Works (35)
Updated: April 4th, 2024 14:44
2022 article
We Can Dance If We Want To (with Safety Measures)
Carson, S. (2022, April 26). MBIO, Vol. 13.
author keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; Lindy Hop; public health; social gatherings; viral transmission
MeSH headings : COVID-19 / prevention & control; Dancing; Humans; North Carolina; SARS-CoV-2; Surveys and Questionnaires
TL;DR:
It appears that the majority of transmission occurred either through the result of individual interactions or activities outside the formal dance event rather than due to a buildup of airborne viral particles in the event space.
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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: May 16, 2022
2021 journal article
Creation of a Cohort of Educational Research Practitioners: The TH!NK Researchers Program
The Journal of Faculty Development, 35(2), 10–19.
Sources: NC State University Libraries, ORCID
Added: February 13, 2023
2020 conference paper
Adoption of evidenced-based teaching strategies in STEM and non-STEM courses after a common faculty development experience
6th International Conference on Higher Education Advances (HEAd’20).
author keywords: Faculty development; evidence-based pedagogy; critical thinking; creative thinking; metacognition; student learning outcomes
open access via ocs.editorial.upv.es (publisher PDF)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
4. Quality Education
(Web of Science)
Source: ORCID
Added: February 23, 2023
2019 journal article
Advancing Critical and Creative Thinking through Institutional Transformation
The RC20/20 Project: A Digital Publication of the Reinvention Collaborative. https://www.rc-2020.org/carson.
Sources: NC State University Libraries, ORCID
Added: November 21, 2020
2019 article
Building a Culture of Critical and Creative Thinking. Creating and Sustaining Higher-Order Thinking as part of a Quality Enhancement Plan
5TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON HIGHER EDUCATION ADVANCES (HEAD'19), pp. 1391–1398.
author keywords: higher-order thinking; quality enhancement; critical and creative thinking; program development; teaching strategies
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
4. Quality Education
(Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries, ORCID
Added: February 27, 2020
2019 book
Molecular Biology Techniques: A Classroom Laboratory Manual
(4th edition). London: Academic Press.
Sources: NC State University Libraries, ORCID
Added: November 21, 2020
2017 journal article
An inclusive Research Education Community (iREC): Impact of the SEA-PHAGES program on research outcomes and student learning
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 114(51), 13531–13536.
author keywords: bacteriophage; genomics; science education; evolution; assessment
MeSH headings : Biomedical Research / education; Biomedical Research / standards; Education, Medical, Undergraduate / methods; Education, Medical, Undergraduate / standards; Female; Humans; Learning; Male; Program Evaluation; Teaching; Universities / standards; Young Adult
TL;DR:
The SEA-PHAGES students show strong gains correlated with persistence relative to those in traditional laboratory courses regardless of academic, ethnic, gender, and socioeconomic profiles.
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Sources: Crossref, NC State University Libraries
Added: January 19, 2020
2016 journal article
Paenibacillus larvae Phage Tripp Genome Has 378-Base-Pair Terminal Repeats
Genome Announcements, 4(1).
TL;DR:
Paenibacillus larvae bacteriophage Tripp was isolated from an American foulbrood diseased honey bee hive in North Carolina, USA and is currently unique in Genbank.
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Sources: Crossref, NC State University Libraries, ORCID
Added: January 19, 2020
2016 conference paper
TH!NK: A Framework to Assess and Support Critical and Creative Thinking
Vila-Parrish, A., Baldwin, T., Battestilli., L., Queen, H., Schmidt, J., & Carson, S. (2016, June 26). Presented at the American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, New Orleans, LA.
Event: American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition at New Orleans, LA
Sources: NC State University Libraries, ORCID
Added: March 26, 2021
2016 journal article
Who Scared the Cat? A Molecular Crime Scene Investigation Laboratory Exercise
Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education, 17(3), 451–457.
TL;DR:
Assessment of this introductory molecular biology and bio-informatics activity reveals that it allows first-year students to develop higher-order data analysis and interpretation skills.
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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Sources: Crossref, NC State University Libraries
Added: January 27, 2020
2015 journal article
Genome Sequences of Six Paenibacillus larvae Siphoviridae Phages
Genome Announcements, 3(3).
TL;DR:
Six sequenced and annotated genomes of Paenibacillus larvae phages isolated from the combs of American foulbrood-diseased beehives show Phage Lily is most divergent from Diva, Rani, Redbud, Shelly, and Sitara.
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Sources: Crossref, NC State University Libraries
Added: January 19, 2020
2015 journal article
Targeting Critical Thinking Skills in a First-Year Undergraduate Research Course †
Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education, 16(2), 148–156.
