Jorge Eduardo Moncayo Quevedo, María Del Mar Pérez-Arizabaleta
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Revista espanola de salud publica
study outlines 2week laboratory module authentic cell biology undergraduate research experience uses zebrafish danio rerio popular model organism research previous research indicated coursebased undergraduate research experiences one increase student confidence active learning retention research experience students investigate variations pigmentation caudal fins wild type wt transgenic fish tgmitfagnaqq209l transgenic fish express hyperactive g protein gnaqq209l melanocytespecific mitfa promoter offering insights uveal melanoma common eye cancer students specifically analyze black pigmented cells melanophores within caudal fin determined transgenic zebrafish increased pigmentation caudal fins smaller melanophores results suggest melanophores tgmitfagnaqq209l fish compared wt future undergraduate research could investigate cellular differences research experience imparts microscopy image analysis skills instills ability grapple large datasets statistical tests data interpretation alignment biology education principles postlaboratory surveys reveal students attain confidence skills handling animals along deeper appreciation model organism research relevance cancer cell biology