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1. Using Synthetic Biology to Teach Data Science

   05 Aug 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Margaret S Saha¹, Beteel Abu-Ageel¹, Sanjana Challa¹, Xiangyi Fang¹, Chai Hibbert¹, Anna Isler¹, Elias Nafziger¹, Adam Oliver¹, Hanqiu Peng¹, Julia Urban¹, Vivian Zhu¹

   College of William and Mary

   Poster and supplemental materials on using synthetic biology to introduce students to meaningful data mining, analysis, and application to engineering novel biological constructs.

   https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/1326/?v=3

2. Using Synthetic Biology to Teach Data Science

   30 Jul 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Margaret S Saha¹, Beteel Abu-Ageel¹, Sanjana Challa¹, Xiangyi Fang¹, Chai Hibbert¹, Anna Isler¹, Elias Nafziger¹, Adam Oliver¹, Hanqiu Peng¹, Julia Urban¹, Vivian Zhu¹

   College of William and Mary

   Poster and supplemental materials on using synthetic biology to introduce students to meaningful data mining, analysis, and application to engineering novel biological constructs.

   https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/1326/?v=2

3. NMDS to Study Dead Wood Fungi Communities in Parks of New Jersey

   30 Jul 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Maria Shumskaya¹, Christopher Zambell¹

   Kean University

   Students use dead wood (saproxylic) fungi occurrence data from New Jersey, USA collected by students and faculty of Kean University to learn the basics of community ecology. Simple NMDS ordination...

   https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/1367/?v=1

4. Malawian Aquaculture Pond Ecosystem Challenge

   24 Jul 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Jessica Coyle

   This case study challenges students to design a pond that will provide supplemental food security to a rural Malawian village. In the process they apply concepts of primary and secondary...

   https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/1365/?v=1

5. Mosquito Invasion! A Lotka-Volterra Competition Case Study

   24 Jul 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Jessica Coyle

   In this instructor-led interrupted case study, students practice interpreting Lotka-Volterra competition model parameters using data on an invasive and native mosquito species.

   https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/1364/?v=1

6. Examining human impacts on tusk evolution in elephants using authentic research data using Serenity

   13 Jul 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Kaitlin Bonner

   St. John Fisher College

   In this activity students explore and analyze real, authentic research data paired with HHMI’s “Selection for Tuskless Elephants” video in a hands-on investigation of human impacts on elephant...

   https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/1350/?v=1

7. The p53 Gene and Cancer

   01 Jul 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By HHMI BioInteractive

   This tutorial describes the structure and function of the p53 protein, how its activity is regulated in cells, and how mutant versions of p53 can lead to cancer.

   https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/1338/?v=1

8. Cystic Fibrosis Mechanism and Treatment

   01 Jul 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By HHMI BioInteractive

   This animation shows how mutations in an ion channel protein lead to the genetic disease cystic fibrosis. The animation also discusses how research on this protein has been used to develop...

   https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/1337/?v=1

9. Using Synthetic Biology to Teach Data Science

   26 Jun 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Margaret S Saha¹, Beteel Abu-Ageel¹, Sanjana Challa¹, Xiangyi Fang¹, Chai Hibbert¹, Anna Isler¹, Elias Nafziger¹, Adam Oliver¹, Hanqiu Peng¹, Julia Urban¹, Vivian Zhu¹

   College of William and Mary

   Abstract for poster on using synthetic biology to introduce students to meaningful data mining, analysis, and application to engineering novel biological constructs.

   https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/1326/?v=1

10. Sequence Similarity in Developmental Biology - A Bioinformatics Exercise Using Myostatin

    19 Jun 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Barbara Murdoch

    Eastern Connecticut State University

    This exercise leads upper level biology majors in an inquiry-based excursion to determine how similar the signaling molecule, myostatin, is between humans and mice, using a basic set of...

    https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/1317/?v=1

11. Network for Integrating Bioinformatics into Life Sciences Education (NIBLSE): Recent Activities

    11 Jun 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By William Morgan

    The College of Wooster

    Presentation on NIBLSE at the 2019 Great Lakes Bioinformatics Conference

    https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/1210/?v=1

12. Mars Colony

    11 Jun 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By James Burton Deemy

    College of Coastal Georgia

    In this exercise students work in groups to design an agroecosystem to feed a Mars Colony while accounting for space and energy transfer limitations.

    https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/1296/?v=1

13. Island Frogs

    11 Jun 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By James Burton Deemy

    College of Coastal Georgia

    This is an exercise in island biogeography that allows students to reconstruct splits in the evolutionary history of several hypothetical frog species.

    https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/1295/?v=1

14. Adaptation of Investigating human impacts on stream ecology: locally and nationally

    10 Jun 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Catherine Sughrue Etter

    Cape Cod Community College

    TIEE Module- How does nutrient pollution impact stream ecosystems locally and nationally?

    https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/1294/?v=1

15. Measuring Success for Collections: Educational Products and Outcomes

    07 Jun 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Anna Monfils¹, Molly Phillips², Libby Ellwood³, Debra Linton¹, Lisa White, Natalie Douglas, Shari Ellis, Sam S Donovan⁴

    1. Central Michigan University 2. iDigBio, Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida 3. iDigBio 4. University of Pittsburgh

    Presentation at the 34th Annual meeting of the Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections

    https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/1291/?v=1

16. Answer Checking - Modified for Environmental Data Analysis/Statistics Course

    06 Jun 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Jennifer Prairie

    University of San Diego

    Modified answer checking worksheet from original BIOMAAP resource to include two additional questions relating to probability/P-values.

    https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/1289/?v=1

17. Exploring how climate will impact plant-insect distributions and interactions using open data and informatics

    06 Jun 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Wendy Clement¹, Kathleen Prudic², Jeffrey Oliver³

    1. The College of New Jersey 2. University of Arizona 3. University of Arizona Libraries

    This teaching module provides an entry point for students to learn about data science, open data repositories (e.g., citizen science data), and species distribution modeling to study the effects of...

    https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/1286/?v=1

18. The ml4bio Workshop: Machine Learning Literacy for Biologists

    02 Jun 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Fangzhou Mu¹, Chris Magnano¹, Debora Treu², Anthony Gitter¹

    1. University of Wisconsin - Madison 2. Morgridge Institute for Research

    Presentation on machine learning literacy for biologists at the 2019 Great Lakes Bioinformatics Conference

    https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/1252/?v=1

19. Figure of the Day - Teaching Notes - Boersma

    01 Jun 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Kate S Boersma

    University of San Diego

    Teaching notes from my application of Figure of the Day in my BIOL305 Ecology lecture course for biology majors.

    https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/1276/?v=1

20. Introduction to Growth Mindset - Teaching Notes - Boersma

    01 Jun 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Kate S Boersma

    University of San Diego

    Teaching notes from my use of BIOMAAP Growth Mindset teaching materials in my 300 level Ecology class for majors.

    https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/1274/?v=1