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ABSTRACT Biofilms play a crucial role in medical, industrial, and environmental microbiology, yet their structural complexity often makes them challenging to study in undergraduate teaching laboratories. We present a sim...

ABSTRACT A syllabus provides students with important course information but can also shape students’ initial perceptions about a course and instructor. The use of a web-based liquid syllabus is believed to provide a po...

ABSTRACT Preparing the next generation for scientific careers is critical for innovation and economic growth. Thus, identifying and fostering students’ scientific talents early in their academic journey is essential fo...

ABSTRACT Proper maintenance of the cold chain is essential to ensure both food quality and safety. This laboratory activity was designed to help undergraduate students understand the microbiological implications of cold ...

ABSTRACT Microorganisms are expected to play vital roles in the development of sustainable societies, but this idea is still poorly understood by the general public. In addition, it would also be important for the future...

ABSTRACT Course-based undergraduate research experiences (CUREs) have well-documented benefits, including increasing students’ access to research, fostering science identity, and improving retention in STEM. However, C...

ABSTRACT Gamification has gained momentum in STEM education as a way to boost student engagement, motivation, and conceptual learning. A wide variety of games, from short in-class activities to long-format student-built ...

ABSTRACT Academic careers are often thought of as having a traditional path that most faculty will follow, yet there are many unique ways that individuals enter and navigate through their academic careers. While I follow...

ABSTRACT We provide a framework for the implementation of ungrading in course-based undergraduate research experiences (CUREs) and a case example of ungrading in an advanced laboratory course. Although assessments should...

ABSTRACT Microbiology, the study of microorganisms, is of critical importance to a variety of fields, including medicine, nursing, genetics, and immunology, as well as to students training to enter those fields. By defin...

Trichomonas vaginalis is a common sexually transmitted parasite that colonizes the human urogenital tract, causing infections that range from asymptomatic to highly inflammatory. As an extracellular pathogen, adherence t...

Chagas disease, caused by Trypanosoma cruzi, remains a major neglected tropical disease with limited therapeutic options. To accelerate drug discovery, we developed a bioinformatic and chemoinformatic pipeline that integ...

ABSTRACT The cultivation of halophilic microorganisms has been widely reported in liquid and semi-solid media. However, there are few reports on the use of solid fermentation for their cultivation. In the present work, t...

ABSTRACT Undergraduate science students will have opportunities, in their personal lives and future careers, to be science communicators. However, they must be trained in effective approaches to science communication. On...