Course Directors A. Malcolm Campbell, Kimberly Tanner, and Bill Wood talk about the reasons why we need to reform undergraduate biology education and why they got involved in the Scientific teaching Series project. Continue Reading
iBiology Podcasts
Conversations in Science with Dan Rather and Harold Varmus: From Oncogenes to PLOS
Dr. Harold Varmus talks to Dan Rather about his journey from literature major to scientist, and from the discovery of oncogenes to creating PLoS. Varmus reflects on his time as a researcher, as Director of the NIH, and on the importance of open communication in science. He ends by emphasizing why good science communication is… Continue Reading
Conversations in Science with Dan Rather and Shirley Tilghman: The Future of Science Training
How should we consider a journey through a career in science? How should we think of the future of science training? Few have given these kinds of questions more thought than Shirley Tilghman, a leading genetics researcher at Princeton University who also became president of that prestigious institution. In this far-reaching interview, Dr. Tilghman tells… Continue Reading
Conversations in Science with Dan Rather and George Shultz: Climate Change and Renewable Energy
Secretary Shultz has been addressing global crises inside and outside of government for decades. He now has his attention firmly focused on concerns over climate change and renewable energy. In a candid and provocative conversation, he explains to veteran journalist Dan Rather why this has become his cause and why he thinks his fellow Republicans… Continue Reading
Conversations in Science with Dan Rather and Paul Nurse: The State of Science
Paul Nurse and Dan Rather have both spent their lives looking at the world and how it works, albeit from very different perspectives. Now the Nobel Prize winning geneticist and esteemed journalist come together for a frank and thoughtful conversation on the state of science and its role in society. Topics include climate change, GMOs,… Continue Reading
Conversations in Science with Dan Rather and Eric Kandel: Neuroplasticity
Eric Kandel won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2000 for his work on the nervous system. Here, he discusses the mind, the brain, and his journey into a life of science. This interview was filmed in 2008 for a series on the mind and the brain. This video is a collaboration between… Continue Reading
Conversations in Science with Dan Rather and Chris Field: Climate Change
There are many challenges when it comes to addressing the destructive effects of climate change, and few people are better suited to address these challenges than Chris Field. A world-renowned researcher, Dr. Field understands the nuances and implications of the science. And as a gifted and trusted communicator who has the ear of the world’s… Continue Reading
The Tools: Active Learning Methods
How can instructors get started with active learning? What simple and effective active learning methods can easily be implemented in a course? Hear from instructors about their experience and see classroom demonstrations using think-pair-share and clickers. Continue Reading
Classroom Models
Compare different pedagogical approaches and undergraduate biology classrooms. Reflect on how your teaching fits within the spectrum of educational models. Continue Reading
Conversations in Science with Dan Rather and Jennifer Doudna: The Discovery of a Gene Editing Technology
In the last few years, the term CRISPR has exploded on the global scene, and with it UC Berkeley professor Jennifer Doudna, one of the pioneers in the field, has emerged into the spotlight. From magazine covers, to news broadcasts, to social media, CRISPR is the rare scientific breakthrough that has captivated the interest of… Continue Reading
Conversations in Science with Dan Rather and Dalai Lama: Meditation and the Brain
The Dalai Lama has always had a keen interest in science. In this interview from 2008, Dan Rather and His Holiness talk science and what we can learn from the practice of meditation. This interview was filmed in 2008 for a series on the mind and the brain. This video is a collaboration between the… Continue Reading
Conversations in Science with Dan Rather and Daniel Colón-Ramos: Encouraging Scientific Exploration
Daniel Colón-Ramos began his life in science by being fascinated as a young boy by the unique environment of his native Puerto Rico. But in formal schooling, he found the excitement of discovery too often absent. Now a respected researcher at Yale University, Dr. Colón-Ramos keeps his boyhood enthusiasm for the awe and wonder of… Continue Reading
Jennifer Doudna: Genome Engineering with CRISPR-Cas9: Birth of a Breakthrough Technology
Jennifer Doudna tells the story of how studying the way bacteria fight viral infection turned into a genomic engineering technology that has transformed molecular biology research. In 2013, Doudna and her colleagues developed the CRISPR-Cas9 gene expression system that, when introduced into animal cells, makes site-specific changes to intact genomes. CRISPR-Cas9 is more precise, more… Continue Reading
