title: Plant endophytes as a platform for discovery-based undergraduate science education.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Yale University, 260 Whitney Ave., New Haven, Connecticut 06520-8114, USA. strobel@mail.csb.yale.edu
authors.forename: Scott A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Strobel
authors.forename: Gary A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Strobel
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D001685:Biological Factors