TY - JOUR
T1 - Involving undergraduates in the annotation and analysis of global gene expression studies
T2 - Creation of a maize shoot apical meristem expression database
AU - Buckner, Brent
AU - Beck, Jon
AU - Browning, Kate
AU - Fritz, Ashleigh
AU - Grantham, Lisa
AU - Hoxha, Eneda
AU - Kamvar, Zhian
AU - Lough, Ashley
AU - Nikolova, Olga
AU - Schnable, Patrick S.
AU - Scanlon, Michael J.
AU - Janick-Buckner, Diane
PY - 2007/6
Y1 - 2007/6
N2 - Through a multi-university and interdisciplinary project we have involved undergraduate biology and computer science research students in the functional annotation of maize genes and the analysis of their microarray expression patterns. We have created a database to house the results of our functional annotation of >4400 genes identified as being differentially regulated in the maize shoot apical meristem (SAM). This database is located at http://sam.truman.edu and is now available for public use. The undergraduate students involved in constructing this unique SAM database received hands-on training in an intellectually challenging environment, which has prepared them for graduate and professional careers in biological sciences. We describe our experiences with this project as a model for effective research-based teaching of undergraduate biology and computer science students, as well as for a rich professional development experience for faculty at predominantly undergraduate institutions.
AB - Through a multi-university and interdisciplinary project we have involved undergraduate biology and computer science research students in the functional annotation of maize genes and the analysis of their microarray expression patterns. We have created a database to house the results of our functional annotation of >4400 genes identified as being differentially regulated in the maize shoot apical meristem (SAM). This database is located at http://sam.truman.edu and is now available for public use. The undergraduate students involved in constructing this unique SAM database received hands-on training in an intellectually challenging environment, which has prepared them for graduate and professional careers in biological sciences. We describe our experiences with this project as a model for effective research-based teaching of undergraduate biology and computer science students, as well as for a rich professional development experience for faculty at predominantly undergraduate institutions.
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U2 - 10.1534/genetics.106.066472
DO - 10.1534/genetics.106.066472
M3 - Article
C2 - 17409087
AN - SCOPUS:34250706411
SN - 0016-6731
VL - 176
SP - 741
EP - 747
JO - Genetics
JF - Genetics
IS - 2
ER -