Transcript Case studies and Bioinformatics

“Think Globally, find case
studies locally”
Searching for interesting and
appropriate case studies
Different needs
• Robert and JoAnn Benda – Prince William
Sound Community College, Alaska –
Math/Science and Developmental Learning
• Amy Rice Doetsch – College of Southern Idaho
– Life Sciences
• Arlin Toro – Inter American University – Puerto
Rico – Biology, Chem. And Environmental
Sciences
• Christian Trefftz – Grand Valley State University,
Michigan – Computer Science
Common Thread
• We want to provide our students with materials
that will encourage active learning
• It seems reasonable to look for material that has
local “flavor”, as this may increase their interest
• Yet, eventually, we want to be able to use
material from colleagues in other places, which
will give our students the chance to learn about
people in other places
Purpose
• To engage students to bioinformatics by a
case studies approach
• Problem solving of real cases scenario
• Different topics
Audience
• High school
• Undergraduate
Courses
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General biology
Microbiology
Environmental
Molecular Biology
Computer Science Algorithms
Examples
Bioluminescent bacteria
• Basic Knowledge
– Microbiology techniques
– Biology workbench
– Genetics
• Lux E
• Courses
– Microbiology
Future directions
• Compare with other bioluminescent
organisms
• Other ideas
– Sequence of HIV patients in Puerto Rico
– Foodborne pathogens
Other possible projects
• Wild life
– Grizzlies
– Wolves
• Fossil Data
– Characteristics from fossils
– Compare to present
– MacClaude
Other possible projects
• Brown Trout in West Michigan
http://www.gvsu.edu/biology/People/FacultyPages/nikitin_alexey.htm
“We are tracing survival and
reproduction of the descendants of
two hatchery strains in West Michigan
rivers by following polymorphic genes
…” Alex Nikitin – GVSU professor of
Biology