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2023 SEA Symposium FAQ

Below are some guidelines to help you and your students prepare for the upcoming symposium. These include guidelines for:

 

IMPORTANT DATES
March 21, 2023:          Deadline to register for the Symposium.
March 21, 2023:          Deadline for abstract submission.
March 23, 2023:          Those selected to ...

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Sequencing Information: 2022-23

It's almost sequencing season!

Contact Us/Questions

Please send any questions about the information below to Dan (dar78@pitt.edu).

Sample Submission Form

Please submit the information about the samples you are sending using this Google Form. This will help us keep track of samples, correct any spelling errors, and make sure your samples are accounted for. ...

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Sequencing Status 2022-23

Below is a live spreadsheet showing the status of SEA-PHAGES sequencing samples for the 2022-23 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.

 

2022 MRA Workflow

2022 MRA Workflow
 

Purpose
The MRA workflow is designed to support you (SEA faculty) and your students publish MRAs describing phages that you and your students discover and characterize as part of the PHAGES project. Participation is this workflow is only a requirement for those who are offered a discounted publication fee, though we ...

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Sequencing Status 2021-22

Below is a live spreadsheet showing the status of SEA-PHAGES sequencing samples for the 2021-22 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.

 

Sequencing Information: 2021-22

It's getting towards that time of year again: time to send SEA-PHAGES DNA samples in to be sequenced at Pitt!

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 ...

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Archiving Information 2021-22

The procedure for sending archiving samples to the University of Pittsburgh is largely similar this year, but please read carefully.

Note that you do not need to add beads to tubes anymore.

Contact Us/Questions

Please send any questions about the information below to Debbie (djs@pitt.edu) and Becky (rag4@pitt.edu).

Please read the latest Archiving Instructions ...

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Archiving Information 2020-21

The procedure for sending archiving samples to the University of Pittsburgh is largely similar this year, with two important changes.

  1. Our shipping address has changed—see below for the new address.
  2. We are asking you to fill out a quick form to let us know what you're sending and help us track your package.

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Sequencing Information 2020-21

Sequencing Information 2020-21

It's been a weird year, but through many trials and adjustments we have still arrived at phage DNA sequencing season! This post contains information about sending your SEA-PHAGES phage DNA samples to the University of Pittsburgh for sequencing. Because of the pandemic and other issues, several things have changed since previous years, so please read ...

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tRNAScanSE is Offline due to California Wildfires

As of August 21, 2020, tRNAScanSE is offline because it is hosted at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and their campus is facing a mandatory evacuation due to the ongoing wildfires. In the meantime, you can still use Aragorn for tRNA purposes. We'll update when we have more information.

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