Implementation Grant: Development of Multidepartmental, Multidisciplinary Concentrations at Tuskegee University

在“塔斯基吉大学多部门，多学科的浓度发展”项目旨在通过注入强大的基因组学，生物信息学和生物物理学重点到当前的生物课程，并将其与合作实验室的研究经验，将促进批判性思维，提高定量技能，确定掌握所学知识的整合，该项目的总体目标是通过开发必要的课程，包括微生物基因组学，介绍生物信息学，计算基因组学，通过利用计算机进行基因组学数据搜索的干实验室和湿实验室;将基因组学和生物信息学模块纳入现有课程;利用湿/干项目协作站和基于计算机的讲座实施和评估新开发的课程;并通过在一般本科教师，特别是HBCU和MSI的本科教师中传播这些努力的结果。这一努力将导致生物学教育教学质量的提高，培养一批非常有才华的学生（特别是少数民族学生），他们能够运用数学和物理的各个方面来回答生物学问题，并培养训练有素的教师，他们能够采用教学方法，感染学生对科学发现的热情。生物学课程的改革将影响自然科学和物理科学系的变化，并增加如何最好地培养学生在21世纪世纪的科学实践的对话。

The "Development of Multidepartmental,Multidisciplinary Concentrations at Tuskegee University" project seeks to reform the approach to biology instruction by infusing a strong genomic-bioinformatics and biophysics focus into the current biology curriculum and linking it to a collaboratory research experience that will promote critical thinking, enhance quantitative skills, ascertain mastery of integration of knowledge learned, and illustrate the interconnectedness of STEM disciplines for all students.The overarching goal of this project is to develop a genomic-bioinformatic and biophysics stream of concentration by developing requisite courses including Microbial Genomics, Introductory Bioinformatics, Computational Genomics, with dry and wet labs with genomics data search using computers; by integrating genomics and bioinformatics modules into existing courses; by implementing and evaluating the newly developed courses using wet/dry project collaboratories and computer-based lectures; and by disseminating the results of these efforts among undergraduate faculty in general and those at HBCUs and MSIs in particular.This effort will result in an increase in the quality of educational instruction in biology, production of a cadre of very talented students (particularly minority students) who are capable of employing diverse aspects of mathematics and physics to answer biological questions, and better-trained faculty who are capable of deploying pedagogical approaches that infect students with an enthusiasm for scientific discovery. The transformation of the biology curriculum will have the outcome of effecting changes across the natural and physical sciences departments and increasing the dialogue of how best to train students for the practice of science in the 21st century.