Boyle Michael D
Department of Biology, Juniata College, Huntingdon, PA 16652.
J Microbiol Biol Educ. 2010 May 20;11(1):38-41. doi: 10.1128/jmbe.v11.i1.133. Print 2010.
Genomics and bioinformatics are dynamic fields well-suited for capturing the imagination of undergraduates in both research laboratories and classrooms. Currently, raw nucleotide sequence is being provided, as part of several genomics research initiatives, for undergraduate research and teaching. These initiatives could be easily extended and much more effective if the source of the sequenced material and the subsequent focus of the data analysis were aligned with the research interests of individual faculty at undergraduate institutions. By judicious use of surplus capacity in existing nucleotide sequencing cores, raw sequence data could be generated to support ongoing research efforts involving undergraduates. This would allow these students to participate actively in discovery research, with a goal of making novel contributions to their field through original research while nurturing the next generation of talented research scientists.
基因组学和生物信息学是充满活力的领域，非常适合在研究实验室和课堂上激发本科生的想象力。目前，作为多项基因组学研究计划的一部分，原始核苷酸序列正被提供用于本科研究和教学。如果测序材料的来源以及后续数据分析的重点与本科院校个别教师的研究兴趣相一致，这些计划可以很容易地扩展且更有效。通过明智地利用现有核苷酸测序核心的剩余产能，可以生成原始序列数据以支持涉及本科生的正在进行的研究工作。这将使这些学生能够积极参与探索性研究，目标是通过原创研究为其领域做出新贡献，同时培养下一代有才华的研究科学家。
