Bioscholar Project 2009

Cell Signaling as NetworkKaren Curto

University of Pittsburgh

My Question

CELL SIGNALING

TEXTBOOK

SIMPLE PATHWAY

Network

REALISTIC

Context

• Honors Foundations of Biology 1–25 freshman students unprepared for• Upper level courses–Complex networks »many intermediates » cross talk within cell »modulated responses

Research Design

• Pretest questions– cell signaling terminology – complex cell response

• First article– Student pairs

• define terminology & function of characteristic molecules

• Subsequent disease articles (repeatedly)– Create network analogy

• Peer review – Refine, revise, recreate analogy over semester

– Practice with exam type questions

Evidence

• Midterm – Student knowledge

• Explain 2-3 ways disease “X” results from network flaw

– Student opinion

• Final– Use your final analogy for cell network scenario “X”– Prior practice-type questions

• Post course survey– Repeat pre course survey questions

Thank youTeam 3

JanetRon

BrindaMary

Mary Pat