ENHANCING UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES-EASTERN WYOMING COMMUNITY COLLEGE

这个子项目是许多研究子项目中的一个 由NIH/NCRR资助的中心赠款提供的资源。子项目和 研究者（PI）可能从另一个NIH来源获得了主要资金， 因此可以在其他CRISP条目中表示。所列机构为 研究中心，而研究中心不一定是研究者所在的机构。 资金用于支持东怀俄明州大学本科生研究计划。 该计划为从事科学研究的东怀俄明州大学学生和教师提供设备，用品，课程开发和差旅费的财政支持。 课程已经开发了一个新的1学分的课程，“科学研究概论”。 本课程为本科生提供实验室经验和背景知识，以进一步了解科学写作。 在课程中，学生有机会进行分子生物学研究中常用的技术，如DNA提取，PCR，电泳，连接和转化，微生物培养和质粒制备。 这些学生还将参与收集和鉴定将用于研究项目的植物。学生也有机会在Genbank上发表基因序列，并进行与该基因相关的进一步生物信息学研究。 目前，该课程已招收一名本科生。 本科生也有机会参加科学文章讨论。 文章讨论是由教师和/或学生是参与INBRE计划的领导。 本科生和教师也参加了INBRE视频会议系列演讲。 教师继续使用INBRE资金购买的设备和用品进行有关蒿属基因组的研究。 目前，教师和本科生研究人员正在进行实验，以开发一种高效的从蒿属植物中提取基因组DNA的方法。 此外，EWC教师将前往EWC服务区的高中，使其中一些学生能够进行DNA指纹实验室练习。 这将作为一个工具，以产生在EWC本科研究计划的兴趣。

This subproject is one of many research subprojects utilizing the resources provided by a Center grant funded by NIH/NCRR. The subproject and investigator (PI) may have received primary funding from another NIH source, and thus could be represented in other CRISP entries. The institution listed is for the Center, which is not necessarily the institution for the investigator. Funds are used to support the Eastern Wyoming College Undergraduate Research Program. This program provides financial support for equipment, supplies, curriculum development, and travel expenses for Eastern Wyoming College students and faculty who are engaged in scientific research. Curriculum has been developed for a new 1 credit hour course, "Introduction to Scientific Research". This course provides undergraduate students with laboratory experience and a background to further their understanding of scientific writing. In the course students have the opportunity to perform techniques commonly used in molecular biology research such as DNA extraction, PCR, electrophoresis, ligation and transformation, microbial culturing, and plasmid preparation. These students will also be involved in the collection and identification of plants that will be used in the research project. Students may also have the opportunity to publish a gene sequence in Genbank and perform further bioinformatics studies that pertain to this gene. Currently, one undergraduate student is enrolled in this course. Undergraduate students have the opportunity to participate in scientific article discussions as well. The article discussions are be led by faculty and/or students that are participating in the INBRE program. Undergraduates and faculty have also attended the INBRE Videoconference Series presentations. Faculty continues to perform research pertaining to the Artemisia genome using equipment and supplies purchased with INBRE funds. Currently, faculty and undergraduate researchers are performing experiments to develop a highly efficient process to extract genomic DNA from Artemisia. In addition, EWC faculty will be traveling to high schools in the EWC service area to enable some of those students to perform a DNA fingerprinting lab exercise. This will serve as a tool to generate interest in the EWC Undergraduate Research Program.