"Course-based undergraduate research experiences (CURE) invite whole classes of undergraduates to address a research question or problem that is of real interest to the instructor teaching the course or the broader disciplinary research community. These special seminars provide students a special opportunity to make relevant discoveries, engage in iterative work, receive impactful mentorship, and share research results with stakeholders."
The BioInnovation Lab has enabled the development of a number of CURE courses. See below for a list and description of these courses. CUREs that are currently offered in the lab are italicized.
| CURE Course Name | Instructor |
|---|---|
| Making a mutant - Design, Build, and Test Novel Enzymes | Dr. Justin Siegel and Ashley Vater, M.S. |
| Nanoscale Characterization of Protein Aggregates Involved in Human Disease | Dr. Whitney Duim |
| Hands-on Engineering of Genetic Systems | Dr. Marc Facciotti and Andrew Yao, M.S. |
| Investigating the Regulation of the CoQ Super Complex | Dr. Jodi Nunnari and Dr. Kelly Subramanian |
| The Nectar Microbiome - for the Birds and the Bees | Dr. Jonathan Eisen and Dr. David Coil |
| DNA Damage and Repair: Connecting Discoveries in Bacteria to Cancer | Dr. Sheila David |
| Biotech at the Intersection of Plants, Chemistry and Biomanufacturing | Dr. Philipp Zerbe |
| Investigating a Schizophrenia-linked Gene and its Role in Neural Development | Dr. Hwai-Jong Cheng and Dr. Julie Luu |