Transitioning Cell Culture CURE Labs from Campus to Online: Novel Strategies for a Novel Time ^†

Abstract

Course-based undergraduate research experiences (CUREs) provide a way for students to gain research experience in a classroom setting. Few examples of cell culture CUREs or online CUREs exist in the literature.

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“…In light of the recent pandemic, the laboratory activity was adapted for virtual instruction. Details for how this lesson was adapted for the online environment and other similar cell culture-based laboratories can be found in the following resource (10). In short, the instructor posted YouTube and Instagram videos completing the tasks outlined.…”

“…Additionally, this laboratory activity incorporates a series of short modules (approximately 1-3 weeks each) each called a "Cell Block" along with associated short videos (some by undergraduate students themselves) walking the instructor and students through the process. These Cell Block short videos and associated protocols are described in this article (Supporting Files S1-5) and are a part of a growing international movement to make cell culture protocols more accessible for faculty and undergraduate students (10).…”