Teaching Materials (1-20 of 53)

1. Instructor Guide: Integrating Project Leadership, Artificial Intelligence, Simulation and Google Tools to Understand Regulation of Gene Expression with the Lac Operon and Lactase Gene

   20 Sep 2024 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Dr Pankaj Mehrotra¹, Bharti Kaushik², Derek Sollberger³, David Bergmann⁴, Carlos C. Goller⁵, Laurel Lorenz³

   1. University of the People, California, United States of America 2. CIET NCERT India 3. Princeton University 4. Black Hills State University, South Dakota, United States of America 5. North Carolina State University

   Scientific leadership and current artificial intelligence (AI) skills are important skills to be included in the course curriculum. Together or individually, these skills can enhance knowledge,...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/4990/?v=1

2. Learn genomics and bioinformatics through scientific thinking, creation and analysis (virtual and hands-on)

   11 Jun 2024 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Dr Pankaj Mehrotra

   University of the People, California, United States of America

   Nucleic acid are biological molecules composed of nitrogen-containing bases, phosphate groups, and sugar molecules. The complimentary chemical bonding results in formation of double stranded DNA....

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/4852/?v=1

3. Learning Journal Assignment on Biofilms

   20 Feb 2024 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Dr Pankaj Mehrotra¹, Dr David Bergmann²

   1. University of the People, California, United States of America 2. Black Hills State University, Spearfish, South Dakota

   This is a learning journal assignment with constructive response questions on Biofilms which undergraduate students can complete with aid of reading a research article and listening to a podcast.

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/4645/?v=1

4. 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

5. 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

6. A Fun Introductory Command Line Lesson: Next Generation Sequencing Quality Analysis with Emoji!

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

   By Rachael M. St. Jacques †¹, William M. Maza †¹, Sabrina D. Robertson², Andrew Lonsdale³, Caylin S. Murray¹, Jason J. Williams⁴, Ray A. Enke*¹

   1. James Madison University 2. University of North Carolina Chapel Hill 3. University of Melbourne 4. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, DNA Learning Center

   Radical innovations in DNA sequencing technology over the past decade have created an increased need for computational bioinformatics analyses in the 21st century STEM workforce. Recent...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/2727/?v=1

7. Investigating Cell Signaling with Gene Expression Datasets

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

   By James M. Wachira¹, Cleo A. Hughes-Darden¹, Asamoah Nkwanta¹

   Morgan State University

   Modern molecular biology is a data- and computationally-intensive field with few instructional resources for introducing undergraduate students to the requisite skills and techniques for analyzing...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/2618/?v=1

8. Understanding Eukaryotic Genes modules: Glossary of terms

   25 Jul 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Meg Laakso¹, Carina Howell², Cathy Silver Key³, Leocadia Paliulis⁴, Maria S Santisteban⁵, Chiyedza Small⁶, Joyce Stamm⁷, Elena Gracheva⁸

   1. Eastern University 2. Lock Haven University 3. North Carolina Central University 4. Bucknell University 5. UNC at Pembroke 6. Medgar Evers College CUNY 7. University of Evansville 8. Washington University in St. Louis

   This glossary defines the key terms that are used in the Understanding Eukaryotic Genes modules.

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/1995/?v=1

9. Module 6: Alternative Splicing

   25 Jul 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Leocadia Paliulis¹, Anne Rosenwald²

   1. Bucknell University 2. Georgetown University

   This module explores how multiple different mRNAs and polypeptides can be encoded by the same gene. After completing this module students will be able to explain how alternative splicing of a gene...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/1994/?v=1

10. Module 5: The Need for an Open Reading Frame

    25 Jul 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Carina Howell¹, Leocadia Paliulis², Anne Rosenwald³

    1. Lock Haven University 2. Bucknell University 3. Georgetown University

    In this module, students will learn to identify the open reading frames for a given gene, and define the phases of the splice donor and acceptor sites.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/1993/?v=1

11. Module 4: Removal of Introns from pre-mRNA by Splicing

    25 Jul 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Meg Laakso¹, Anne Rosenwald²

    1. Eastern University 2. Georgetown University

    In this module, students will learn to identify splice donor and acceptor sites that are best supported by RNA-Seq data, and use the canonical splice donor and splice acceptor sequences to identify...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/1992/?v=1

