This project was prepared as part of a BioQUEST faculty development workshop entitled Mammalian Bioinformatics at Jackson Laboratory in November 2004. The BioQUEST Curriculum Consortium is committed to the reform of undergraduate biology instruction through an emphasis on engaging students in realistic scientific practices. This approach is sometimes characterized as an inquiry driven approach and is captured in BioQUEST's three P's (problem-posing, problem-solving, and peer-persuasion). As part of this workshop groups of faculty were encouraged to initiate innovative curricular projects. We are sharing these works in progress in the hope that they will stimulate further exploration, collaboration and development. Please see the following links for additional information:
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Our main question was what are the evolutionary relationships among various species using the transferrin protein as a model. A second focus was on answering the question of how much of the transferrin molecule is conserved among various species.
Transferrins Page http://www.chatham.edu/undergraduate/bio/lambert/transferrin/transferrins.htm A Project BEDROCK exploration site managed by Lisa Lambert. The ConSurf Server http://consurf.tau.ac.il Server for identification of functional regions in proteins.
Come to the University of Vermont and actually play with the protein (and the hissing cockroaches!)!
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