Association for Biology Laboratory Education

Integrating Laboratory Research Experiences in the Biology Curriculum
 

Carrie Doonan

Tested Studies in Laboratory Teaching, 2012, Volume 33

Abstract

At Carnegie Mellon, the biology curriculum provides a research experience for freshman that creates research interest, improves problem solving and analytical skills that are further developed in advanced biology courses. Freshman research courses include: 1) Cellular Response to Environment – new discovery through imaging a cell’s response to environmental changes; 2) Summer Research Institute – an intensive summer research experience; 3) Phage Genomics – an introduction to research in bacteriophage genomics; and 4) How Biological Experiments Work – an understanding of the principles of biological experimentation. This workshop describes course goals, and how to adapt and implement them in the curriculum.

Keywords:  cell biology, phage, student research

New Mexico State University (2011)