Authentic Research Experience in Microbiology

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Authentic Research Experience in Microbiology (AREM) is a modular approach to integrating genomics research into the general biology or microbiology curriculum. AREM investigates the microbiome of New York City across its boroughs, its streets and parks and across time. AREM is the first large scale genomics approach to understanding makeup of microbial communities in the urban environment. AREM was created by Professor Theodore Muth at Brooklyn College and was funded by the National Science Foundation. Follow the links below to find out more about having an AREM module in biology courses at your school.

 


Syllabus & Instructor notes

Microbiology 3004 Syllabus: Spring 2013 <doc> photo group

Lab Manual: Spring 2013

Laboratory Reading Assignments <doc>

Notes for Instructors: testing the fist-bump hypothesis <doc>

 

Course Material

Data Entry Checklist <doc>

Metagenomic DNA Sample Collection Protocol <doc>

Kit Protocols

HotStarTaq PCR Handbook <pdf>

Thermo Scientific NanoDrop Spectrophotometers <pdf>

PowerSoil DNA Isolation Kit <pdf>

QIAquick PCR Purification Kit <pdf>

Links to Relevant Articles in PubMed

Environmental microbiology through the lens of high-throughput DNA sequencing: Synopsis of current platforms and bioinformatics approaches

Mapping the tree of life: progress and prospects

Metagenomics: application of genomics to uncultured microorganisms

Next generation sequencing and bioinformatic bottlenecks: the current state of metagenomic data analysis

Next generation sequencing technologies for the environmental DNA research

Sequencing technologies - the next generation

 

Contact:
Theodore Muth
Associate Professor of Biology, Brooklyn College
718.951.5000 x2681
tmuth@brooklyn.cuny.edu