Optogenetics is such an important and exciting tool in neuroscience research that I decided to add it to my undergraduate courses at Denison University, the liberal arts college where I teach.
Although I’d never used optogenetics as part of my own research, I’ve now successfully added a Drosophila optogenetics lab to one of my courses with low costs, reasonable preparation, and meaningful impact.
Students benefited from a hands on experience with in vivo optogenetics, and they even designed their own experiments.
In this article, and Implementing Optogenetics in the Classroom Part Two: C. elegans, I share my advice for adopting optogenetics approaches for teaching purposes.
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