Microarrays for the Masses: Pedagogical Resources for High School through College A. Malcolm Campbell1,3, Laurie J. Heyer2,3, Mary Lee S. Ledbetter4,3, Laura L. M. Hoopes5,3, Todd T. Eckdahl6,3, Anne G. Rosenwald7,3, Edison Fowlks8,3, Nicholas Dovidio2,

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Microarrays for the Masses Pedagogical Resources
for High School through CollegeA. Malcolm
Campbell1,3, Laurie J. Heyer2,3, Mary Lee S.
Ledbetter4,3, Laura L. M. Hoopes5,3, Todd T.
Eckdahl6,3, Anne G. Rosenwald7,3, Edison
Fowlks8,3, Nicholas Dovidio2, Michael R. Gordon2,
David Moskowitz2, Mackenzie L. Cowell1, J. Adam
Abele2, Brian Akin2, Gavin Taylor2, Danielle
Choi1, Parul Karnik2, Peter Lowry1, Jennifer M.
Madden1, Emily E. Oldham1,2, B. Daniel Pierce1,
Allison Amore1, Sheena Bossie1, Max Citrin1, Erin
Cobain1, Megan McDonald1, Marieta Solé1, Emily
Wilson1, Matt Gemberling1, Kristen DeCelle1,
Karen Acker1, Lyana Buckwold1, Benjamin Whigham1,
Carolyn A. Zanta9, Kathleen M. Gabric10, Ben
Kittinger1, Lesli Adler11, A. Jackie Ryan1,
William T. Hatfield1,2.
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1Biology Department, 2Mathematics Department,
Davidson College 3Genome Consortium for Active
Teaching (GCAT), 4Department of Biology, College
of the Holy Cross, Worcester, MA 5Department of
Biology, Pomona College, Claremont, CA
6Department of Biology, Missouri Western State
University, Saint Joseph, MO 7Department of
Biology, Georgetown University, Washington, DC
8Department of Biology, Hampton University,
Hampton, VA, 9Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Biotechnology Education and Outreach Program,
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign,
Urbana, IL 10Hinsdale Central High School,
Hinsdale, IL and 11Montgomery County Public
Schools, Rockville, MD.
MAGIC Tool Software
Open Access Animations Online Clustering
Top animation is 3 minutes long, bottom one is 30
minutes with interactive questions.
Interactive clustering site allows students to
explore how clustering works.
Improved display methods, gridding, spot
flagging, statistical analysis, and JTreeView
connectivity
www.bio.davidson.edu/courses/genomics/chip/chip.ht
ml
http//gcat.davidson.edu/DGPB/clust/clustering.htm
www.bio.davidson.edu/MAGIC
http//gcat.davidson.edu/Pirelli/index.htm
Wet Lab Simulation Math Module
Do-It-Yourself Teaching Chips
Students can design and print their own
mini-chips with near 100 success.
Introductory Curriculum with paper exercise, wet
lab simulation is modular and flexible, based on
cancer case study.
Mathematics module allows students to use math to
understand method and basic biology.
www.bio.davidson.edu/projects/GCAT/DoItYourselfChi
ps/Self_Chips.html
www.bio.davidson.edu/projects/GCAT/HSChips/HSchips
.html
Online Spot Synthesizer
Research Protocols and Chips
Upload spreadsheet, select pattern, and produce
tiff files for training and testing student
proficiency.
GCAT supports faculty by providing microarrays
(HHMI funded) and hands-on, free workshops (NSF
funded).
2007 workshop participants and one of the their
chips. Workshop in 2008 is full and 2009 workshop
will accept applications in 2008.
www.bio.davidson.edu/GCAT
www.bio.davidson.edu/projects/GCAT/Spot_synthesize
r/Spot_synthesizer.html
Thanks to NSF, HHMI, Davidson College, the
Waksman Foundation, the James G. Martin Genomics
Program, and the Associated Colleges of the South.
http//gcat.davidson.edu/masses.html
macampbell_at_davidson.edu