Publications by authors named "Shyamala Malladi"
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- Priority effects, influenced by arrival order and initial species abundance, can significantly alter ecological communities, leading to different states within those communities.
- Researchers discovered that nectar pH is a key factor affecting interactions among microbes, plants, and pollinators, with bacteria and yeasts dominating flower nectar at different pH levels, creating alternative stable states.
- Laboratory and field experiments highlighted how the prevalent bacterium negatively impacts yeast by lowering nectar pH, which can reduce hummingbird nectar consumption and potentially affect plant reproduction.
Using yeast to determine the functional consequences of mutations in the human p53 tumor suppressor gene: An introductory course-based undergraduate research experience in molecular and cell biology.
Daria S Hekmat-Scafe Sara E Brownell Patricia Chandler Seawell Shyamala Malladi Jamie F Conklin Imam
Biochem Mol Biol Educ
March 2017
The opportunity to engage in scientific research is an important, but often neglected, component of undergraduate training in biology. We describe the curriculum for an innovative, course-based undergraduate research experience (CURE) appropriate for a large, introductory cell and molecular biology laboratory class that leverages students' high level of interest in cancer. The course is highly collaborative and emphasizes the analysis and interpretation of original scientific data.
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