Teaching Materials (1-7 of 7)

1. Evaluating the potential for immune escape: how likely is an antibody to protect against a specific SARS-CoV-2 variant?

   24 May 2024 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Allyson Sterling¹, Erica Lannan², Sandra Porter³

   1. Regis University 2. Prairie State College 3. Digital World Biology

   Commercial antibodies to the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein have been successfully used to treat people with COVID-19. Unfortunately, as the SARS-CoV-2 virus evolves, new variants have appeared that can...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/4763/?v=1

2. When tests disagree, how do I know if I have COVID-19?

   09 Jan 2023 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Holly Basta¹, Sean Coleman², Iglika V. Pavlova³, Aparna Shah⁴

   1. Rocky Mountain College 2. Wartburg College 3. University of North Carolina Greensboro 4. Virginia Tech

   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...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/3616/?v=1

3. Using the IEDB to Predict Proteasomal Cleavage Events and T-cell Epitopes

   17 Dec 2022 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Miko Mallari¹, Sheela Vemu², Valerie Carson³, Golnar Afshar⁴, Alma Rodriguez Estrada⁵, Clifford Wilson⁶, Sandra Porter⁷

   1. City College of San Francisco 2. Waubonsee Community College 3. Hillsborough Community College 4. Skyline College 5. Aurora University 6. City Colleges of Chicago 7. Digital World Biology

   Research experiences provide a valuable view into the world of science and a great way to explore new fields and careers while developing critical thinking skills. The development and maintenance...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/3595/?v=1

4. Introducing Immunology Research Literature to Understand B-cell Receptor Gene Expression

   04 Oct 2022 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Dyan E. Morgan*

   University of Kansas

   Immunology is relevant to our everyday lives, driving a need for more engaging and inclusive undergraduate immunology education. One way to engage a diverse group of learners is by teaching them...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/3528/?v=1

5. Evaluating the potential for immune escape: how likely is an antibody to protect against a specific SARS-CoV-2 variant?

   10 Jun 2022 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Sandra Porter¹, Uwe Hilgert², Erica Lannan³, Michelle Stieber⁴

   1. Digital World Biology 2. Bio5 Institute 3. Prairie State College 4. Cerritos College

   Commercial antibodies to the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein have been successfully used to treat people with COVID-19. Unfortunately, as the SARS-CoV-2 virus evolves, new variants have appeared that can...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/2913/?v=1

6. To Vaccinate or Not to Vaccinate

   29 Aug 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Cynthia M. Harley*¹, Jennifer Edgerton¹, Anthony Auletta²

   1. Metropolitan State University 2. University of Florida

   To vaccinate or not to vaccinate, that is the question. Much of the recent trend in society against vaccination is that the general population does not understand 1) how vaccines work and 2) how...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/2669/?v=1

7. COVID-19: Molecular Basis Infection Revisited One Year into the Pandemic

   09 Jun 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Didem Vardar-Ulu

   Boston University, Chemistry Department

   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

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/2424/?v=1