Resources (1-20 of 21)

1. COVID-19 Model

   16 Aug 2024 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Glenn Ledder

   University of Nebraska Lincoln

   This Excel worksheet implements an SEAIHRD model for Covid-19 (Susceptible, Exposed, Asymptomatic infective, symptomatic Infective, Hospitalized infective, Recovered, Deceased).

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/4938/?v=1

2. 2020-TeachingModule-SpreadOfCommonColdSimulation

   13 Aug 2023 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By R. Corban Harwood

   George Fox University, Newberg OR USA

   This simulation is meant to introduce the idea of a differential equation model and investigate the impact of heightened hygiene and decreased interactions on the spread of an infectious disease....

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/4499/?v=1

3. Using Collaborative Projects to Promote Active Learning of Microbial Skin Diseases and Their Impact on Everyday Lives

   26 Apr 2023 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Josephine I. Ebomoyi*¹, Nancy Boury²

   1. St. Xavier University 2. Iowa State University

   One of the most daunting aspects of introductory clinical microbiology is learning details about a vast number of different microbial diseases that can infect humans. Each of these diseases has...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/4223/?v=1

4. Defining and Understanding Pathogenic Disease: An Engaging Activity that Connects Students' Lived Experiences with their Academic Studies

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

   By Peggy L. Brady*

   University of California, Riverside

   Contagious diseases are unavoidable realities of life. Thus, understanding pathogens and their respective diseases is important in many biological subfields including evolution, ecology, health...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/3900/?v=1

5. 2016-Manheim-EtAl-Improving Decision Support for Infectious Disease Prevention and Control

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

   By David Manheim

   NA

   This report describes decision-support tools, including models and nonmodeling approaches, that are relevant to infectious disease prevention, detection, and response and aligns these tools with...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/4165/?v=1

6. 2016-Lofgren-EtAl-Equations of the End Teaching Mathematical Modeling Using the Zombie Apocalypse

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

   By Eric Lofgren

   NA

   In this article, we explore several uses of zombie epidemics to make mathematical modeling and infectious disease epidemiology more accessible to public health professionals, students, and the...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/4164/?v=1

7. 2016-Lewnard-Townsend-Climatic and evolutionary drivers of phase shifts in the plague epidemics of colonial India

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

   By Joseph A Lewnard

   NA

   Our analysis shows that historical datasets can yield powerful insights into the transmission dynamics of reemerging disease agents with which we have limited contemporary experience to guide...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/4163/?v=1

8. 2008-Abramson-Mathematical modeling of the spread of infectious diseases

   08 Apr 2023 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Guillermo Abramson

   NA

   These are informal notes, mostly based on the bibliography listed at the end and on recent papers in the field. The practical use of these models is based on the fact that they can be kept...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/3945/?v=1

9. 2012-Tweedle-Smith-Mathematical model of Bieber Fever-The most infectious disease of our time

   07 Apr 2023 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Valerie Tweedle¹, Robert Smith¹

   NA

   We develop a mathematical model to describe the spread of Bieber Fever, whereby individuals can be susceptible, Bieber-infected or bored of Bieber.

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/4090/?v=1

10. 2011-Yanyu_Xiao-Study of Malaria Transmission Dynamics by Mathematical Models

    07 Apr 2023 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Yanyu Xiao

    NA

    The novelty lies in the fact that different distribution functions are used to describe the variance of individual latencies. The theoretical results of this project indicate that latencies reduce...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/4070/?v=1

11. 2010-Jungck-EtAl-Mathematical Manipulative Models-In Defense of Beanbag Biology

    06 Apr 2023 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By John Jungck

    NA

    This paper offers up samples of projects from the Bio- QUEST Curriculum Consortium’s 24-yr experience of holding faculty development workshops for biology and mathematics educators.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/4043/?v=1

12. 2008-Abramson-Mathematical modeling of the spread of infectious diseases

    03 Apr 2023 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Guillermo Abramson

    NA

    These are informal notes, mostly based on the bibliography listed at the end and on recent papers in the field. The practical use of these models is based on the fact that they can be kept...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/3798/?v=1

13. 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

14. 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

15. 6-016-PandemicModeling-ModelingScenario

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

    By Jue Wang

    The recent coronavirus outbreak has infected millions of people worldwide and spread to over 200 countries. How can we use differential equations to study the spread of coronavirus?

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/3098/?v=1

16. 6-045-CholeraTranmission-ModelingScenario

    16 May 2022 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Urmi Ghosh-Dastidar

    New York City College of Technology, Brooklyn NY USA

    During the project described here, the students will learn how to solve and address a practical problem such as cholera transmission using various mathematical tools.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/3082/?v=1

17. Science and Society: Integrating Historical Science Materials Into an Undergraduate Biology Course

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

    By Shelley D. Copley*¹, Sean Babbs¹, Barbara Losoff¹

    University of Colorado Boulder

    Vision and Change in Undergraduate Biology Education (American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2011) stresses the importance of fostering an understanding of the relationship between...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2730/?v=1

18. Modeling Strep Throat Detection, Infection, and Spread Using an SIR Model and the Vensim Simulation Software

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

    By Robert A. Kurt¹, Chun Wai Liew¹

    Lafayette College

    The overarching goal of this lesson is to provide students with an opportunity to gain experience making and using biological models. Biological modeling can be used to investigate complex,...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2694/?v=1

19. Ecology of Infectious Disease: Data Mining the National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System (NNDSS) for Ecological Patterns

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

    By M. Caitlin Fisher-Reid

    Bridgewater State University

    How to use publicly available infection case data to teach ecology and evolution of human infectious diseases.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2453/?v=1

20. 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