Inquiry-Driven Bioinformatics Laboratory Research Module: Metagenomic Study of Student Oral Microbes

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An Inquiry-Based Approach to Study the Synapse: Student-Driven Experiments Using C. elegans.

Inquiry-based instruction has been well demonstrated to enhance long term retention and to improve application and synthesis of knowledge. Here we describe an inquiry-based teaching module that trains undergraduates as scientists who pose questions, design and execute hypothesis-driven experiments, analyze data and communicate their research findings. Before students design their research proje...

Characterizing Mystery Cell Lines: Student-driven Research Projects in an Undergraduate Neuroscience Laboratory Course

Inquiry-based projects promote discovery and retention of key concepts, increase student engagement, and stimulate interest in research. Described here are a series of lab exercises within an undergraduate upper level neuroscience course that train students to design, execute and analyze their own hypothesis-driven research project. Prior to developing their own projects, students learn several...

An Overview of Bioinformatics Research at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Depending on who you ask, bioinformatics can refer to almost any collaborative effort between biologists or geneticists and computer scientists – from database development, to simulating the chemical reaction between proteins, to automatically identifying tumors in MRI images. At Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), we have come to use a slightly more restrictive definition. We consid...

An Inquiry-Based Laboratory Module to Promote Understanding of the Scientific Method and Bacterial Conjugation †

Please read this handout and other assigned articles prior to coming to class. Bring your microbiology and/or genetics textbook for reference. If possible, please bring your personal laptop for use in class.