Four letter SEA-PHAGES code: VACU
Location: Richmond, VA USA
Website: http://www.vcu.edu/
Joined SEA-PHAGES: PHAGES Cohort 3 (started in 2010)
Buddy school: James Madison University
Term type: None
Total SEA-PHAGES sections taught: 29
Total SEA-PHAGES students: 563
SEA Faculty
SEA-PHAGES Faculty Members
sackmanam@vcu.edu
Virginia Commonwealth University
Assistant Professor
Center for Biological Data Science
SEA-GENES Faculty Members
Virginia Commonwealth University
Associate Professor
Life Sciences - Center for Biological Data Science
Legal Contact
http://research.vcu.edu/mta_dua/index.htm
Kristin L. Schmidt
Contracts Manager
Administration & Compliance
(804) 828-6488
mtadua@vcu.edu
Academic Terms
Fall 2023
Start: Aug 22, 2023, End: Dec 11, 2023
PHAGES Sections in this Term
Section 1
Primary Instructor: Allison Johnson
Additional Instructor: Allison Johnson
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Mycobacterium smegmatis
Number of students: 20
Freshmen: 16
Sophomores: 2
Juniors: 2
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
Section 2
Primary Instructor: Allison Johnson
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Mycobacterium smegmatis
Number of students: 18
Freshmen: 13
Sophomores: 3
Juniors: 2
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
Spring 2023
Start: Jan 17, 2023, End: May 03, 2023
PHAGES Sections in this Term
Section 2
Primary Instructor: Allison Johnson
Additional Instructor: Allison Johnson
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: Microbacterium foliorum
Number of students: 20
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 3.0
Section 3
Primary Instructor: Allison Johnson
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: Microbacterium foliorum
Number of students: 14
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 3.0
Fall 2022
Start: Aug 23, 2022, End: Dec 12, 2022
PHAGES Sections in this Term
Section 1
Primary Instructor: Andrew Sackman
Additional Instructor: Andrew Sackman
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Microbacterium foliorum
Number of students: 18
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
Section 2
Primary Instructor: Andrew Sackman
Additional Instructor: Andrew Sackman
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Microbacterium foliorum
Number of students: 18
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
GENES Sections in this Term
2
Primary Instructor: Peter Uetz
Phage Used: Trixie
Number of students: 6
Freshmen: 1
Sophomores: 1
Seniors: 4
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 6.0
Fall 2021
Start: Aug 24, 2021, End: Dec 13, 2021
PHAGES Sections in this Term
Section 1
Primary Instructor: Allison Johnson
Additional Instructor: Allison Johnson
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Mycobacterium smegmatis
Number of students: 10
Freshmen: 8
Sophomores: 2
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
Section 2
Primary Instructor: Allison Johnson
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Mycobacterium smegmatis
Number of students: 16
Freshmen: 12
Sophomores: 2
Juniors: 2
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
GENES Sections in this Term
1
Primary Instructor: Peter Uetz
Phage Used: Trixie
Number of students: 12
Sophomores: 2
Juniors: 1
Seniors: 9
Meetings per week: 3
Hours per week: 8.0
2 main meetings à 3h + 1-2 extra meetings as needed.
Spring 2021
Start: Jan 25, 2021, End: May 05, 2021
PHAGES Sections in this Term
Section 1
Primary Instructor: Allison Johnson
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: Bacillus thuringiensis
Number of students: 20
Freshmen: 14
Sophomores: 4
Juniors: 2
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 3.0
Fall 2019
Start: Aug 20, 2019, End: Dec 09, 2019
PHAGES Sections in this Term
Section 1
Primary Instructor: Allison Johnson
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Rhodococcus erythropolis
Number of students: 21
Freshmen: 3
Sophomores: 14
Juniors: 3
Seniors: 1
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
Section 2
Primary Instructor: Allison Johnson
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Rhodococcus erythropolis
Number of students: 20
Freshmen: 14
Sophomores: 4
Juniors: 1
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
Spring 2019
Start: Jan 14, 2019, End: May 11, 2019
PHAGES Sections in this Term
Section 2
Primary Instructor: Allison Johnson
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: Bacillus thuringiensis
Number of students: 24
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 3.0
Section 3
Primary Instructor: Allison Johnson
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: No host information yet.
