title: GCAT-SEEKquence: genome consortium for active teaching of undergraduates through increased faculty access to next-generation sequencing data.
abstract: To transform undergraduate biology education, faculty need to provide opportunities for students to engage in the process of science. The rise of research approaches using next-generation (NextGen) sequencing has been impressive, but incorporation of such approaches into the undergraduate curriculum remains a major challenge. In this paper, we report proceedings of a National Science Foundation-funded workshop held July 11-14, 2011, at Juniata College. The purpose of the workshop was to develop a regional research coordination network for undergraduate biology education (RCN/UBE). The network is collaborating with a genome-sequencing core facility located at Pennsylvania State University (University Park) to enable undergraduate students and faculty at small colleges to access state-of-the-art sequencing technology. We aim to create a database of references, protocols, and raw data related to NextGen sequencing, and to find innovative ways to reduce costs related to sequencing and bioinformatics analysis. It was agreed that our regional network for NextGen sequencing could operate more effectively if it were partnered with the Genome Consortium for Active Teaching (GCAT) as a new arm of that consortium, entitled GCAT-SEEK(quence). This step would also permit the approach to be replicated elsewhere.
authors.affiliation: Juniata College, Huntingdon, PA 16652, USA. buonaccorsi@juniata.edu
authors.forename: Vincent P
authors.initials: VP
authors.lastname: Buonaccorsi
authors.forename: Michael D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Boyle
authors.forename: Deborah
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Grove
authors.forename: Craig
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Praul
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sakk
authors.forename: Ash
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Stuart
authors.forename: Tammy
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tobin
authors.forename: Jay
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hosler
authors.forename: Susan L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Carney
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Engle
authors.forename: Barry E
authors.initials: BE
authors.lastname: Overton
authors.forename: Jeffrey D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Newman
authors.forename: Marie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pizzorno
authors.forename: Jennifer R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Powell
authors.forename: Nancy
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authors.lastname: Trun
mesh_terms: D019295:Computational Biology / Q000191:economics / Q000193:education / Q000295:instrumentation; D003226:Congresses as Topic; D030541:Databases, Genetic; D004504:Education, Medical, Undergraduate / Q000379:methods*; D018961:Educational Technology / Q000191:economics / Q000193:education / Q000295:instrumentation; D005180:Faculty, Medical / Q000458:organization & administration; D016678:Genome / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D020411:Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA / Q000191:economics / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D013337:Students, Medical; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods*