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Fostering Student to Student Collaboration Across Institutions in a Protein Centric CURE
16 Nov 2023 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Betsy M. Martinez-Vaz*1, Tamara L. Mans2, Kevin P. Callahan3, Celeste N. Peterson4, Ellis Bell5
1. Hamline University 2. North Hennepin Community College 3. St. John Fisher College 4. Suffolk University 5. University of San Diego
Collaboration is an essential component of research because it allows scientists to share expertise and tackle difficult scientific questions. While many undergraduate science courses include...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/4527/?v=1
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Phage Comparative Genomics Lab Manual
30 Aug 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Andrew Kapinos1, Canela Torres2, Amanda Freise2
1. University of California, San Diego 2. University of California, Los Angeles
A lab manual containing detailed instructions for several bioinformatics tools (dot plots, Phamerator maps, phylogenetic trees, and gene content similarity), all of which enable students to perform...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/2745/?v=1
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Student-Driven Design-and-Improve Modules to Explore the Effect of Plant Bioactive Compounds in Three Model Organisms
30 Aug 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Iglika V. Pavlova
University of North Carolina Greensboro
Engaging and supporting introductory level students in authentic research experiences during required coursework is challenging. Plant bioactive compounds attract students' natural curiosity as...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/2726/?v=1
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Genome Hunters: A Quantitative Biology Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experience (CURE)
19 Jul 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Robert E Furrow1, Joel Rodríguez-Medina1, Alex Nord1, Mark Goldman1
University of California, Davis
Poster outlining the process of designing, implementing, and assessing a new quantitative biology CURE course series. Presented at the 2021 BIOME Institute.
https://qubeshub.org/publications/2464/?v=1
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A Phenology-focused CURE using Herbarium Specimen Data
09 Jul 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Katie D. Pearson1, Susan J. Mazer2, Tadeo Ramirez Parada2, Natalie Love2, Jenn M. Yost1
1. California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo 2. UC Santa Barbara
10-week course-based undergraduate research experience in which students conduct novel research on the effects of climate on phenological events (e.g., flowering) of a plant species using publicly...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/1956/?v=3
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A Phenology-focused CURE using Herbarium Specimen Data
21 Jun 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Katie D. Pearson1, Susan J. Mazer2, Tadeo Parada2, Natalie Love2, Jenn M. Yost1
1. California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo 2. UC Santa Barbara
10-week course-based undergraduate research experience in which students conduct novel research on the effects of climate on phenological events (e.g., flowering) of a plant species using publicly...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/1956/?v=2
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Transforming your CUREs with SENCER
12 Oct 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Davida Smyth
Texas A&M San Antonio
Presentation on Science Education for New Civic Engagements and Responsibilities given as part of the 2020 BioQUEST & QUBES BIOME Institute: Cultivating Scientific Curiosity.
https://qubeshub.org/publications/2105/?v=1
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Genomics Education Alliance: Towards Genomics CURE templates
23 Jul 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Vince Buonaccorsi1, Arthur Hunt2, Emily Wiley3, Sandesh Subramanya4, Wilson Leung5, Sally Elgin6
1. Juniata College 2. University of Kentucky Lexington 3. Claremont McKenna College 4. Austin Community College 5. Washington University in St. Louis 6. Washington University - St. Louis
Here we present major findings of a national survey of faculty teaching genomics CUREs conducted by the GEA, and our work on presenting relevant resources on the QUBES web portal.
https://qubeshub.org/publications/1982/?v=1
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SENCERizing your CURE
22 Jul 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Davida Smyth
Texas A&M San Antonio
Science Education for New Civic Engagements and Responsibilities (SENCER) is the signature initiative of the National Center for Science & Civic Engagement.
https://qubeshub.org/publications/1985/?v=1
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Microbiomes forAll: The Research Experiences in Microbiomes Network
21 Jul 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Jessica Joyner1, Davida Smyth2, Avrom Caplan3, Theodore Muth4
1. Georgia State University 2. Texas A&M San Antonio 3. Pace University 4. CUNY Brooklyn College
Poster on REMNet presented at the 2020 BIOME Institute: Cultivating Scientific Curiosity
https://qubeshub.org/publications/1998/?v=1
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Growing from Tiny Earth: A model for interdisciplinary CUREs at Johnson County Community College
20 Jul 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Heather Seitz1, Morgan Albright1
Johnson County Community College
This resource includes a video that highlights how Tiny Earth is implemented and a poster that shows independent research done by students after participating in the CURE courses.
https://qubeshub.org/publications/1967/?v=1
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A New Phenology-focused CURE using Herbarium Specimen Data
14 Jul 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Katie Pearson1, Natalie Love2, Tadeo Parada2, Jenn Yost
1. Cal Poly State University 2. UC Santa Barbara
A short description of the undergraduate research course developed by the California Phenology Network.
https://qubeshub.org/publications/1956/?v=1
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Genome Sequence Data in R using Biostrings (Swirl Lesson)
09 Jun 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Robert E Furrow
University of California, Davis
By the end of this lesson, students should be able to load FASTA files into R as DNAStringSets and use width() and alphabetFrequency(), combined with other functions like sum() and mean(), to...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/1898/?v=1
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Passion-Driven Statistics as a Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experience (CURE)
13 Jun 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Lisa Dierker
Wesleyan University
Session presentation on passion-driven, project-based experience in statistics at the 2018 QUBES/BioQUEST Summer Workshop
https://qubeshub.org/publications/648/?v=1