Number of students: 24
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 3.0
Pantoea sp. phages
Fall 2018
Start: Aug 23, 2018, End: Dec 08, 2018
PHAGES Sections in this Term
Section 1
Primary Instructor: Allison Johnson
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Gordonia terrae
Number of students: 20
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 2.0
Section 2
Primary Instructor: Allison Johnson
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Microbacterium foliorum
Number of students: 20
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 2.0
Spring 2018
Start: Jan 16, 2018, End: May 11, 2018
PHAGES Sections in this Term
Section 1
Primary Instructor: Allison Johnson
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: Bacillus thuringiensis
Number of students: 21
Freshmen: 17
Sophomores: 3
Juniors: 1
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 3.0
Section 2
Primary Instructor: Allison Johnson
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: Bacillus thuringiensis
Number of students: 20
Freshmen: 15
Sophomores: 3
Juniors: 2
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 3.0
Fall Semester 2017
Start: Aug 24, 2017, End: Dec 09, 2017
PHAGES Sections in this Term
Section 1
Primary Instructor: Allison Johnson
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Microbacterium foliorum
Number of students: 20
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 2.0
Section 2
Primary Instructor: Allison Johnson
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Microbacterium foliorum
Number of students: 15
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 2.0
Spring 2017
Start: Jan 17, 2017, End: May 12, 2017
PHAGES Sections in this Term
Section 1
Primary Instructor: Allison Johnson
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: Bacillus thuringiensis
Number of students: 19
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 3.0
Section 2
Primary Instructor: Allison Johnson
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: Bacillus thuringiensis
Number of students: 14
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 3.0
Section 3
Primary Instructor: Allison Johnson
Additional Instructor: Allison Johnson
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: Bacillus thuringiensis
Number of students: 11
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 3.0
Fall 2016
Start: Aug 25, 2016, End: Dec 08, 2016
PHAGES Sections in this Term
001
Primary Instructor: Allison Johnson
Additional Instructor: Allison Johnson
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Gordonia terrae
Number of students: 18
Freshmen: 17
Seniors: 1
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
We are using Bacillus thuringiensis kurstaki and Gordonia terrae, but have so far been unable to detect any Gordonia phages.
002
Primary Instructor: Allison Johnson
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Bacillus thuringiensis
Number of students: 17
Freshmen: 2
Sophomores: 15
Seniors: 1
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
We are using Bacillus thuringiensis kurstaki and Gordonia terrae, but have so far been unable to detect any Gordonia phages.
003
Primary Instructor: Allison Johnson
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: Bacillus thuringiensis
Number of students: 18
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 3.0
Fall 2015
Start: Aug 19, 2015, End: Dec 05, 2015
PHAGES Sections in this Term
1
Primary Instructor: Allison Johnson
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Bacillus thuringiensis
Number of students: 21
Freshmen: 12
Sophomores: 8
Juniors: 1
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 2.0
Spring 2015
Start: Jan 15, 2015, End: May 09, 2015
PHAGES Sections in this Term
BNFO 2552 section 001
Primary Instructor: Allison Johnson
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: Bacillus thuringiensis
Number of students: 32
Freshmen: 24
Sophomores: 6
Juniors: 2
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 2.0
Fall Semester 2014
Start: Aug 21, 2014, End: Dec 05, 2014
PHAGES Sections in this Term
1
Primary Instructor: Allison Johnson
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Bacillus thuringiensis
Number of students: 21
Freshmen: 10
Sophomores: 10
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
Plus one high school student
BNFO 252 Phage Discovery II
Primary Instructor: Allison Johnson
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: Bacillus thuringiensis
Number of students: 33
Freshmen: 28
Sophomores: 4
Seniors: 1
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 2.0
Institution Addresses
Current Mailing Address
Allison Johnson
Virginia Commonwealth University
1000 W. Cary St. Suite 111
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, VA 23284
USA
Current Shipping Address
Allison Johnson
Virginia Commonwealth University
1000 W. Cary St. Suite 111
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, VA 23284
USA