Plant endophytes as a platform for discovery-based undergraduate science education.
Project ownership is an essential but sometimes overlooked ingredient for a successful undergraduate research experience. We have embarked on an experiment in undergraduate education that targets isolation of microbes from rainforest plants and characterization of natural products as objectives for discovery-based undergraduate research.
Strobel
Scott A
SA
Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Yale University, 260 Whitney Ave., New Haven, Connecticut 06520-8114, USA. strobel@mail.csb.yale.edu
Strobel
Gary A
GA
D001685:Biological Factors / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D017753:Ecosystem; D004517:Education, Professional / Q000639:trends; D005658:Fungi / Q000254:growth & development; D006721:Honduras; D010944:Plants / Q000382:microbiology*; D012106:Research / Q000193:education*; D012586:Science / Q000193:education*; D013020:South America; D013559:Symbiosis; D013997:Time Factors
D001685:Biological Factors