Developing resources to support CURE projects investigating protein‐protein interactions, post translational modification and gene regulation for the MDH CURE Community (MCC)

Abstract

Course‐based Undergraduate Research Experiences (CUREs) are an effective approach to integrating a research experience into the teaching laboratory to enhance student learning gains. Expanding the availability of CUREs provides greater access to this high‐impact practice and can create a community for mentored undergraduate research. We are preparing resources to support the adoption of CUREs as part of the Malate Dehydrogenase CURE Community (MCC), an NSF‐funded project to create a collaborative community of faculty at all higher education institution types and expand the availability of protein‐based CUREs for the biochemistry and molecular biology community. Resources supporting faculty to use CUREs include support from core modules (hypothesis development, proposal preparation and bioinformatics) and scientifically themed clusters. Here we present resources to enable faculty to create and design CUREs involving cellular biochemistry in the form of protein‐protein interactions, post‐translational modification, and gene regulation. We are creating learning goals, assessment rubrics, background reading, experimental support and other research modules for each area. We will present the supporting materials for this cellular biochemistry cluster and encourage the biochemistry and molecular biology community to provide feedback and evaluation of additional components needed for widespread adoption.Support or Funding InformationFunded by NSF IUSE 1726932This abstract is from the Experimental Biology 2019 Meeting. There is no full text article associated with this abstract published in The FASEB Journal.