Dr. Herod discussed various concepts related to experimental design and research methods, connecting them to class learnings. The document invites reflection on a specific aspect of Dr. Herod's work, asking for examples of her experimental questions and personal opinions on the research seminar. Additionally, it emphasizes the importance of understanding variables, controls, and statistical power in research.

1. Dr. Herod spoke of a few concepts (methods, systems, designs,
etc.) that we have learned about in class. Explain one aspect of
Dr. Herod’s work that relates to something you learned about in
this course.
2.
This is some concepts that we learned in the class choose ONE
that related to this research
·
Experimental Design:
1.
Independent, Dependent, Constant, Covariate, and Confounding
Variable
3.
Positive and Negative Controls
4.
True replication, pseudoreplication, and determining statistical
power
·
Research Methods
1.
Metabolic rate measures and methods
2.
Research Methods: Cell Culture Techniques
3.
DNA sequencing/mapping
4.

2. NMR Spectroscopy
·
Statistics
·
Study Systems
5.
Come up with a broad, open-ended framework question that
seems to capture the scope of Dr. Herod’s research. Provide two
examples of specific questions she used to guide her
experiments.
6.
Write a reflection on this research seminar. What did you like
and why? What didn’t you like and why? Did you think it was
or was not appropriate for her audience and why?