Antibiotic Resistance in Environmental Microbes: Implementing Authentic Research in the Microbiology Classroom
Incorporating Undergraduate Research Experience in Microbiology Classroom. Dr. Mangala Tawde, Associate Professor, Department of Biological Sciences and Geology, Queensborough Community College, CUNY. Undergraduate Research (UR) experience is increasingly being recognized as one of the most transfor...
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| description | Incorporating Undergraduate Research Experience in Microbiology Classroom. Dr. Mangala Tawde, Associate Professor, Department of Biological Sciences and Geology, Queensborough Community College, CUNY. Undergraduate Research (UR) experience is increasingly being recognized as one of the most transforming experiences students can have in their undergraduate years of education. To make it accessible to all students, incorporating authentic research experiences in the classroom is important and it is a major initiative at Queensborough community college; where we have institutionalized UR as a High Impact Practice. We incorporated an authentic research project into the Microbiology course curriculum for allied health majors. The research project was to isolate and identify antibiotic-resistant microbes from diverse environments. As students are aware of antibiotic resistance being a serious concern in today’s medicine, they get interested and are enthusiastically engaged in the research project. Students collect soil samples from various environments and locations of their choice and then they isolate and identify bacteria that may exhibit antibiotic resistance. The microbes isolated from diverse environments are identified based on the 16s rRNA sequence analysis as well as biochemical tests. The research experience is relevant and aligns well with the course curricula, course learning objectives as well as the college’s General Education objectives. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f3de352bcde54ec08b4216781de4a7462022-12-22T00:28:14ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Microbiology1664-302X2020-10-011110.3389/fmicb.2020.578810578810Antibiotic Resistance in Environmental Microbes: Implementing Authentic Research in the Microbiology ClassroomMangala TawdeMarianne WilliamsIncorporating Undergraduate Research Experience in Microbiology Classroom. Dr. Mangala Tawde, Associate Professor, Department of Biological Sciences and Geology, Queensborough Community College, CUNY. Undergraduate Research (UR) experience is increasingly being recognized as one of the most transforming experiences students can have in their undergraduate years of education. To make it accessible to all students, incorporating authentic research experiences in the classroom is important and it is a major initiative at Queensborough community college; where we have institutionalized UR as a High Impact Practice. We incorporated an authentic research project into the Microbiology course curriculum for allied health majors. The research project was to isolate and identify antibiotic-resistant microbes from diverse environments. As students are aware of antibiotic resistance being a serious concern in today’s medicine, they get interested and are enthusiastically engaged in the research project. Students collect soil samples from various environments and locations of their choice and then they isolate and identify bacteria that may exhibit antibiotic resistance. The microbes isolated from diverse environments are identified based on the 16s rRNA sequence analysis as well as biochemical tests. The research experience is relevant and aligns well with the course curricula, course learning objectives as well as the college’s General Education objectives.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2020.578810/fullundergraduate research experiencecourse based undergraduate research experiencesantibiotic resistanceenvironmental microbiomecommunity college undergraduate courses |
| spellingShingle | Mangala Tawde Marianne Williams Antibiotic Resistance in Environmental Microbes: Implementing Authentic Research in the Microbiology Classroom Frontiers in Microbiology undergraduate research experience course based undergraduate research experiences antibiotic resistance environmental microbiome community college undergraduate courses |
| title | Antibiotic Resistance in Environmental Microbes: Implementing Authentic Research in the Microbiology Classroom |
| title_full | Antibiotic Resistance in Environmental Microbes: Implementing Authentic Research in the Microbiology Classroom |
| title_fullStr | Antibiotic Resistance in Environmental Microbes: Implementing Authentic Research in the Microbiology Classroom |
| title_full_unstemmed | Antibiotic Resistance in Environmental Microbes: Implementing Authentic Research in the Microbiology Classroom |
| title_short | Antibiotic Resistance in Environmental Microbes: Implementing Authentic Research in the Microbiology Classroom |
| title_sort | antibiotic resistance in environmental microbes implementing authentic research in the microbiology classroom |
| topic | undergraduate research experience course based undergraduate research experiences antibiotic resistance environmental microbiome community college undergraduate courses |
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