TL;DR:
A general "formula" for writing scenarios is outlined, as well as several specific scenarios created for the described course, which show that a higher level of critical thinking skills was demonstrated in research papers written by students who participated in the scenarios compared with similar students who did not participate in the scenario activities.
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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
4. Quality Education
(Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Sources: Crossref, NC State University Libraries
Added: January 19, 2020
2015 conference paper
Teaching to foster critical and creativing TH!NKing at North Carolina State University
Proceedings of 2015 International Conference on Interactive Collaborative Learning (ICL), 1117–1119.
Sources: NC State University Libraries, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018
2015 journal article
Whole genome comparison of a large collection of mycobacteriophages reveals a continuum of phage genetic diversity
ELife, 4.
MeSH headings : Biomedical Research / ethics; Cooperative Behavior; DNA, Viral / genetics; Gene Flow; Genetic Variation; Genome, Viral; High-Throughput Nucleotide Sequencing; Information Dissemination; Mosaicism; Mycobacteriophages / classification; Mycobacteriophages / genetics; Mycobacterium smegmatis / virology; Phylogeny; Phylogeography; Workforce
TL;DR:
To understand the population structure of phages infecting a single host strain, 627 phages of Mycobacterium smegmatis were isolated, sequenced, and compared to reveal a continuum of genetic diversity, albeit with uneven representation of different phages.
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Sources: Crossref, NC State University Libraries
Added: January 19, 2020
2014 journal article
A Broadly Implementable Research Course in Phage Discovery and Genomics for First-Year Undergraduate Students
MBio, 5(1), e01051–13.
MeSH headings : Adult; Bacteria / virology; Bacteriophages / genetics; Female; Genomics / education; Humans; Male; Microbiology / education; Students; Young Adult
TL;DR:
A general model in which faculty and teaching assistants from diverse academic institutions are trained to teach a research course for first-year undergraduate students focused on bacteriophage discovery and genomics is developed, showing that this alliance-sourced model not only substantially advances the field of phage genomics but also stimulates students’ interest in science, positively influences academic achievement, and enhances persistence inScience, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines.
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Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
2014 journal article
Immunological Tools: Engaging Students in the Use and Analysis of Flow Cytometry and Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA)
BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY EDUCATION, 42(5), 382–397.
author keywords: flow cytometry; enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA); laboratory; undergraduate students; graduate students; data analysis
MeSH headings : Allergy and Immunology / education; Allergy and Immunology / instrumentation; Biotechnology / education; Biotechnology / instrumentation; Curriculum; Education, Graduate; Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / methods; Flow Cytometry / methods; Humans; Reproducibility of Results; Self-Evaluation Programs; Students; Teaching / methods; Teaching Materials; Universities
TL;DR:
A novel half‐semester course that focused on introducing undergraduate and graduate students to advance conceptual and technical skills associated with flow cytometry and ELISA, with emphasis on applications, experimental design, and data analysis is reported.
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Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
2014 journal article
Making Heads or Tails: Planarian Stem Cells in the Classroom †
Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education, 15(1), 18–25.
TL;DR:
A hands-on introductory laboratory module that introduces students to stem cell biology and can be easily incorporated into existing curricula is developed and implemented and piloted at the high school, community college, and university levels.
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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
4. Quality Education
(OpenAlex)
14. Life Below Water
(Web of Science)
Sources: Crossref, NC State University Libraries, ORCID
Added: January 19, 2020
2013 journal article
Assessment of a novel group-centered testing schema in an upper-level undergraduate molecular biotechnology course
BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY EDUCATION, 41(4), 232–241.
author keywords: biotechnology; problem-based testing; collaborative learning; undergraduate
MeSH headings : Biotechnology / education; Curriculum; Educational Measurement / methods; Faculty; Humans; Learning; Students
TL;DR:
It is suggested that group‐centered, problem‐based learning is a useful model for achievement of student learning outcomes in courses where it would be infeasible to provide feedback on individual critical thinking assignments due to grading volume.
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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
4. Quality Education
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018
2013 journal article
Inquiry into chemotherapy-induced p53 activation in cancer cells as a model for teaching signal transduction
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, 41(6), 419–432.
author keywords: cancer; laboratory; cell signaling; p53
MeSH headings : Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / pharmacology; Biochemistry / education; Blotting, Western; Cell Line, Tumor; Cell Survival / drug effects; Drug Therapy / methods; Etoposide / pharmacology; Flow Cytometry; Humans; Medical Laboratory Personnel / education; Microscopy, Fluorescence; Neoplasms / metabolism; Neoplasms / pathology; Phosphorylation / drug effects; Problem-Based Learning / methods; Reproducibility of Results; Research / education; Research / instrumentation; Research Design / standards; Research Report / standards; Signal Transduction / drug effects; Students; Teaching / methods; Tumor Suppressor Protein p53 / metabolism; Universities
TL;DR:
A new laboratory‐intensive course that teaches students the theory and techniques used to study cell signaling pathways as they conduct a hypothesis‐driven research project to elucidate the mechanism of breast cancer cell death caused by a cancer chemotherapeutic agent is developed and implemented.
