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1. Maria vs Malaria - AR Adaptation

   04 Nov 2023 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Didem Vardar-Ulu¹, Saif Eldeen Ragab¹, Swati Agrawal²

   1. Boston University, Chemistry Department 2. University of Mary Washington

   This case study focuses on a specific enzyme Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH) in the malarial parasite as a target for treating malaria. Students will be able to view selected molecular views from the...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/4554/?v=1

2. Maria vs Malaria

   02 Nov 2023 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Didem Vardar-Ulu¹, Serena Yu¹, Alicia Lau¹, Molly Szpakowski¹

   Boston University

   This case study focuses on a specific enzyme Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH) in the malarial parasite as a target for treating malaria.

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/4551/?v=1

3. Investigating Enzyme Structure and Function Through Model-Building and Peer Teaching in an Introductory Biology Course

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

   By Erin J. Friedman*¹, Christine H. Terry¹

   University of Lynchburg

   A foundational knowledge of the relationship between structure and function is critical to understanding how enzymes work. The seemingly invisible nature of these molecular interactions makes it...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/2740/?v=1

4. Unwrapping Enzyme Kinetics

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

   By Christopher E. Berndsen¹, Ian R. Roy¹, Nithesh P. Chandrasekharan¹

   James Madison University

   Enzyme rates and kinetics are key components used by biochemists to understand how enzymes function. However, students often find it difficult to understand how these experiments are performed and...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/2703/?v=1

5. What do Bone and Silly Putty® have in Common?: A Lesson on Bone Viscoelasticity

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

   By John M Redden¹, Anastasios V Tzingounis², Geoffrey R. Tanner*²

   1. University of Connecticut 2. University of Connecticut & Connecticut Institute for the Brain and Cognitive Sciences (IBaCS)

   Without the use of real-life examples and models, actively instructing and engaging students in complex physiology topics related to bone biomechanics can be challenging. In our large-enrollment...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/2629/?v=1

6. A Short Bone Biomechanics Primer: Background for a Lesson on Bone Viscoelasticity

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

   By John M. Redden¹, Anastasios V. Tzingounis², Geoffrey R. Tanner*²

   1. University of Connecticut 2. University of Connecticut and the Connecticut Institute for Brain and Cognitive Sciences (IBaCS)

   The skeletal system is the first of the body systems that we discuss in-depth in our Physiology & Anatomy courses (PNB 2264/2265 and PNB 2274/2275) in the Department of Physiology and...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/2637/?v=1

7. CRISPR Gene Editing: Designing the gRNA and Donor Template

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

   By Laurel Lorenz

   Princeton

   In this adaptation, students learn how CRISPR/Cas9 is used in bacterial immunity and gene editing. Students create both a gRNA target and a donor template to edit a gene. Mutations can be from the...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/1962/?v=1

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   Christopher Michael Gough

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