... (CURE) in laboratory courses. Here we present a CURE using a viral emerging infection in amphibians that is suitable for undergraduate-level students and will permit them to develop an understanding of how to calculate epidemiologically relevant sample sizes, genomic DNA extraction procedures...

... are especially suitable for authentic classroom research experiences because they can be designed to integrate a number of important scientific skills. Here we describe a scaffolded, semester-long Course-based Undergraduate Research Experience (CURE) for an introductory ecology lab intended for sophomore-level...

... experience (CURE) described in this article is a hands-on molecular biology lab–based lesson that allows students to examine the impact of RNAi on Caenorhabditis elegans reproduction and development through the examination of the central dogma of biology. Through these activities, students gain practice...

...Tanner Smith; E. Dale Broder; Robin M. Tinghitella; Spencer J. Ingley Course-based undergraduate research experiences (CUREs) are high-impact practices that allow students to conduct research during class time. Benefits of a CURE can be maximized when integrated into a faculty member’s ongoing...

...Arundhati Bakshi; Lorelei E. Patrick; E. William Wischusen There have been many calls to make research experiences available to more undergraduate students. One way to do this is to provide course-based undergraduate research experiences (CUREs), but providing these on a scale large enough...