A Central Support System Can Facilitate Implementation and Sustainability of a Classroom-Based Undergraduate Research Experience (CURE) in Genomics

Authors

David Lopatto, Grinnell College
Charles Hauser, St. Edward's University
Christopher J. Jones, Moravian College
Don Paetkau, Saint Mary's College
Vidya Chandrasekaran, Saint Mary's College of California
David Dunbar, Cabrini College
Christy MacKinnon, University of Incarnate Word
Joyce Stamm, University of Evansville
Consuelo Alvarez, Longwood University
Daron Barnard, Worcester State University
James E. J. Bedard, Adams State University
April E. Bednarski, Lindenwood University
Satish Bhalla, Johnson C. Smith University
John M. Braverman, Saint Joseph's University
Martin Burg, Grand Valley State University
Hui-Min Chung, University of West Florida
Randall J. DeJong, Calvin College
Justin R. DiAngelo, Hofstra University
Chunguang Du, Montclair State University
Todd T. Eckdahl, Missouri Western State University
Yuying Gosser, CUNY City College
Shubha Govind, CUNY City College
Gerard McNeil, CUNY York College
Karim A. Sharif, CUNY LaGuardia Community College

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

Winter January 2014

Abstract

There have been numerous calls to engage students in science as science is done. A survey of 90-plus faculty members explores barriers and incentives when developing a research-based genomics course. The results indicate that a central core supporting a national experiment can help overcome local obstacles.

Comments

This work was originally published in CBE Life Sciences Education, available at doi:10.1187/cbe.13-10-0200.