Kevin Eliceiri: ImageJ
Since 1987, different versions of ImageJ have been used by scientists to analyze biological images. In this talk, Dr. Kevin Eliceiri provides an overview of ImageJ, explains how ImageJ has evolved through time, and demonstrates major functionalities of this open-source software. Continue Reading
Kevin Eliceiri & Anne Carpenter: The Scientific Community Image Forum
The Scientific Community Image Forum is an online resource that helps scientists answer their bioimage analysis questions. In this talk, Dr. Anne Carpenter and Dr. Kevin Eliceiri encourage scientists to use the Scientific Community Image Forum when they have image analysis difficulties, and to familiarize themselves with the different tools that they can use to… Continue Reading
Kevin Eliceiri & Anne Carpenter Part 5: Measurement and Phenotype Classification
In this series, Dr. Anne Carpenter and Dr. Kevin Eliceiri provide an overview of bioimage analysis. Pre-processing is the first step that follows image acquisition and will prepare your image by reducing the signal-to-noise ratio, applying appropriate filters to the image, and color extraction. Once you perform pre-processing, you’re ready for segmentation, the process of… Continue Reading
Kevin Eliceiri & Anne Carpenter Part 4: Tracking
In this series, Dr. Anne Carpenter and Dr. Kevin Eliceiri provide an overview of bioimage analysis. Pre-processing is the first step that follows image acquisition and will prepare your image by reducing the signal-to-noise ratio, applying appropriate filters to the image, and color extraction. Once you perform pre-processing, you’re ready for segmentation, the process of… Continue Reading
Kevin Eliceiri & Anne Carpenter Part 3: Segmentation
In this series, Dr. Anne Carpenter and Dr. Kevin Eliceiri provide an overview of bioimage analysis. Pre-processing is the first step that follows image acquisition and will prepare your image by reducing the signal-to-noise ratio, applying appropriate filters to the image, and color extraction. Once you perform pre-processing, you’re ready for segmentation, the process of… Continue Reading
Kevin Eliceiri & Anne Carpenter Part 2: Pre-Processing
In this series, Dr. Anne Carpenter and Dr. Kevin Eliceiri provide an overview of bioimage analysis. Pre-processing is the first step that follows image acquisition and will prepare your image by reducing the signal-to-noise ratio, applying appropriate filters to the image, and color extraction. Once you perform pre-processing, you’re ready for segmentation, the process of… Continue Reading
Kevin Eliceiri & Anne Carpenter Part 1: The Basics of Bioimage Analysis: Getting Started
In this series, Dr. Anne Carpenter and Dr. Kevin Eliceiri provide an overview of bioimage analysis. Pre-processing is the first step that follows image acquisition and will prepare your image by reducing the signal-to-noise ratio, applying appropriate filters to the image, and color extraction. Once you perform pre-processing, you’re ready for segmentation, the process of… Continue Reading
Kevin Eliceiri & Anne Carpenter Part 6: Tips and Best Practices
In this series, Dr. Anne Carpenter and Dr. Kevin Eliceiri provide an overview of bioimage analysis. Pre-processing is the first step that follows image acquisition and will prepare your image by reducing the signal-to-noise ratio, applying appropriate filters to the image, and color extraction. Once you perform pre-processing, you’re ready for segmentation, the process of… Continue Reading
Anne Carpenter: CellProfiler
In this talk, Dr. Anne Carpenter provides an overview of CellProfiler, a free, open-source software program for image analysis. CellProfiler helps scientists to identify and measure biological entities, process images, and export data for further analysis. Carpenter provides examples on how to use CellProfiler, and explains how CellProfiler can aid scientists in their bioimage analysis. Continue Reading
Loic Royer: Multi-Dimensional Microscopy Datasets: Storing, Processing, and Visualizing
Modern microscopy produces large multi-dimensional datasets, which creates new challenges for data storage, processing and visualization. In this talk, Dr. Loic Royer uses a developing drosophila melanogaster embryo to explain how to solve some of the challenges produced by multi-dimensional microscopy datasets. Continue Reading
Jason Swedlow: Metadata in BioImaging: Management, Organization, and Sharing BioImaging Data
In order to understand an image of a biological sample and what it represents, one needs to understand its metadata. Metadata is the information behind the image that shows the experimental procedure, image acquisition settings, and the analysis performed on the data in order to obtain the represented image. Dr. Jason Swedlow explains what constitutes… Continue Reading