Incorporating a new bioinformatics component into genetics at a historically black college: Outcomes and lessons

CBE Life Sciences Education

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 52-64

  Holtzclaw, J David ^a   Eisen, Arri ^b   Whitney, Erika M ^a   Penumetcha, Meera ^a   Hoey, J Joseph ^c   Kimbro, K Sean ^d  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d CLARK ATLANTA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOINFORMATICS; COLLEGE; COLLEGE STUDENT; COURSE CONTENT; EVALUATION RESEARCH; FACTUAL DATABASE; HUMAN; HUMAN GENETICS; HUMAN GENOME PROJECT; INTERNET; LEARNING ENVIRONMENT; LEARNING STYLE; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; NORMAL HUMAN; OUTCOME OF EDUCATION; SELF EVALUATION; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL LEARNING; WEB BROWSER; WORKLOAD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; CURRICULUM; GENETICS; GEORGIA; HUMANS; INTERNET; MINORITY GROUPS; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES; VIRGINIA;

EID: 33646435301     PISSN: '     EISSN: 19317913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1187/cbe.05-04-0071     Document Type: Article

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