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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Sources: Crossref, NC State University Libraries, Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018
2013 journal article
Introducing primary scientific literature to first-year undergraduate researchers
CURQ Web, 34(4), 17–22.
Sources: NC State University Libraries, ORCID
Added: April 1, 2021
2012 book
Molecular biology techniques: a classroom laboratory manual
New York: Academic.
Sources: NC State University Libraries, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018
2012 journal article
Student Learning Outcomes and Attitudes When Biotechnology Lab Partners Are of Different Academic Levels
CBE-LIFE SCIENCES EDUCATION, 11(3), 323–332.
MeSH headings : Adolescent; Adult; Biotechnology / education; Curriculum; DNA, Recombinant / genetics; Educational Measurement; Faculty; Humans; Laboratories; Learning; North Carolina; Peer Group; Students; Universities; Young Adult
TL;DR:
The work presented here suggests that offering dual‐level courses benefit students of all levels, and is useful for institutions that wish to offer “boutique” courses where student enrollment may be low, but specialized equipment and faculty expertise is needed.
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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
4. Quality Education
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
2011 journal article
A Laboratory-Intensive Course on the Experimental Study of Protein-Protein Interactions
BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY EDUCATION, 39(4), 300–308.
author keywords: Protein-protein interactions; yeast two-hybrid; immunoprecipitation; laboratory
MeSH headings : Educational Measurement; Laboratories; Learning; Molecular Biology / education; Proteins / chemistry; Proteins / metabolism; Research / education; Students; Teaching / methods; Two-Hybrid System Techniques
TL;DR:
Assessment of a lab‐intensive course that teaches students techniques used to identify and further study protein–protein interactions indicates that students' conceptual and technical understanding of the methodologies taught in the class increased, and that hands‐on experience in the lab was perceived to be the most important component of the course.
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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
4. Quality Education
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
2011 journal article
A contemporary, laboratory-intensive course on messenger RNA transcription and processing
BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY EDUCATION, 40(2), 89–99.
author keywords: mRNA; transcription; processing; laboratory
MeSH headings : Biotechnology / education; Curriculum; Educational Measurement; Humans; Molecular Biology / education; RNA Processing, Post-Transcriptional; RNA, Messenger / genetics; RNA, Messenger / metabolism; Transcription, Genetic
TL;DR:
A new, laboratory‐intensive course to provide students with a contemporary view of mRNA entitled “mRNA: Transcription and Processing,” offered at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, aimed to introduce students to the many functions of RNA, with an emphasis on mRNA.
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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
2009 journal article
A Laboratory-intensive Course on RNA Interference and Model Organisms
CBE-LIFE SCIENCES EDUCATION, 8(4), 316–325.
MeSH headings : Animals; Caenorhabditis elegans / genetics; Cells, Cultured; Clinical Laboratory Techniques; Educational Measurement; Humans; RNA Interference; Tobacco / genetics
TL;DR:
It is reported that undergraduate and graduate students with a basic molecular biology background were able to demonstrate conceptual knowledge and technical skills for using RNAi as a research tool upon completion of an intensive 8-wk RNAi course with a 2-h lecture and 5-h laboratory per week.
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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
4. Quality Education
(OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
2009 journal article
Integrating Modern Biology into the ChE Biomolecular Engineering Concentration through a Campus-Wide Core Laboratory Education Program
Chemical Engineering Education, 43(4), 257–264.
Sources: NC State University Libraries, ORCID
Added: April 1, 2021
2007 journal article
A New Paradigm for Mentored Undergraduate Research in Molecular Microbiology
CBE—Life Sciences Education, 6(4), 343–349.
Ed(s): M. Ledbetter
MeSH headings : Biology / education; Clinical Laboratory Techniques; Curriculum; Faculty; Humans; Mentors; Molecular Biology / education; Natural Science Disciplines; Program Evaluation; Research Personnel; Software; Students; Teaching; Universities
TL;DR:
This article describes a paradigm for mentored undergraduate research in molecular microbiology where students have ownership of their individual projects, but the projects are done in parallel, enabling the faculty mentor to guide multiple students efficiently.
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Sources: Crossref, NC State University Libraries
Added: January 19, 2020
2006 book
Manipulation and Expression of Recombinant DNA: A Laboratory Manual
(2nd ed.). Burlington, MA: Academic Press.