12. Module 3: Transcription, Part II: What Happens to the Initial Transcript Made by RNA pol II?

    25 Jul 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Cathy Silver Key¹, Chiyedza Small², Laura Reed³

    1. North Carolina Central University 2. Medgar Evers College CUNY 3. The University of Alabama

    This module teaches about the three key steps that are involved in converting the pre-mRNA into a mature mRNA: 1) The addition of a 5’ cap, 2) The addition of a 3’ poly(A) tail, 3) The removal of...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/1991/?v=1

13. Module 2: Transcription Part I: From DNA Sequence to Transcription Unit

    25 Jul 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Maria Santisteban¹, Alexa Sawa²

    1. University of North Carolina - Pembroke 2. College of the Desert

    This module illustrates how a primary transcript (pre-mRNA) is synthesized using a DNA molecule as the template. Students will learn about the importance of the 5' and 3' regions of the gene for...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/1990/?v=1

14. 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

15. Genomics Education Alliance: A Collection of Posters for the 2020 BIOME Institute.

    23 Jul 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Vince Buonaccorsi¹, Marcella Denise Cervantes², Douglas L Chalker³, Anne Rosenwald⁴, Emily Wiley⁵, Jason Williams

    1. Juniata College 2. Albion College 3. Washington University in St. Louis 4. Georgetown University 5. Claremont McKenna College

    This is a collection of posters from members of the Genomics Education Alliance (GEA) that will be presented at the 2020 BIOME Institute.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/1973/?v=1

16. The Genomics Education Partnership: Exploring best practices in implementation of a genomics CURE

    23 Jul 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Matthew Wawersik¹, Anna Allen², Cindy Arrigo³, Andrew Arsham⁴, Daron Barnard⁵, Rebecca Burgess⁶, Justin DiAngelo⁷, Jennifer Jemc⁸, Christopher Jones⁹, Lisa Kadlec¹⁰, Adam Kleinschmit¹¹, Judith Leatherman¹², David Lopatto¹³, Mollie Manier¹⁴, Hemlata Mistry¹⁵, Nathan Mortimer¹⁶, Alexis Nagengast¹⁵, Susan Parish¹⁷, Anne Rosenwald¹⁸, Joyce Stamm¹⁹, Sarah Elgin²⁰, Laura Reed²¹

    1. William & Mary 2. Howard University 3. New Jersey City University 4. Bemidji State University 5. Worcester State University 6. Stevenson University 7. Penn State Berks 8. Loyola University Chicago 9. Moravian College 10. Wilkes University 11. Adams State University 12. University of Northern Colorado 13. Grinnell College 14. George Washington University 15. Widener University 16. Illinois State University 17. McDaniel College 18. Georgetown University 19. University of Evansville 20. Washington University in St. Louis 21. University of Alabama

    Since 2006, the Genomics Education Partnership (GEP) has incorporated authentic genomics research experiences into the undergraduate curriculum.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/1980/?v=1

17. 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

18. Louse Genetics, Genomics, and Gene Function...Oh My!

    22 Apr 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Anna Monfils¹, Julie Allen, Brad W Goodner, Debra Linton¹

    Central Michigan University

    In this module, students will be investigating a louse gene with an unknown function to determine if it might be important in the evolution of the louse ecomorphs.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/1818/?v=1

19. A Fun Introductory Command Line Exercise: Next Generation Sequencing Quality Analysis with Emoji!

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

    By Rachael St. Jacques¹, Max Maza¹, Sabrina Robertson², Guoqing Lu³, Andrew Lonsdale⁴, Ray A Enke⁵

    1. Department of Biology, James Madison University 2. Department of Psychology & Neuroscience, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 3. Department of Biology and School of Interdisciplinary Informatics, University of Nebraska Omaha 4. ARC Centre of Excellence in Plant Cell Walls, Melbourne University 5. James Madison University

    This resource is a fun computer-based intro to command line programming. The activity takes FASTQ NGS data files and runs a fun program called FASTQE.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/1092/?v=2

20. A Fun Introductory Command Line Exercise: Next Generation Sequencing Quality Analysis with Emoji!

    28 Feb 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Rachael St. Jacques¹, Max Maza¹, Sabrina Robertson², Guoqing Lu³, Andrew Lonsdale⁴, Ray A Enke⁵

    1. Department of Biology, James Madison University 2. Department of Psychology & Neuroscience, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 3. Department of Biology and School of Interdisciplinary Informatics, University of Nebraska Omaha 4. ARC Centre of Excellence in Plant Cell Walls, Melbourne University 5. James Madison University

    This resource is a fun computer-based intro to command line programming. The activity takes FASTQ NGS data files and runs a fun program called FASTQE.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/1092/?v=1