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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
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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
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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
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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
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Sequence Similarity: An inquiry based and "under the hood" approach for incorporating molecular sequence alignment in introductory undergraduate biology courses
28 Aug 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Adam J. Kleinschmit*1, Benita Brink1, Steven Roof2, Carlos Christopher Goller3, Sabrina Robertson3
1. Adams State University 2. Fairmont State University 3. North Carolina State University
Introductory bioinformatics exercises often walk students through the use of computational tools, but often provide little understanding of what a computational tool does "under the...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/2622/?v=1
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You and Your Oral Microflora: Introducing non-biology majors to their “forgotten organ”
22 Aug 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Anna K. Strain1, Kieng B. Vang1
University of Minnesota
With limited time available for laboratory activities, introductory science courses for non-science majors typically use the laboratory period to reinforce material that was previously presented...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/2514/?v=1
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Inquiry-based hypothesis testing using phylogenetic trees in MEGA
17 Jun 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Kristin Hultgren
Seattle University
A key learning objective in biology is applying bioinformatics tools to test a real-life question. These inquiry-based modules have students assemble and align data, and construct simple...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/2379/?v=1
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Hemoglobin bioinformatics
07 Jun 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Keith A. Johnson
Bradley University College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
This is an introduction to bioinformatics using hemoglobin as an example. The worksheets introduce students to resources to explore the DNA, RNA and polypeptide linear structure with a brief...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/2416/?v=1
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Sequence Similarity: Introducing Biological Databases to Community College Biology Students
01 Jun 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Jennifer Katcher
This laboratory module, published on CourseSource, leads introductory biology students in the exploration of a basic set of bioinformatics concepts and tools.
https://qubeshub.org/publications/2407/?v=1
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Developing a phylogram from computational resources.
01 Jun 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Melanie Lenahan1, Shea Cinquemani1
Raritan Valley Community College
This laboratory module, published on CourseSource, leads introductory biology students in the exploration of a basic set of bioinformatics concepts and tools.
https://qubeshub.org/publications/2404/?v=1
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Introductory Video and worksheets on Module 1 and 2 on "Sequence Similarity: An inquiry based and under the hood..."
31 May 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Alice Tarun
St. Lawrence University
The video walks the students to complete Module 1 and 2 on Sequence Similarly and Alignment adapted from Tapprich (2019) and Hudson Alpha that teaches these modules within the context of the...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/2394/?v=1
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Yeti or not: Do they exist?
31 Dec 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Keith Johnson1, Adam Kleinschmit2, Jill Rulfs3, William (Bill) Morgan4
1. Bradley University College of Liberal Arts and Sciences 2. University of Dubuque 3. Worcester Polytechnic Institute 4. The College of Wooster
Through this 4-part bioinformatics case study, students will be led through the forensic analysis of putative Yeti artifacts based on published findings.
https://qubeshub.org/publications/1832/?v=3
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A Critical Guide to BLAST
04 Dec 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Teresa Attwood1, GOBLET Foundation
The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
This Critical Guide in the Introduction to Bioinformatics series provides an overview of the BLAST similarity search tool, briefly examining the underlying algorithm and its rise to popularity.
https://qubeshub.org/publications/2172/?v=1
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BSL-4: Authorized Personnel Only
17 Aug 2020 | 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=1
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GEA Introductory lesson on BLAST
25 Jul 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Justin DiAngelo1, Alexis Nagengast2, Wilson Leung3, Douglas L Chalker3
1. Penn State Berks 2. Widener University 3. Washington University in St. Louis
The "Introduction to BLAST using Human Leptin" exercise aims to introduce students to the use of the Basic Local Alignment Search Tool (BLAST) to identify related sequences and compare similarity...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/1987/?v=1
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Making bioinformatics tools classroom-friendly
23 Jul 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Jason Williams, Wilson Leung1, Cornel Ghiban2
1. Washington University in St. Louis 2. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Poster on using Cyverse resources to make classroom that make using bioinformatics in the classroom a more manageable experience presented at the 2020 BIOME Institute: Cultivating Scientific Curiosity
https://qubeshub.org/publications/2000/?v=1
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Understanding COVID-19 Biology to Design a Vaccine - Ethics supplement
08 Jul 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Keith A. Johnson
Bradley University College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
The adaptation to Understanding COVID-19 Biology to Design a Vaccine entails two ethics supplements. The first supplement addresses the use of off-label drugs in the pandemic (or other situation)....
https://qubeshub.org/publications/1955/?v=1
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COVID-19: On the way to a vaccine
13 Jun 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Nik Tsotakos
Penn State Harrisburg
This multi-part case study introduces the reader to the SARS-CoV-2 virus origins, the molecular basis of the infection, the development and severity of symptoms, and treatment.
https://qubeshub.org/publications/1918/?v=1
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Understanding COVID-19 Biology to Design a Vaccine
12 Jun 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Keith Johnson1, Didem Vardar-Ulu2, Shuchismita Dutta3
1. Bradley University College of Liberal Arts and Sciences 2. Boston University 3. RCSB Protein Data Bank, Rutgers University
This multi-part case study introduces the reader to the SARS-CoV-2 virus, replication, and treatment. Additional worksheets introduce students to bioinformatics tools of 3-D protein visualization...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/1904/?v=1
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Yeti or not: Do they exist?
14 May 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Keith Johnson
Bradley University College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Through this 2-part bioinformatics case study, students will be led through the forensic analysis of putative Yeti artifacts based on published findings.
https://qubeshub.org/publications/1832/?v=1