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A participant‐oriented, research‐based approach for design of a biochemistry workshop for faculty at undergraduate institutions *
Author(s) -
Owen Rebecca L.,
Breyer Emelita D.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
biochemistry and molecular biology education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.34
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 1539-3429
pISSN - 1470-8175
DOI - 10.1002/bmb.2005.49403304269
Subject(s) - function (biology) , graduate students , workforce , undergraduate research , engineering ethics , undergraduate education , perspective (graphical) , medical education , computer science , engineering , biology , medicine , political science , genetics , artificial intelligence , law
The Molecular Genetics and Protein Structure and Function workshop is one of a series of workshops offered by the National Science Foundation‐funded Center for Workshops in the Chemical Sciences. The workshop provides a hands‐on introduction to current topics and techniques in molecular genetics and protein structure/function as applied to undergraduate education. This article describes a unique method for planning such a workshop, namely a participant‐oriented approach including research‐based lectures and experiments. This approach gives faculty from undergraduate institutions a rich perspective and practical experience in this interdisciplinary field of science, integrating aspects of both molecular biology and biochemistry. An outlook on current cutting edge techniques and the direction of future research in this field may enable the faculty participants to better prepare undergraduate students for careers in the workforce or graduate or professional programs.