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1. Pre-lesson: Introduction to BLAST

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

   By Sarah Prescott

   BioQUEST - Executive Director / UNH - Assoc. Prof.

   Genome Solver began as a way to teach undergraduate faculty some basic skills in bioinformatics; no coding or scripting is required. This pre-lesson introduces the BLAST tool.

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/2755/?v=1

2. Pre-lesson: Introduction to BLAST

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

   By Sarah Prescott

   BioQUEST - Executive Director / UNH - Assoc. Prof.

   Genome Solver began as a way to teach undergraduate faculty some basic skills in bioinformatics; no coding or scripting is required. This pre-lesson introduces the BLAST tool.

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/2754/?v=1

3. Reading and Discussing Popular Media to Increase SEA-PHAGES Student Engagement

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

   By Allison A Johnson, Daniel Eric Westholm, Nathan s Reyna¹

   Ouachita Baptist Univeristy

   This module introduces ways for students to connect their SEA-PHAGES work and real life medical trials with events presented in Arrowsmith, Sinclair Lewis’s 1925 Pulitzer prize winning novel on...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/2751/?v=1

4. 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

5. Applying phylogenetic tree building in MEGA X to forensic applications for identifying unknown specimens

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

   By Nicholas Lorusso¹, Denise Gemmellaro²

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

   This exercise is designed to guide a learner through the construction of phylogenetic trees as a means of addressing research questions in forensic science such as the identification of previously...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/2567/?v=1

6. Nextstrain adaptations for Understanding COVID-19

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

   By Keith A. Johnson

   Bradley University College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

   This resource introduces students to the use of Nextstrain and Nextclade to visualize the phylogeny of SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern and variants of interest. Terminology and an introduction to...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/2545/?v=1

7. Laboratory Math

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

   By Andrea R. Beyer¹, Pamela Lucas Connerly², Christy Fillman³, Nick T. Peters⁴

   1. Virginia State University 2. Indiana University Southeast 3. University of Colorado, Boulder 4. Iowa State University

   Explanations and demonstrations on how to use mathematical equations for various laboratory purposes, including those specific to SEA-PHAGES (such as phage titer calculations) and those that are...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/2505/?v=1

8. Using Linear Regression Adaptation: Exploring Vector-borne diseases in an online classroom

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

   By Darcy Ernst

   In this adaptation students in online classrooms will use linear regression at home and in synchronous online time to analyze real data on vector-borne diseases and explore how environmental...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/2504/?v=1

9. COVID-19 educational module | Department of Mathematics

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

   By Glenn Ledder

   University of Nebraska Lincoln

   This resource is a module you can use to teach your students the basics of epidemic behavior using a model geared specifically to Covid-19. Students can address key questions using pre-designed...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/1802/?v=4

10. Assessing Socioeconomic Trends in Tree Cover and Human Health in Urban Environments

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

    By Tamara Basham

    Collin County Commuity College District

    In this exercise, students use a combination of publicly available data and tree cover data that they generate using iTree Canopy to test whether tree cover is equitably distributed within the city...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2363/?v=1

11. Exploring Health Inequities and Redlining

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

    By Mary Mulcahy

    University of Pittsburgh at Bradford

    For this assignment, students will investigate relationships between historic redlining data and modern statistics of human health.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2347/?v=2

12. Exploring Plant Phenology using Herbarium Specimens: Lab or Workshop

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

    By Katie Pearson¹, Tadeo Ramirez Parada², Susan Mazer², Natalie Rossington Love¹, Jenn Yost¹

    1. California Polytechnic State University 2. University of California, Santa Barbara

    In this workshop or lab exercise, participants will examine the effects of climate on the phenological events of a selected species using herbarium specimen data.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2476/?v=1

13. Grassy Narrows and Muskrat Falls Dam: Hypothesis Testing and t-Tests

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

    By Alida Janmaat¹, Pete Kaslik², Randall LaRue Moser Jr, Kevin David Simpson, Heather Susanne Zimbler-DeLorenzo³

    1. University of the Fraser Valley 2. Pierce College 3. Alfred University

    Students are introduced to concepts of hypothesis testing using elementary hypothesis tests, t-tests, and p-values as they compare a given fish population for methylmercury levels (using real and...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2434/?v=1

14. Data on Dead Zones and a Scientist Spotlight Featuring Benjamin Negrete, Jr.

    27 Jul 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Suann Yang¹, Benjamin Negrete, Jr.²

    1. State University of New York College at Geneseo 2. The University of Texas at Austin, Marine Science Institute

    In this lesson, students plot data and interpret graphs of the metabolic responses of fish to hypoxic conditions. Then, students view and reflect on an interview with fish ecophysiologist Benjamin...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2492/?v=1

15. Using Nanoparticles to Treat Cancer Scientist Spotlight

    26 Jul 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Jennifer Wade¹, Hyeyoun Chang²

    1. Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences 2. Dana Farber Cancer Institute

    Students use published scientific data to determine which types of nanoparticles would be best to use to deliver cytotoxic drugs directly to cancer cells. Then they learn about the scientist who...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2490/?v=1

16. Digital Herbarium Lab with RStudio: Are shifting abundances of native species detectable over time?

    23 Jul 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Rebecca Penny Humphrey

    Aquinas College

    This 2- to 3-hour lab activity introduces sophomore-level students to digitized herbarium collections, R-coding, and potential reasons for shifting abundances in native and non-native plant species...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2482/?v=1

17. Examining Medical and Scientific Racism Using the Story of Henrietta Lacks

    22 Jul 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Melissa Haswell

    Davenport University

    This is a semester-long project in which students read and discuss the story of Henrietta Lacks from multiple ethical perspectives. This project was developed for an undergraduate science ethics...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2479/?v=1

18. Urban stream invaders: a scientist spotlight featuring Dr. Piatã Santana Marques

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

    By Jennifer Apple

    SUNY Geneseo

    Students read and interpret data from a study which addresses how urbanization affects the invasive attributes of a non-native species. They also reflect on the identity of the lead researcher and...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2472/?v=1

19. Using Bioinformatics Activities to understand the Past and Present of SARS-CoV2

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

    By Gaurav Arora

    We have designed a Bioinformatics activity that uses tools to identify the origins and mutations in the novel SARS-CoV2 strains.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2460/?v=1

20. Human Dimensions in Amphibian Conservation: Addressing Threats

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

    By Jennifer Sevin¹, Alexa Warwick², M. Caitlin Fisher-Reid³, Sarah Raisch²

    1. University of Richmond 2. Michigan State University 3. Bridgewater State University

    This module introduces students to the theme of human dimensions in conservation and provides them with an opportunity to engage in practices related to social science research.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2461/?v=1