March 7-10, 2012
ASM Headquarters
Washington, DC
As a participant of the Bioinformatics Residency, you will learn about and practice using tools involved in analysis of gene and protein sequence/structure, comparative genomics, and evolutionary analysis. You will also:
• Identify testable hypotheses that apply to your research and teaching
•Develop a plan for you and your students to work side by side to test a hypothesis in a class or in a wet-lab setting
• Develop curriculum activities, problem or data sets, course exercises and/or research projects that can be incorporated in courses easily and immediately
• Participate in a community to foster future practice, troubleshooting, and sharing of expertise and resources
• Practice a holistic approach to understanding the scientific process
Attendees: Larry Aaronson, Nancy Boury, Cynthia Brame, Cristina Caldari-Farren, Scott Chirhart, Chris Einspahr, Nastassia Jones, Christy MacKinnon, Troy Messina, Teresita Munguia, Chrystal Ho Pao, Philip Rock, Crystal Simien, David Treves, Monica Trifas, Sara Volk, Ruth Wrightsman
Facilitators: Brad Goodner, Cheryl Kerfeld, Tara Luke, Kathleen Scott
ASM Staff: Amy Chang, Kelly Gull, Kari Sherwood
Program Website and Contact Information: www.facultyprograms.org; 202-942-9299; facultyprograms@asmusa.org