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University of Connecticut Health Center - Know Better Care Richard D. Berlin
Center for Cell Analysis & Modeling

CCAM Educational References

Virtual Cell Curricular Exercises

This page contains links to projects and exercises used in undergraduate and graduate courses to teach quantitative cell biology. We define quantitative cell biology as the research field that measures biological properties and uses those measurements to posit the behavior of the biological system. Quantitative Cell Biology makes use of computer modeling to test the hypothesis generated from experimental measurements. The CompCellBio Twiki contains additional teaching resources being developed by faculty around the country.
If you have used Virtual Cell in a biology course or want help to do so, please rholmes@uchc.edu.

 

Course Related Exercises and Projects

School

Course

Level

Topic

Biochemistry
Graduate
Homework exercise in which students become familiar with Virtual Cell tool using FRAP tutorial and modification of an existing model.
Logic of Modern Biology
Graduate
Homework exercise in which students become familiar with Virtual Cell tool using tutorial and modifying an existing model.
CCAM Resources

Director

Dr. Leslie Loew
les@volt.uchc.edu
860-679-3568

Deputy-Director

Dr. Ann Cowan
acowan@nso2.uchc.edu
860-679-1449


Administrative Contact

Karen Zucker
zucker@nso2.uchc.edu
Center for Cell Analysis & Modeling
Phone: 860- 679-1452
Fax: 860- 679-1039


Topic Related Resources

The materials listed below are links to Flash movies, teaching modules, powerpoint slides, and models. Flash animations have been used in classrooms to aid in learning concepts.

Topic

Resource Type

Level

Provider

Cell Cycle: Basics, Switches and Hysterisis
Teaching Module*: Powerpoint, XPP
Undergraduate
Sible and Tyson
Cell Cycle: Cdc2 Models
Graduate
Terasaki
Circadian Rhythm
Teaching Module*: Powerpoint, WinPP
Undergraduate
Watrous
FRAP
Graduate
Cowan
FRAP
Teaching Module*: Powerpoint, VCell, Exercises, Primer
Graduate
Cowan
*Teaching modules are in development, some have yet to be tried in classrooms.
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