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The Joint Genome Institute's Microbial Genome Annotation Program for Undergraduates
Author(s) -
Kerfeld Cheryl A.
Publication year - 2009
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.23.1_supplement.84.2
Subject(s) - annotation , capstone , curriculum , genome project , gene annotation , metagenomics , genome , genomics , computer science , world wide web , computational biology , biology , bioinformatics , gene , genetics , psychology , pedagogy , algorithm
The JGI has developed a set of tools and faculty training modules to integrate microbial genome annotation across the undergraduate life sciences curriculum, from introductory molecular biology to capstone microbiology and biochemistry courses. The annotation platform includes IMG‐EDU, a new version of IMG with special features such as six frame translation viewer. IMG‐EDU and links to other databases are embedded in a web/wiki portal that guides students through the annotation process and records their findings. The annotation platform also provides tools for instructors to assign genes and pathways and to evaluate students' annotations. This will enable colleges and universities nationwide to "adopt a genome" for manual curation and student research. Students at 12 colleges and universities nationwide are currently part of the pilot phase of the program. Expansions of this program into metagenomics and functional genomics are currently being developed.