EARLY HEARING DETECTION AND INTERVENTION VIRTUAL CONFERENCE
MARCH 2-5, 2021
(Virtually the same conference, without elevators, airplane tickets, or hotel room keys)
5/22/2019 | 9:45 AM - 10:00 AM | EXPLORING LEECH MICROBIOMES IN A COURSE-BASED UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH EXPERIENCE | 251 AB
EXPLORING LEECH MICROBIOMES IN A COURSE-BASED UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Student retention, graduation rates, and motivation to pursue careers and advanced degrees in STEM fields is enhanced when students engage in undergraduate research experiences and inquiry-based projects. A majors undergraduate general microbiology lab curriculum was designed to encourage students to explore freshwater biology and learn about community relationships by examining the ecological roles played by leeches and by isolating, characterizing, and identifying gut-associated bacteria that are thought to aid the host in digestion, vitamin synthesis, and protection against pathogens. Students perform literature reviews, engage in experimental design, collect leeches from the field, and practice proper aseptic technique, all while learning to perform morphological, biochemical, and genetic characterizations aimed at exploring the leech microbiome. An overview of the curriculum and its effects on student learning are explored.
- Microbial
- Bacteria
- Invertebrate
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Roger Gold
(), Southern Utah University, rogergold@suu.edu;
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