Monitoring environmental microbiomes: Alignment of microbiology and computational biology competencies within a culturally integrated curriculum and research framework

Lee, JS, Lowell, JL, Whitewater, K, Roane, TM, Miller, CS, Chan, AP, Sylvester, AW, Jackson, D, Hunter, LE (September 2023) Monitoring environmental microbiomes: Alignment of microbiology and computational biology competencies within a culturally integrated curriculum and research framework. Molecular Ecology Resources. ISSN 1755-098X

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Abstract

We have developed a flexible undergraduate curriculum that leverages the place-based research of environmental microbiomes to increase the number of Indigenous researchers in microbiology, data science and scientific computing. Monitoring Environmental Microbiomes (MEM) provides a curriculum and research framework designed to integrate an Indigenous approach when conducting authentic scientific research and to build interest and confidence at the undergraduate level. MEM has been successfully implemented as a short summer workshop to introduce computing practices in microbiome analysis. Based on self-assessed student knowledge of topics and skills, increased scientific confidence and interest in genomics careers were observed. We propose MEM be incorporated in a scalable course-based research experience for undergraduate institutions, including tribal colleges and universities, community colleges and other minority serving institutions. This coupled curricular and research framework explicitly considers cultural perspectives, access and equity to train a diverse future workforce that is more informed to engage in microbiome research and to translate microbiome science to benefit community and environmental health.

Item Type:	Paper
Subjects:	bioinformatics bioinformatics > computational biology
CSHL Authors:	Jackson, David P.
Communities:	CSHL labs > Jackson lab
SWORD Depositor:	CSHL Elements
Depositing User:	CSHL Elements
Date:	13 September 2023
Date Deposited:	27 Sep 2023 14:55
Last Modified:	10 Jan 2024 20:10
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URI:	https://repository.cshl.edu/id/eprint/40995

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