DNA Microarray Experiment See Microarray Animation Cyber Tools

DNA Microarray Experiment See Microarray Animation

Cyber Tools for Undergraduate Education GCAT: Network of faculty collaborating to bring cyber tools into undergraduate classrooms Ø Ø 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 See Microarray Animation

Free Software and Math Tools Online Clustering Activity gcat. davidson. edu/bioinformatics/clustering/jas/clustering. htm Diauxic Shift Data Analysis gcat. davidson. edu/GCAT/workshop 2/derisi_lab. html Correlation Calculations Activity gcat. davidson. edu/Online_Genomics/Online. html#r

Participating GCAT Schools http: //www. bio. davidson. edu/projects/GCAT/gcat. html#workshops • 3 Countries (US, Canada and Australia) • 100 Faculty at 90 US Institutions • 2800 Undergraduates