Tags: bioinformatics

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  1. Maria vs Malaria - AR Adaptation

    04 Nov 2023 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Didem Vardar-Ulu1, Saif Eldeen Ragab1, Swati Agrawal2

    1. Boston University, Chemistry Department 2. University of Mary Washington

    This case study focuses on a specific enzyme Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH) in the malarial parasite as a target for treating malaria. Students will be able to view selected molecular views from the...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/4554/?v=1

  2. Maria vs Malaria

    02 Nov 2023 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Didem Vardar-Ulu1, Serena Yu1, Alicia Lau1, Molly Szpakowski1

    Boston University

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

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/4551/?v=1

  3. Box of Lessons: A Toolkit for Introducing Students to Biomolecular Structure and Function

    30 Oct 2023 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Sheela Vemu1, Alexandra Pettit2, Shuchismita Dutta3

    1. Waubonsee Community College 2. Carleton University 3. RCSB Protein Data Bank, Rutgers University

    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...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/4549/?v=1

  4. Teaching Protein Structure Modeling

    21 Mar 2023 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By SOMCHAI SAENGAMNATDEJ

    Naresuan University Faculty of Medical Science

    New strains of microbes have been regularly discovered and brought into a laboratory for study in many different directions. When a new microbial genome is sequenced and assembled, the homologues...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/3845/?v=1

  5. BSL-4: Authorized Personnel Only

    15 Mar 2023 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Nicole Anthony

    Biological Sciences, Toronto District School Board

    National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science resource on the 2014 Ebola epidemic. This resource is also included in the NIBLSE Learning Resource Collection

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/795/?v=2

  6. Colon Cancer: A Case of Genetic Bad Luck

    15 Mar 2023 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Anne M. Casper

    Eastern Michigan University

    Case study developed for an introductory genetics class published in the National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/992/?v=2

  7. Murder by HIV? Undergraduate edition

    14 Mar 2023 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Naowarat (Ann) Cheeptham1, Laura B. Regassa2, Michèle I. Shuster3

    1. Thompson Rivers University 2. Georgia Southern University 3. New Mexico State University

    Bioinformatics case study focusing on phylogenetic tree interpretation, published in the National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/1004/?v=2

  8. 2015-European_Bioinformatics_Institute-Bio-Models-Database

    12 Mar 2023 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By The European Bioinformatics Institute

    NA

    Bio Models Database is a repository of computational models of biological processes. Models described from literature are manually curated and enriched with cross-references. All models are...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/3800/?v=1

  9. 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

  10. Bioinformatics is a BLAST: Engaging First-Year Biology Students on Campus Biodiversity Using DNA Barcoding

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

    By Shem Unger*1, Mark Rollins1

    Wingate University

    In order to introduce students to the concept of molecular diversity, we developed a short, engaging online lesson using basic bioinformatics techniques. Students were introduced to basic...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/3520/?v=1

  11. A "Box of Lessons" for Exploring Biomolecular Structure and Function

    20 Jul 2022 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Keith A. Johnson1, Alexandra Pettit2, Sheela Vemu3, Shuchismita Dutta4

    1. Bradley University College of Liberal Arts and Sciences 2. Carleton University 3. Waubonsee Community College - 4. RCSB Protein Data Bank, Rutgers University

    Biomolecular structure and function is emphasized as a core concept in a variety of community determined educational standards for biology and chemistry. Most curricula introduce students to the...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/3448/?v=1

  12. Using Open-Source Bioinformatics and Visualization Tools to Explore the Structure and Function of SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein

    18 Mar 2022 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Laura L. Listenberger1, Cassandra M. Joiner1, Cassidy R. Terrell*2

    1. St. Olaf College 2. University of Minnesota

    The relationship between protein structure and function is a foundational concept in undergraduate biochemistry. We find this theme is best presented with assignments that encourage exploration and...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2862/?v=1

  13. Wenxiang 3.0

    01 Mar 2022 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By John R Jungck1, Metehan Cebeci2

    1. Interdisciplinary Science Learning Center at the University of Delaware 2. University of Delaware

    Wenxiang diagrams illustrate protein helices as spirals on a plane and thus have the advantage overhelical wheels of being planar graphs. Wenxiang 3.0 extends the original version by adding...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2889/?v=1

