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    Phage Discovery Videos
    A compilation of videos to support teaching the concepts and protocols for discovering and working with phage.
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    Module 6: Alternative Splicing
    This module explores how multiple different mRNAs and polypeptides can be encoded by the same gene. After completing this module students will be able to explain how alternative splicing of a gene...

    Keywords: geneticsdata visualizationmolecular biologygenomicsexonintronalternative splicingSimilarity searchesMessenger RNA

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    Module 1: Introduction to the Genome Browser: What is a Gene?
    This lesson introduces the University of California Santa Cruz genome browser to students, walking them through some of the key features so that it can be used for analysis of gene structure.

    Keywords: geneticsbioinformaticsGenome BrowserSimilarity searchesExonsIntronsEvidence TrackStart CodonStop Codon

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    COVID-19 Simulator (ISEE) Module
    This accessible module guides students through exploring the COVID-19 Simulator developed by ISEE. Students dig into the four scenarios provided (including the parameters and the graphs),...

    Keywords: mathematical modelingSTELLAInfectious Disease ModelingInterpreting Graphsinterpreting modelsCOVID19coronavirus

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    Databases: A Study of Influenza
    This lesson introduces the student to the Influenza Research Database. Students will select Influenza genome sequences to see how they are related. Students tests hypotheses about evolutionary...

    Keywords: Bioinformatics EducationBioinformatics and Genomicsmolecular evolutionInfluenza

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    REMNet Tutorial, R Part 5: Normalizing Microbiome Data in R 5.2.19
    Video on normalizing microbiome data from the Research Experiences in Microbiomes Network

    Keywords: geneticsstatisticsdata analysisgraphingRStudioVideoexperimental designR programming languagemicrobiomesstudent researchinterdisciplinary educationlimnologyeco-informaticsresearch in the classroomtidyverseWorking with datasetsREMNet

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    REMNet Tutorial, R Part 3: Creating Alpha Diversity Plots in R 5.2.19
    Video on creating alpha diversity plots in R from the Research Experiences in Microbiomes Network

    Keywords: VideoMicrobiology EducationR programming languagemicrobiomesCoastal wetlandsmanagementnortheastsea-level risesalt marshresearch in the classroomREMNeturban microbiomes

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    REMNet Tutorial, Excel Part 4: Focusing on Taxonomy 4.26.19
    Video on analyzing microbiome data in Excel from the Research Experiences in Microbiomes Network

    Keywords: The Analysis of Biological DataExcelVideoMicrobiology Educationteaching with technologymicrobiomesSwirlresearch in the classroomREMNeturban microbiomes

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    List of resources and support communities dedicated to biology undergraduate education
    Ecologists new to teaching and evidence-based teaching practices often feel alone and without support. There are resources and communities that can help them become better instructors and...

    Keywords: teaching resource

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    Plasmodium Problem Space
    This problem space brings together diverse resources with the goal of helping biology teachers and learners engage in research investigations.

    Keywords: bioinformaticsproblem spacesNIBLSERNAseqmalariaplasmodium

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    Bioinformatics / Neuroinformatics
    This module is a computer-based introduction to bioinformatics resources.  This easy-to-adopt module weaves together several important bioinformatic tools so students can grasp how each is used in...

    Keywords: bioinformaticsNIBLSEImageJquantitative trait locusQTL

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    Using the Environmental Column To Connect Silos
    Poster on diverse sampling techniques to increase scientific communication presented at the 2018 QUBES/BioQUEST Summer Workshop

    Keywords: interdisciplaryScientific communicationsampling techniquesSummer Workshop 2018interdisciplinary communication

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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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    Quantitative Evolutionary Biology on the QUBESHub
    Abstract for a presentation about QUBES given at the Evolution 2015 Conference Education Strand.

    Keywords: Evolution

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    Reimagining professional development: Faculty mentoring networks as a model for connecting projects and teachers
    iDigBio webinar providing background on the QUBES project, examples of how faculty mentoring networks have made it possible for diverse educational programs to reach new audiences, and a framework...

    Keywords: webinar

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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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    Exploring the population dynamics of wintering bald eagles through long-term data
    This is an FMN participant modification of the TIEE module "Exploring the population dynamics of wintering bald eagles through long-term data" authored by Julie Beckstead, Alexandra N....

    Keywords: ecologyIntroductoryEcological Society of AmericafmnLectureUndergraduateData DiscoveryInstructional SettingAudience LevelActivity LengthMore than 1 hour

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    Anti-bias Education Puppet Plays
    Nature provides science content for teacher preparation certification programs and the backdrop for puppet plays used as a springboard for teaching the NAEYC's four goals of Anti-bias...

    Keywords: educationcollectionsmuseumidentitydiversityNatureearly childhoodjusticepuppetplaysnature-basedanti-biasactivism

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    The Undergraduate Student’s Guide to Geometric Morphometrics
    Embarking on a new research endeavor can be a daunting task. User guides, books, and published articles are written for an audience that already has some background experience in the field....

    Keywords: researchGeometric Morphometrics"body shape""shape analysis"

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    USE C*Sci - The Undergraduate Student Experiences with Citizen Science Network to Transform Learning and Broaden Participation in Science (RCN-UBE Introduction)
    The Undergraduate Student Experiences with Citizen and Community Science Network includes educators, researchers, and project leaders excited about the use of participatory science approaches to...

    Keywords: RCN-UBE Introduction

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