Sources: NC State University Libraries, ORCID
Added: April 1, 2021
2004 journal article
An introductory undergraduate course covering animal cell culture techniques
BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY EDUCATION, 32(5), 319–322.
Contributors: P. Mozdziak* , J. Petitte* & n
author keywords: vertebrate; in vitro; tissue culture
TL;DR:
A cell culture techniques course was developed and delivered to students at North Carolina State University as a component of an undergraduate Biotechnology minor curricula, seeking to provide students with the necessary technical and critical reasoning skills to successfully perform animal cell culture.
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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018
2004 chapter
O Bt e a Propriedade Intelectual: Um case de estudo sobre propriedade intellectual em biotecnologia
In H. D. Rosa (Ed.), Bioética para as ciências naturais : conferências e casos de estudo do FLAD/NSF International Bioethics Institute. Lisbon: Fundação Luso-Americana.
Ed(s): H. Rosa
Sources: NC State University Libraries, ORCID
Added: April 1, 2021
2003 journal article
Expression Profiling of Cytokinin Action in Arabidopsis
Plant Physiology, 132(4), 1998–2011.
MeSH headings : Arabidopsis / genetics; Arabidopsis Proteins / biosynthesis; Arabidopsis Proteins / genetics; Cytokinins / pharmacology; Gene Expression Profiling; Gene Expression Regulation, Plant / drug effects; Genes, Plant / genetics; Mutation / genetics; Protein Kinases / genetics; Receptors, Cell Surface / genetics
TL;DR:
A common sequence motif enriched in the upstream regions of the most consistently cytokinin up-regulated genes is identified, highly similar to the optimal DNA-binding sites for ARR1/ARR2, type-B ARRs that have been implicated in the transcriptional elevation of the type-A ARRs.
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Sources: Crossref, NC State University Libraries
Added: January 19, 2020
2000 journal article
Phase variation of the gonococcal siderophore receptor FetA
Molecular Microbiology, 36(3), 585–593.
MeSH headings : Alkaline Phosphatase; Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins / genetics; Base Sequence; Cyclin-Dependent Kinases / genetics; Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial; Molecular Sequence Data; Neisseria gonorrhoeae / genetics; Neisseria gonorrhoeae / growth & development; Neisseria gonorrhoeae / metabolism; Poly C / genetics; Polymerase Chain Reaction; Promoter Regions, Genetic; Receptors, Cell Surface / genetics; Recombinant Fusion Proteins / metabolism
TL;DR:
FetA, the recently characterized gonococcal ferric enterobactin receptor, exhibited extremely rapid phase variation between high‐ and low‐expression levels, hypothesize that phase variation reflects a balance between the advantages of being able to use a ferric siderophore as an iron source and evasion of the host immune response.
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Sources: Crossref, NC State University Libraries
Added: January 19, 2020
1999 journal article
Ferric Enterobactin Binding and Utilization by Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Journal of Bacteriology, 181(9), 2895–2901.
MeSH headings : Amino Acid Sequence; Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins / immunology; Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins / metabolism; Binding Sites; Biological Transport; Carrier Proteins / immunology; Conserved Sequence; Cross Reactions; Enterobactin / metabolism; Ferric Compounds / metabolism; Iron / metabolism; Molecular Sequence Data; Neisseria gonorrhoeae / genetics; Neisseria gonorrhoeae / metabolism; Receptors, Cell Surface / metabolism; Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; Species Specificity
TL;DR:
Data show that FetA is a functional homolog of FepA that binds ferric enterobactin and may be part of a system responsible for transporting the siderophore into the cell and shows sequence homology to the TonB-dependent family of receptors that transport iron into gram-negative bacteria.
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Sources: Crossref, NC State University Libraries
Added: January 19, 2020
1996 journal article
Cloning and sequencing of a Haemophilus ducreyi fur homolog
Gene, 176(1-2), 125–129.
MeSH headings : Amino Acid Sequence; Bacterial Proteins / genetics; Base Sequence; Cloning, Molecular; DNA, Bacterial; Haemophilus ducreyi / genetics; Haemophilus ducreyi / metabolism; Iron; Molecular Sequence Data; Repressor Proteins / genetics; Sequence Analysis, DNA
TL;DR:
The deduced amino acid sequence shows H. ducreyi fur to be 54% identical and 73% similar to E. coli fur, containing putative DNA-binding and metal-binding domains, demonstrating that H.ducreys has a functional fur system.
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Sources: Crossref, NC State University Libraries
Added: January 19, 2020
1993 journal article
Isolation and Molecular Characterization of microbial strains with aromatic dioxygenase pathways
Journal of Cellular Biochemistry, 53(S17C), 194.
Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: April 1, 2021
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