  14. Introduction to nucleotide sequence analysis and protein modeling in MEGA and PyMol using coronavirus SARS-CoV-2

    03 Feb 2022 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Maria Shumskaya1, Christopher Zambell1, Nicholas Lorusso2

    1. Kean University 2. University of North Texas at Dallas

    Introduction into computational approaches in phylogeny and protein modeling based on coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 (caused COVID-19 pandemic). Two self-guided tutorials for standard lab classes of 2.5...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/1796/?v=3

  15. Using Bioinformatics and Molecular Visualization to Develop Student Hypotheses in a Malate Dehydrogenase Oriented CURE

    14 Jan 2022 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Kevin P Callahan1, Tamara Mans2, Jing Zhang3, Ellis Bell4, Jessica Bell*4

    1. St John Fisher College 2. North Hennepin Community College 3. University of Nebraska-Lincoln 4. University of San Diego

    Developing student creativity and ability to develop a testable hypothesis represents a significant challenge in most laboratory courses. This lesson demonstrates how students use facets of...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2782/?v=1

  16. A 360˚ View of COVID-19

    30 Nov 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Nikolaos Tsotakos1, Victoria Del Gaizo Moore2, Lisa Z. Scheifele3, Michael J. Wolyniak4, Joseph W. Chihade5, Joseph J. Provost6, Jennifer A. Roecklein-Canfield*7

    1. Penn State Harrisburg 2. Elon University 3. Loyola University Maryland 4. Hampden-Sydney College 5. Carleton College 6. University of San Diego 7. Simmons University

    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...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2790/?v=1

  17. Wenxiang 3.0

    30 Nov 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By John R. Jungck1, Metehan Cebeci2

    1. Interdisciplinary Science Learning Center at the University of Delaware 2. University of Delaware

    Wenxiang diagrams illustrate protein helices as spirals on a plane and thus have the advantage overhelical wheels of being planar graphs. Wenxiang 3.0 extends the original version by adding...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2803/?v=1

  18. Single Cell Insights Into Cancer Transcriptomes: A Five-Part Single-Cell RNAseq Case Study Lesson

    24 Sep 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Leigh Ann Samsa*1, Melissa Eslinger2, Adam Kleinschmit3, Amanda Solem4, Carlos C. Goller*1

    1. North Carolina State University 2. United States Military Academy 3. University of Dubuque 4. Hastings College

    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...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2753/?v=1

  19. A CURE for Salmonella: A Laboratory Course in Pathogen Microbiology and Genomics

    15 Sep 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Sophie K. Jurgensen1, Joseph Harsh2, James B. Herrick*2

    1. James Madison University, Louisiana State University 2. James Madison University

    Rapid advances in genomics and bioinformatics, the vast amount of data generated by next-generation sequencing, and the penetration of the ‘-omics’ into many areas of biology have created a need...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2749/?v=1

  20. An undergraduate bioinformatics curriculum that teaches eukaryotic gene structure

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

    By Meg M. Laakso1, Leocadia V. Paliulis2, Paula Croonquist3, Brianna Derr2, Elena Gracheva4, Charles Hauser5, Carina Howell6, Christopher Jones7, Jacob D. Kagey8, Jennifer Kennell9, S. Catherine Silver Key10, Hemlata Mistry11, Srebrenka Robic12, Jamie Sanford13, Marisol Santisteban14, Chiyedza Small15, Rebecca Spokony16, Joyce Stamm17, Melanie Van Stry18, Wilson Leung4, Sarah C.R. Elgin4

    1. Eastern University 2. Bucknell University 3. Anoka-Ramsey Community College 4. Washington University in St. Louis 5. St. Edward’s University 6. Lock Haven University 7. Moravian College 8. University of Detroit Mercy 9. Vassar College 10. North Carolina Central University 11. Widener University 12. Agnes Scott College 13. Ohio Northern University 14. The University of North Carolina at Pembroke 15. Medgar Evers College, The City University of New York 16. Baruch College, The City University of New York 17. University of Evansville 18. Lane College

    Gene structure, transcription, translation, and alternative splicing are challenging concepts for many undergraduates studying biology. These topics are typically covered in a traditional lecture...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2592/?v=1