The paper evaluates the effectiveness of a Peer Assisted Learning program using propensity score matching, finding an average GPA increase of 23% for participants.

bioRxiv · Jun 7, 2021Scientific Communication & Education

Feeding Experimentation Device version 3 (FED3): An open-source home-cage compatible device for measuring food intake and operant behavior

B. A. Matikainen-Ankney, T. Earnest, M. Ali, E. Casey, A. Sutton, A. Legaria, K. Barclay, L. Murdaugh, M. Norris, Y.-H. Chang, K. Nguyen, E. Lin, A. Reichenbach, R. Clarke, R. Stark, , A. Kravitz

The paper introduces FED3, an open-source device for measuring food intake and operant behavior in rodents, demonstrating its utility in quantifying intake, meal patterns, and operant learning across multiple institutions.

bioRxiv · Dec 7, 2020 · PreprintAnimal Behavior & Cognition

Ebola and Marburg virus matrix layers are locally ordered assemblies of VP40 dimers

W. Wan, M. Clarke, M. Norris, L. Kolesnikova, A. Koehler, Z. Bornholdt, S. Becker, E. O. Saphire, J. Briggs

The paper determines the structure of VP40 matrix layers in Ebola and Marburg virus-like particles, revealing they are locally ordered assemblies of VP40 dimers forming 2D lattices.

bioRxiv · May 25, 2020Microbiology

In vivo nuclear RNA structurome reveals RNA-structure regulation of mRNA processing in plants

Y. DING, Z. Liu, Q. Liu, X. Yang, Y. Zhang, M. Norris, X. Chen, J. Cheema

The paper uses SHAPE profiling to study RNA structure in Arabidopsis nuclei and identifies structural features linked to mRNA splicing and polyadenylation.

bioRxiv · Nov 12, 2019Plant Biology