OEIT - biology

StarGenetics

drupaladmin — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 18:17:07 +0000

STAR

STEM (Sci, Tech, Eng, Math)

Project Themes:

Visualization and Simulation

Principal Investigators:

Chris Kaiser

Contributors:

Ivica Ceraj

StarGenetics homepage

StarGenetics provides a set of tools for analyzing genetic traits. This software simulates mating experiments between organisms that are genetically different across a range of traits and allows students to analyze the nature of the traits in question.

Overview
StarGenetics provides a set of tools for analyzing genetic traits. This software simulates mating experiments between organisms that are genetically different across a range of traits and allows students to analyze the nature of the traits in question.

I've observed students experience tremendous "Aha!" moments, when deep understanding of a concept clicks into place as they're investigating a trait using the StarGenetics genetic cross simulator.

Stacie Bumgarner

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StarBiochem (Case Study)

drupaladmin — Mon, 11 May 2009 18:40:47 +0000

STEM (Sci, Tech, Eng, Math)

Project Themes:

Visualization and Simulation

Principal Investigators:

Graham Walker

Principal Investigators:

John Belcher

Contributors:

Chuck Shubert

Contributors:

Ivica Ceraj

StarBiochem homepage

Davis Foundation

StarBiochem is an application that displays molecules from the Protein Data Bank. It allows users to explore fundamental biological research concepts, target and select components of a molecule, and control how they are displayed.

Introduction
In the field of biology, freely available software packages allow students to explore molecular structure in 3D. However, few present the materials in a format clear enough to use outside the classroom or in self-guided study. In addition, most 3D software packages neglect to portray the four-fold structure of proteins, a critical component to understanding the complexities of change and disease.

Viewing molecules in a 3D environment... is a hands-on interaction ....[which] provides levels of insights that are not possible by viewing static images on a page on a computer screen.

Graham Walker

StarBiogene

drupaladmin — Mon, 11 May 2009 14:47:49 +0000

STAR

STEM (Sci, Tech, Eng, Math)

Project Themes:

Active Learning

Project Themes:

Visualization and Simulation

Principal Investigators:

Eric Lander

StarBiogene homepage

StarBiogene provides a set of software tools for analyzing genomics data via the web. It enables the user to take part in the analysis of microarray gene expression data by making usable genomics research software readily available.

Project Description
StarBiogene is a set of visual and analytic software tools for the analysis of genomic gene expression data generated through microarray analysis. This software allows students to compare the expression of multiple genes across a range of biological samples (cell lines, tumors, etc). For example, students can use StarBiogene's visualization engine to compare different patient tumor samples and identify characteristics that are common to one set of tumors based on global patterns of gene expression.