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A one semester biochemistry lab course with a partial research component
Author(s) -
Park Chad K
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
the faseb journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.709
H-Index - 277
eISSN - 1530-6860
pISSN - 0892-6638
DOI - 10.1096/fasebj.2019.33.1_supplement.454.15
Subject(s) - troubleshooting , reading (process) , undergraduate research , computer science , curriculum , function (biology) , component (thermodynamics) , bridge (graph theory) , scientific writing , engineering ethics , mathematics education , medical education , psychology , engineering , medicine , pedagogy , biology , art , physics , thermodynamics , literature , evolutionary biology , political science , law , operating system
We describe our continuing efforts to evolve a self‐directed, discovery based biochemical research laboratory curricula. As a required course for biochemistry undergraduate degrees, we emphasize science writing and literature review as well as molecular graphics and strucure‐function analysis. A challenge comes from training inexperienced students to become accomplished, troubleshooting scientists. The lab course provides instruction in scientific writing, as well as in the design, execution, and interpretation of biochemical research projects. The first goal is to train students in reading and understanding original peer‐reviewed scientific reports, as well as in writing in a scientific style ( i.e . following Biochemistry format). The second goal is to bridge the gap between receiving detailed lab protocols and the ability to design, implement, troubleshoot and communicate protein based biochemical research investigations in small groups. Our efforts to develop and evolve this course in a land‐grant university are detailed here. This abstract is from the Experimental Biology 2019 Meeting. There is no full text article associated with this abstract published in The FASEB Journal .