Associated Colleges of the South

Microarrays for the Masses

Poster presentation at Association for Cellular Biology Education*
December 2007

Wet Lab Simulation and Math Module
Introductory Curriculum with paper exercise, wet lab simulation is modular and flexible, based on cancer case study.		Mathematics module allows students to use math to understand method and basic biology.
http://www.bio.davidson.edu/projects/GCAT/HSChips/HSchips.html Manuscript: http://www.bio.davidson.edu/projects/GCAT/HSChips/Chip_Simulation.pdf

Online Spot Synthesizer Upload spreadsheet, select pattern, and produce tiff files for training and testing student proficiency.
http://www.bio.davidson.edu/projects/GCAT/Spot_synthesizer/Spot_synthesizer.html Manuscript: http://www.bio.davidson.edu/people/macampbell/Pubs/SpotSynthesizer.pdf

MAGIC Tool Software
Improved display methods, gridding, spot flagging, statistical analysis, and JTreeView connectivity
http://www.bio.davidson.edu/MAGIC Manuscript: http://www.bio.davidson.edu/projects/MAGIC/MAGIC_Tool.pdf

Do-It-Yourself Teaching Chips
Students can design and print their own mini-chips with near 100% success.
http://www.bio.davidson.edu/projects/GCAT/DoItYourselfChips/Self_Chips.html

Research Protocols and Chips
GCAT supports faculty by providing microarrays (HHMI funded) and hands-on, free workshops (NSF funded).
http://www.bio.davidson.edu/GCAT Manuscript in Science: http://www.bio.davidson.edu/projects/GCAT/Pubs/GCAT_Science.pdf Manuscript in CBE-LSE: http://www.bio.davidson.edu/projects/GCAT/Pubs/GCAT_CBELSE.pdf

* Microarrays for the Masses: Pedagogical Resources for High School through College

A. Malcolm Campbell (1,3), Laurie J. Heyer (2,3), Mary Lee S. Ledbetter (4,3), Laura L. M. Hoopes (5,3), Todd T. Eckdahl (6,3), Anne G. Rosenwald (7,3), Edison Fowlks (8,3), Nicholas Dovidio (2), Michael R. Gordon (2), David Moskowitz (2), Mackenzie L. Cowell (1), J. Adam Abele (2), Brian Akin (2), Gavin Taylor (2), Danielle Choi (1), Parul Karnik (2), Peter Lowry (1), Jennifer M. Madden (1), Emily E. Oldham (1,2), B. Daniel Pierce (1), Allison Amore (1), Sheena Bossie (1), Max Citrin (1), Erin Cobain (1), Megan McDonald (1), Marieta Solé (1), Emily Wilson (1), Matt Gemberling (1), Kristen DeCelle (1), Karen Acker (1), Lyana Buckwold (1), Benjamin Whigham (1), Carolyn A. Zanta (9), Kathleen M. Gabric (10), Ben Kittinger (1), Lesli Adler (11), A. Jackie Ryan (1), William T. Hatfield (1,2).

(1) Biology Department, (2) Mathematics Department, Davidson College; (3) Genome Consortium for Active Teaching (GCAT), (4) Department of Biology, College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, MA; (5) Department of Biology, Pomona College, Claremont, CA; (6) Department of Biology, Missouri Western State University, Saint Joseph, MO; (7) Department of Biology, Georgetown University, Washington, DC; (8) Department of Biology, Hampton University, Hampton, VA, (9) Howard Hughes Medical Institute Biotechnology Education and Outreach Program, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL; (10) Hinsdale Central High School, Hinsdale, IL; and (11) Montgomery County Public Schools, Rockville, MD.