Making confident and competent readers of Cell, Nature and Science papers using a flipped classroom approach to introduce protein detection techniques

Introduction It is beneficial for all biomedical track courses to train students early in their educational career reading literature. A shortcoming of many biomed during undergraduate education that laboratory techniques necessary fully understanding further articles are not part the curriculum. To bridge this gap, an investment needed will create confident and competent readers scientific All consecutive may benefit from such investment. Probably, nescience protein detection, which virtually composite figures cell biological articles, forms basis a gap. Activating were shown be effective increasingly implemented higher education. Methods Here, implementation flipped classroom approach explaining ELISA, Immunohistochemistry, Western Blotting flow cytometry as four common basic detection methods described. The successfulness was assessed exam, where comparison made between experts’ receivers’ grades. Students gave feedback on whether method them more Results Experts successful conveying field expertise since exam performances specific equally good experts receivers. activity (65% agreed vs. 18% disagreed) (79% 12% disagreed). Conclusion simple time-efficient intervention career, using has resulted self-reported