacy.

    Keywords: quantitative

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    Homologous chromosomes? Exploring human sex chromosomes, sex determination and sex reversal using bioinformatics approaches
    Constructing a robust understanding of homologous chromosomes, sex chromosomes, and the particulate nature of genes is a notoriously difficult task for undergraduate biology students. In this...

    Keywords: bioinformaticsautosomehomologous chromosomeshomologous recombinationsex chromosomesex determinationsex reversal mutations

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    A Rapid Genetic Screen Using Wisconsin Fast Plants®: A Hands-On Approach to Inheritance of de novo Mutations
    Some concepts in genetics, such as genetic screens, are complex for students to visualize in a classroom and can be cumbersome to undertake in the laboratory. Typically, very large populations are...

    Keywords: mutationInheritancegermlinesomaplant lifecycle

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    Predicting and classifying effects of insertion and deletion mutations on protein coding regions
    Mutations in genes can affect the encoded proteins in multiple ways, and some of these effects are counterintuitive. As for any other knowledge, students must create their own deep understanding of...

    Keywords: mutationcentral dogmatranslationframeshift

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    Lizard Evolution Series Collection
    The species of Anolis lizards of the Caribbean provide a living example of evolution and speciation.

    Keywords: geneticsEvolutionResources @ HHMI - BioInteractivebehaviororganismal biologySpeciationDNAphylogeny and classificationHigh School

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    QUBES: Building a community to promote undergraduate quantitative biology education
    This was a poster session at the 2015 Ecological Society of America meeting in Baltimore, MD.

    Keywords: Ecological Society of America

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    The struggle is valid: Increasing student science identity and quantitative skills
    This poster outlines the approach to our research on science identity and quantitative skills. Our approach includes an established educational researcher to assure that our design, approach,...

    Keywords: data visualizationquantitative skillsSelf-Efficacyinclusive classroomsdiversity equity and inclusionscience identityBIOME 2022survey instruments

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    BIOME 2021 QSSI Lightning talk
    Our team, Quantitative Skills and Science Identity (QSSI), met in the fall of 2021 to discuss and develop a methodology to assess the effectiveness of Data Nugget/Scientist Spotlight activities. We...

    Keywords: assessmentquantitative skillsData Nuggetscientist spotlightsBIOME 2021

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    Calculus, Zombies, Community, and QUBES
    Presentation discussing approaches to determining the content and delivery structure for quantitative integration into the curriculum of foundational courses in both statistics and calculus for the...

    Keywords: math bio edzombiesmath confidenceumaine

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    Single Cell Insights Into Cancer Transcriptomes: A Five-Part Single-Cell RNAseq Case Study Lesson
    There is a growing need for integration of “Big Data” into undergraduate biology curricula. Transcriptomics is one venue to examine biology from an informatics perspective. RNA sequencing has...

    Keywords: bioinformaticscancertranscriptomicshigh-throughputData wranglingSingle cell RNA sequencingq

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    Understanding Action Potential and Frequency Coding using Scientist Spotlight and Data Nuggets
    The main crux of this activity is to integrate three existing frameworks including ideas of the Scientist Spotlight Initiative, build and solidify the quantitative reasoning skills in our students...
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    Quantitative Modules to Accompany General Biology Courses
    A collection of modules that were developed to accompany general biology courses and allow instructors to add quantitative examples in many of the topics in a standard GB sequence.

    Keywords: moduleintroductory biologymathmodulesprojectResources @ QUBES - Teaching & Reference

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