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ComGen – The Community College Genomics Research Initiative
CCLI Grant (0717470) and TUES type II (1225857)
ComGen modelOne quarter graduate school experience. Classroom based but…..
• Student - Hands on • Instructor - Hand off
“I never thought frustrationcould be fun.”
Real research experience – Early on!
Prerequisite: General Biology
Week1:How to use a micropippettor
Week 9/10:
I have analyzed five genomic clones!
Regular Lectures
RegularLabs
Regular Lectures
Biology Majors/Microbiology
Research Project
+
+Increased
student
engagement
Courses using bioinformaticsBiology majors
Stand alone Genomic research course
IndependentStudy – fungal phylogeny, phage genomes
Bioinformatics courseOther
research courses
Microbiology
Sanger sequencing
Next-Gen sequencing
Research Projects• Bacterial genome• Fungal Phylogeny
• Phage genomes• Insect genome?• Other faculty
interest projects
BLAST (Gene identification)Protein structure/function
Phylogenetic analysisComparative genomics
Genome assemblyGenome annotation
Genomic Diversity of biocontrol Pseudomonas spp.
Loper et. al 2012
Partnership for Life Science Education Implementing Vision and
Change
• PULSE– 39 Leadership Fellows; all with leadership experience in driving
educational change– Growing community of 1000+ stakeholders
• PULSE is an Inclusive National Effort – Anyone can join (Students, faculty, administrators)
• PULSE was started by
• Currently restructuring towards a newer model
www.pulsecommunity.org
Departmental level change