GCAT Activities

DNA microarrays

• develop student-proof protocols
• assist each other with trouble shooting
• share data analysis advice
• all data are public domain

TRIPLES yeast mutants (two faculty have worked with this set from Mike Snyder at Yale)

Develop MAGIC Tool software (MicroArray Genome Imaging and Clustering)

• freeware
• open source
• written by undergraduates
• works on all platforms
• one program
  • creates grids
  • quantifies spots
  • calculates ratios
  • clusters data
  • generates dynamic visualization

Assess learning goals and student attitudes

Develop teaching tools in proteomics

Presentations at ABLE, ASCB, ASM, BBB, CUR, AAAS and regional/local meetings.