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Using Drosophila Oogenesis in the Classroom to Increase Student Participation in Biomedical Research

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Drosophila Oogenesis

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Students that participate in undergraduate research benefit in multiple ways, including improved learning outcomes, increased enthusiasm for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields, and increased likelihood of continuation into a STEM career. These benefits are even more pronounced for students that are traditionally under-represented in STEM, although these students often face barriers to participation in traditional apprenticeship-style research experiences. Course-based undergraduate research experiences (CUREs) are a promising and increasingly popular approach to increase undergraduate participation in research in a way that is inclusive of all students. Here, we describe how Drosophila oogenesis can be used as the basis for CUREs in a wide variety of courses. We provide an overview of our own oogenesis-based CURE, as well as suggestions for how this CURE could be adapted to accommodate a variety of schedules, course sizes, and institution types. Our goal is to simplify the process for CURE implementation in the hopes that a greater number of instructors choose to implement a CURE in their own courses.

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  1. Biology Department, Arcadia University, Glenside, PA, USA

    Jayson A. Cortes & Christina I. Swanson

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    Tina L. Tootle

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Cortes, J.A., Swanson, C.I. (2023). Using Drosophila Oogenesis in the Classroom to Increase Student Participation in Biomedical Research. In: Giedt, M.S., Tootle, T.L. (eds) Drosophila Oogenesis. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 2626. Humana, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-0716-2970-3_21

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