Visualising the Invisible

John Barrow

Visualising the Invisible

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Abstract

One of the hardest things to get across to students at any level is the idea of a concept. This is especially so in the sciences and even more so in the molecular life sciences where the processes discussed are often abstract in nature and unseen. I have taught biochemistry and molecular biology for over 10 years, and throughout all of that time I have tried to teach the subject in the simplest way possible. I have heard accusations of dumbing down the subject or creating ‘edutainment’ for the masses, but I fervently defend what I do as feedback from courses and student engagement in my classes would suggest the teaching approaches I take do work and do allow students to gain a better understanding than I ever did as an undergraduate student, even though the curriculum has remained largely unchanged

Original language	English
Specialist publication	Pharmacology Matters
Publication status	Published - 18 Jul 2019

Bibliographical note

John is a Senior Lecturer (Scholarship) in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry at the University of Aberdeen.  His research background is the understanding of gene regulatory processes and has spanned the fields of diabetes, stem cells, developmental biology and neuroscience, amongst others. He currently teaches biochemistry and molecular biology across a diverse mix of undergraduate programmes. 

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Visualising the Invisible

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