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The Genomics Education Partnership: Successful Integration of Research into Laboratory Classes at a Diverse Group of Undergraduate Institutions

^aDepartment of Biology, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63130; ^bDepartment of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Longwood University, Farmville, VA 23909; ^cDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE 68588-0664; ^dDepartment of Biology, Worcester State College, Worcester, MA 01602; ^eDepartment of Computer Science and Engineering, Johnson C. Smith University, Charlotte, NC 28216; ^fDepartment of Biology, Texas Wesleyan University, Fort Worth, TX 76105; ^gDepartment of Biology, Saint Mary's College of California, Moraga, CA 94556; ^hDepartment of Biology, University of West Florida, Pensacola, FL 32514; ⁱDepartment of Biology, Hartwick College, Oneonta, NY 13820; ^jDepartment of Biology and Molecular Biology, Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ 07043; ^kDepartment of Biology, Missouri Western State University, Saint Joseph, MO 64507; ^lDepartment of Mathematics, Missouri Western State University, Saint Joseph, MO 64507; ^mDepartment of Biology, University of St. Thomas, Houston, TX 77006; ⁿDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA 93407-0402; ^oGrove School of Engineering, The City College of New York, New York, NY 10031; ^pDepartment of Bioinformatics, St. Edward's University, Austin, TX 78704; ^qDepartment of Biology, Pomona College, Claremont, CA 91711; ^rDepartment of Biological Sciences, The George Washington University, Washington, DC 20052; ^sDepartment of Biological Sciences, Moravian College, Bethlehem, PA 18018; ^tDepartment of Biology, Luther College, Decorah, IA 52101; ^uDepartment of Natural Sciences, Cardinal Stritch University, Milwaukee, WI 53217; ^vDepartment of Biology, Utah Valley University, Orem, UT 84058; ^wDepartment of Biology, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA 90045-2659; ^xDepartment of Biology, York College–The City University of New York, Jamaica, NY 11451; ^yDepartment of Biology, Wofford College, Spartanburg, SC 29303-3663; ^zScience Department, Galen College of Nursing, Cincinnati, OH 45241; ^aaDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Widener University, Chester, PA 19013; ^bbDepartment of Biology and Biochemistry, Widener University, Chester, PA 19013; ^ccDepartment of Biology, Macalester College, St. Paul, MN 55105; ^ddDepartment of Mathematics and Computer Science, Macalester College, St. Paul, MN 55105; ^eeDepartment of Biology, McDaniel College, Westminster, MD 21157; ^ffDepartment of Biology, Austin College, Sherman, TX 75090-4400; ^ggDepartment of Biology, Prairie View A&M University, Prairie View, TX 77446; ^hhDepartment of Biology, California Lutheran University, Thousand Oaks, CA 91360; ⁱⁱDepartment of Biology, Georgetown University, Washington, DC 20057; ^jjDepartment of Biology, Albion College, Albion, MI 49224; ^kkDepartment of Biology, Webster University, St. Louis, MO 63119; ^llDepartment of Biology, New Mexico Highlands University, Las Vegas, NM 87701; ^mmDepartment of Biological Sciences, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY 14623; ⁿⁿDepartment of Biology, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA 94132; ^ooDepartment of Biology, North Carolina A&T State University, Greensboro, NC 27411; ^ppDepartment of Biology, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708-0001; ^qqDepartment of Biology, William Woods University, Fulton, MO 65251; ^rrDepartment of Biology, University of Evansville, Evansville, IN 47722; ^ssDepartment of Biology, Denison University, Granville, OH 43023; ^ttDepartment of Biology, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795; ^uuDepartment of Biology, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS 39217; ^vvDepartment of Biology, California State University, Stanislaus, Turlock, CA 95382; ^wwDepartment of Computer Science and Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63130; ^xxThe Genome Center, Department of Genetics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63108; and ^yyDepartment of Psychology, Grinnell College, Grinnell, IA 50112

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Genomics is not only essential for students to understand biology but also provides unprecedented opportunities for undergraduate research. The goal of the Genomics Education Partnership (GEP), a collaboration between a growing number of colleges and universities around the country and the Department of Biology and Genome Center of Washington University in St. Louis, is to provide such research opportunities. Using a versatile curriculum that has been adapted to many different class settings, GEP undergraduates undertake projects to bring draft-quality genomic sequence up to high quality and/or participate in the annotation of these sequences. GEP undergraduates have improved more than 2 million bases of draft genomic sequence from several species of Drosophila and have produced hundreds of gene models using evidence-based manual annotation. Students appreciate their ability to make a contribution to ongoing research, and report increased independence and a more active learning approach after participation in GEP projects. They show knowledge gains on pre- and postcourse quizzes about genes and genomes and in bioinformatic analysis. Participating faculty also report professional gains, increased access to genomics-related technology, and an overall positive experience. We have found that using a genomics research project as the core of a laboratory course is rewarding for both faculty and students.