As a result of our Genome Announcement Workflow, the journal microPublication Biology will now have the capacity to publish one genome announcement from each SEA school, and at a reduced publication fee of $150 (discounted by HHMI from $350). If you would like to publish a genome announcement in microPublication Biology in 2025 at this ...
2025 Genome Announcement Workflow
Written by on Jan. 23, 2025 .
New Phage Genomics Guide
Written by on Jan. 15, 2025 .
New Phage Genomics Guide Now Available!
We are pleased to announce a new guide for phage genome annotation in your SEA-PHAGES courses. The Phage Genomics Guide is an update to the SEA-PHAGES Bioinformatics Guide that uses the same accessible platform as the new Phage Discovery Guide.
https://genomicsguide.seaphages.org/
The guide content is organized around the three ...
Sequencing Information: 2024-25
Written by on Oct. 17, 2024 .
The days are getting shorter, and the lysate titers are getting higher... It must be sequencing season!
Contact Us/Questions
Please send any questions about the information below to Dan (dar78@pitt.edu) and Becky (rag4@pitt.edu).
Sample Submission Form
Please submit the information about the samples you are sending using this Google Form. This will help us ...
Message in a Bottle, issue 10
Written by , on Sept. 9, 2024 in Message in a Bottle.
The new issue of Message in a Bottle is available! Download it here.
Sequencing Status, 2024-25
Written by on Sept. 5, 2024 .
Below is a live spreadsheet showing the status of SEA-PHAGES sequencing samples (among other things) for the 2024-25 academic year. Generally, samples are only listed after they're scheduled for a sequencing run, so don't worry if the samples you sent haven't appeared yet.
CLICK HERE to open this in a new browser window.
2024 SEA Symposium FAQ
Written by on Jan. 24, 2024 .
Below are some guidelines to help you and your students prepare for the upcoming symposium. These include guidelines for:
IMPORTANT DATES
March 18, 2024: Deadline to register for the Symposium.
March 18, 2024: Deadline for abstract submission.
March 21, 2024: Those selected to give ...
2024 SEA Faculty Meeting FAQ
Written by on Feb. 28, 2024 .
WHO SHOULD REGISTER?
HHMI HQ has a meeting capacity of 175 persons. Given the size of our community, this means that we invite 1 faculty member to represent each SEA institution. You may nominate a second faculty member to attend, in-person, in particular for schools offering both the PHAGES and GENES projects. An invitation will ...
Expired MTAs
Written by on Oct. 24, 2023 .
Action needed if you do not have a current MTA for materials sent to you for phagehunting.
October SEA-PHAGES Email
Written by on Oct. 9, 2023 .
Important requests/timelines for Phage Discovery
Sequencing Status, 2023-24
Written by on Oct. 6, 2023 .
Below is a live spreadsheet showing the status of SEA-PHAGES sequencing samples for the 2023-24 academic year. Generally, samples are only listed after they're scheduled for a MiSeq run, so don't worry if the samples you sent haven't appeared yet.
CLICK HERE to open this in a new browser window.