ComGen – The Community College Genomics Research Initiative

CCLI Grant (0717470) and TUES type II (1225857)

ComGen modelOne quarter graduate school experience. Classroom based but…..

• Student - Hands on • Instructor - Hand off

“I never thought frustrationcould be fun.”

Real research experience – Early on!

Prerequisite: General Biology

Week1:How to use a micropippettor

Week 9/10:

I have analyzed five genomic clones!

Regular Lectures

RegularLabs

Regular Lectures

Biology Majors/Microbiology

Research Project

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+Increased student engagement

Courses using bioinformaticsBiology majors

Stand alone Genomic research course

IndependentStudy – fungal phylogeny, phage genomes

Bioinformatics courseOther

research courses

Microbiology

Sanger sequencing

Next-Gen sequencing

Research Projects• Bacterial genome• Fungal Phylogeny

• Phage genomes• Insect genome?• Other faculty

interest projects

BLAST (Gene identification)Protein structure/function

Phylogenetic analysisComparative genomics

Genome assemblyGenome annotation

Genomic Diversity of biocontrol Pseudomonas spp.

Loper et. al 2012

Partnership for Life Science Education Implementing Vision and

Change

• PULSE– 39 Leadership Fellows; all with leadership experience in driving

educational change– Growing community of 1000+ stakeholders

• PULSE is an Inclusive National Effort – Anyone can join (Students, faculty, administrators)

• PULSE was started by

• Currently restructuring towards a newer model

www.pulsecommunity.org Departmental level change