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Georgios Iakovou; L. Palmer; A. Ganesan; Akio Kitao; Stephen D. Laycock; Steven Hayward – Journal of Chemical Education, 2025
DockIT is an interactive molecular docking tool suitable for teaching students about concepts related to drug-receptor interaction. Its most unique feature is the ability to model both local and global conformational change in the receptor based on information derived from the trajectory of a molecular dynamics (MD) simulation. The workshop…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Scientific Concepts, Drug Therapy, Cancer
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Audrey G. Fikes; Melissa C. Srougi – Journal of Chemical Education, 2023
The application of chemistry concepts in biological settings plays an important role in the interdisciplinary field of drug discovery and development. This is true for molecular docking, where an understanding of intermolecular forces and noncovalent interactions is useful for rational drug design and development. Here we report the design and use…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Science Instruction, Molecular Structure, Drug Therapy
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Troy, Jesse D.; Granek, Josh; Samsa, Gregory P.; Pomann, Gina-Maria; Updike, Sharon; Grambow, Steven C.; Neely, Megan L. – Journal of Curriculum and Teaching, 2022
We describe an innovative, semester-long course in biology and communication skills for master's degree students in biostatistics. The primary goal of the course is to make the connection between biological science and statistics more explicit. The secondary goals are to teach oral and written communication skills in an appropriate context for…
Descriptors: Statistics, Biology, Communication Skills, Graduate Students
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Cervantes-Valencia, Jesus Lizbeth; Kao, Robert M. – American Biology Teacher, 2023
One of the important mechanisms in cancer cell metastasis is the cellular function of a specific cell type called myofibroblast cells. Myofibroblast cells are unique cell types that play an important role in the cancer cell microenvironment. As a step toward integrating the latest peer-reviewed cancer research findings into a general biology…
Descriptors: Cancer, Cytology, Biology, Distance Education
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Salinas, Dino G.; Gallardo, Mauricio O. – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 2022
Biological systems exhibit strong dynamic variations; for example, a system may have a tendency towards either a steady state, periodic behaviour or chaotic oscillations. These findings, explained by dynamic systems theory, have allowed researchers to formally relate a wide variety of systems, such as the theory of rumour propagation, glucose…
Descriptors: Biology, Mathematics Instruction, Science Instruction, Teaching Methods
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Hanson, Pamela K.; Stultz, Laura K. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2022
Course-based undergraduate research experiences (CUREs) allow students to apply the scientific method to novel questions, which can serve as a gateway for mentored research. Here, we present a model for using cross-disciplinary CUREs to vertically integrate courses from different disciplines. This approach creates opportunities for students to (1)…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Student Research, Chemistry, Biology
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Heineman, Richard H. – Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, 2018
These three biology songs can be used for educational purposes to teach about biochemical concepts. They touch on three different topics: (1) cancer progression and germ cells, (2) gene expression, promoters, and repressors, and (3) electronegativity and the biochemical basis of photosynthesis.
Descriptors: Singing, Genetics, Biology, Biochemistry
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Strunk, Amber; Gazdovich, Jennifer; Redouté, Oriane; Reverte, Juan Manuel; Shelley, Samantha; Todorova, Vesela – Physics Teacher, 2018
This paper provides a brief introduction to antimatter and how it, along with other modern physics topics, is utilized in positron emission tomography (PET) scans. It further describes a hands-on activity for students to help them gain an understanding of how PET scans assist in detecting cancer. Modern physics topics provide an exciting way to…
Descriptors: Physics, Scientific Concepts, Science Activities, Brain
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Large, Delaney N.; Van Doorn, Nathaniel A.; Timmons, Shannon C. – Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, 2023
Laboratory courses should cultivate enthusiasm for research and an appreciation for real-world scientific challenges to retain undergraduate students and encourage them to pursue STEM-related careers. Course-based undergraduate research experiences (CURE) have emerged as an inclusive pedagogical model that facilitates laboratory skill development,…
Descriptors: Cancer, Laboratory Experiments, Undergraduate Students, STEM Careers
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Lucin, Kurt M. – Bioscene: Journal of College Biology Teaching, 2018
Histological assessment of tissues is a critical component of diagnosing diseases and determining disease severity or stage. In order to fully appreciate tissue pathology, an understanding of healthy tissue layers is required. Students traditionally learn this information by memorizing different layers within healthy tissue. This is often a…
Descriptors: Cancer, Pathology, Hands on Science, Inquiry
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Plotz, Thomas – Physics Teacher, 2017
A possible link between cancer and the usage of mobile phones has been widely discussed in the media in the last 10 years. It is no surprise that students keep asking their physics teacher for advice regarding the handling of mobile phones and mobile phone radiation. This article aims to help teachers include this interesting topic in the…
Descriptors: Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, Cancer, Physics
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Roy, Urmi – Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, 2016
This work presents a three-dimensional (3D) modeling exercise for undergraduate students in chemistry and health sciences disciplines, focusing on a protein-group linked to immune system regulation. Specifically, the exercise involves molecular modeling and structural analysis of tumor necrosis factor (TNF) proteins, both wild type and mutant. The…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Cancer, Computer Simulation, Chemistry
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Chew, Yuan Yuan; Chin, Cheen Fei; Yeong, Foong May – Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, 2015
Topics on the molecular basis underlying cancer are quite popular among students. Also, excellent textbooks abound that provide interesting materials for discussion during lectures and tutorials about major events leading to cancer formation and progression. However, much less is available for students to conduct experiments for the analysis of…
Descriptors: Molecular Biology, Cancer, Science Instruction, Science Experiments
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Zhang, Bo; Wang, Yan; Xu, Xiaofeng; Guan, Xingying; Bai, Yun – Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, 2013
Recent studies indicated that the aberrant gene expression of peroxiredoxin-6 (prdx6) was found in various kinds of cancers. Because of its biochemical function and gene expression pattern in cancer cells, the association between genetic polymorphism of Prdx6 and cancer onset is interesting. In this report, we have developed and implemented a…
Descriptors: College Science, Science Instruction, Undergraduate Study, Genetics
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Adler, Jacob J.; Judd, Mariah V.; Bringman, Lauren R.; Wells, Clark D.; Marrs, Kathleen A. – American Biology Teacher, 2013
We developed an interactive laboratory that allows students to identify and grade tissue samples from human breast biopsies, using techniques similar to those used by actual pathologists. This unique lab develops a practical and intellectual understanding of basic tissue structures that make up living systems, utilizing technology to bring…
Descriptors: Pathology, Science Instruction, Cancer, Laboratory Experiments
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