DNA Microarray Experiment

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Cyber Tools for Undergraduate

Education

GCAT: Network of faculty collaborating to bring cyber tools into undergraduate classrooms

Students from across the U.S. sharing data Shared resources to make microarray experiments affordable Clearing house of information for students and teachers Database of results for teaching and research

www.bio.davidson.edu/GCAT

How Does GCAT Work?

Collects requests for DNA chips; currently 7 species available

Obtains microarrays from academic suppliers

Distributes chips to faculty teaching undergraduates

Undergraduates conduct experiments

Chips are sent to GCAT to scan (NSF-funded scanners)

FTP data to students for analysis (< 24 hours)

Students and faculty share data

GCAT Resources• Protocols and FAQs

• Data sets

• Free Software

• Listserv

• Workshops

• 7 Species and growing

• Experienced faculty for technical support

• Community of faculty for moral support

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Free Software and Math Tools

Online Clustering Activitygcat.davidson.edu/bioinformatics/clustering/jas/clustering.htm

Correlation Calculations Activitygcat.davidson.edu/Online_Genomics/Online.html#r

Diauxic Shift Data Analysisgcat.davidson.edu/GCAT/workshop2/derisi_lab.html

Participating GCAT Schoolshttp://www.bio.davidson.edu/projects/GCAT/gcat.html#workshops

• 3 Countries (US, Canada and Australia)

• 100 Faculty at 90 US Institutions

• 2800 Undergraduates