DNA Microarray Experiment

See Microarray Animation

Cyber Tools for
Undergraduate
Education

GCAT: Network of faculty collaborating to bring cyber

tools into undergraduate classrooms
 Students from across the U.S. sharing data
 Shared resources to make microarray experiments affordable
 Clearing house of information for students and teachers
 Database of results for teaching and research
www.bio.davidson.edu/GCAT
 How Does GCAT Work?

 Collects requests for DNA chips; currently 7 species available

 Obtains microarrays from academic suppliers
 Distributes chips to faculty teaching undergraduates
 Undergraduates conduct experiments
 Chips are sent to GCAT to scan (NSF-funded scanners)
 FTP data to students for analysis (< 24 hours)
 Students and faculty share data
 GCAT Resources
• Protocols and FAQs
• Data sets
• Free Software
• Listserv
• Workshops
• 7 Species and growing
• Experienced faculty for technical support
• Community of faculty for moral support

See Microarray Animation

Free Software and Math Tools

Online Clustering Activity

gcat.davidson.edu/bioinformatics/clustering/jas/clustering.htm

Diauxic Shift Data Analysis

gcat.davidson.edu/GCAT/workshop2/derisi_lab.html

Correlation Calculations Activity

gcat.davidson.edu/Online_Genomics/Online.html#r
 Participating GCAT Schools
http://www.bio.davidson.edu/projects/GCAT/gcat.html#workshops

• 3 Countries (US, Canada and Australia)

• 100 Faculty at 90 US Institutions
• 2800 Undergraduates