Biology & Epidemiology
Title: Easy Exercise.
Author: Dr. Kevin B, Tate
Department: Biology
Abstract: You are investigating a claim you recently saw on late night tv, claiming there was a pill that could increase cardiac performance without any evidence. You design and carryout an experiment investigating the hypothesis that the drug will increase cardiac performance, in addition to this you investigate the effects of the exercise routine on the efficacy of the pill. You will be provided a spreadsheet with data collected from the experimental protocol. In this assignment you will analyze the data and determine whether the drug, meets expectations. This project will be used to reinforce concepts learned from the cardiovascular physiology component of General Physiology.
Title: “The Biomedical Blunder”
Author: Dr. Kevin B, Tate
Department: Biology
Abstract: In this project, you will carry out an experiment to reveal the identity of three drugs after a mix up in the lab. In carrying out this project, you will emphasize the importance of membrane potential and how to carry out calculations. You will use this information to identify the drug you have been developing for the previous several months to correct a condition that presents itself in the form of muscle spasms. You will use the Goldman-Katz equation to calculate the membrane potential of three drugs and compare them against control measurements to identify the drug you have been developing.
You will find modules within the following broad categories:
Each module has two components:
1) A student version which describes the project , sources of data, methodology and other information needed to complete the project.
2) An instructor's notes which includes additional information for the instructors.
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Title: “Impact of exercise on cardiopulmonary function, a practice in integration
Author: Dr. Kevin B, Tate
Department: Biology
Abstract: In this project, you students will measure and interpret the cardiovascular and respiratory response to exercise. The physiological response to exercise will be collected at rest and following exercise. Students will compare predictions to the collected data. Following data collection, students will assess the impact of exercise on cardiopulmonary function. Following data collection, students will interpret the meaning of the results and give context to the results obtained by addressing a question set.
Supplemental Material
Title: Where one lives matters when it comes to Covid-19.
Author: Dr. Reza Abbasian.
Department: Math Computer Science & Information Systems
Abstract: In this project teams of students will attempt to determine the best predictor(s) for the number of Covid-19 infections. The project involves identifying sources of data and regression analysis where we build a model for the number of Covid cases per capita for a region (country or state) as a function of various predictors such as population density, Gross National Income (GNI), average age of the population, geography of the region, etc.