The new issue of Message in a Bottle is available! Download it here.
Message in a Bottle, Issue 5
Written by on Sept. 8, 2015 in Message in a Bottle.
Important Dates and Information, 2015-16
Written by on Aug. 31, 2015 .
We've created a document that we hope will be helpful to SEA-PHAGES faculty who are beginning the 2015-16 academic year. It contains a list of important dates as well as more general information on sequencing, software, membership, archiving, and what's new this year. All in a concise two pages!
We encourage you to print this ...
Black and White Printing of Lab Manual
Written by on Aug. 28, 2015 .
We've heard several times over the years that some schools print the Resource Guide or Lab Manual in Black and White to save some money. We've also heard that some of the lighter green colors barely show up when printed this way. We'd made a Black-and-White-printable version in the past, but special thanks to Nick ...
Message in a Bottle, Issue 4
Written by on June 17, 2015 in Message in a Bottle.
Message in a Bottle, Issue 4, is now available. Download it here for a snapshot of what was covered in the Symposium faculty meeting.
New Actinobacteriophage Clusters
Written by on May 19, 2015 .
Dear SEA-PHAGES Faculty,
Following the expansion of our collective phage interests beyond those of Mycobacterium smegmatis mc2 155, SEA-PHAGES has collected a number of new phages on different hosts within the phylum Actinobacteria---in no small part due to your efforts! We are excited about a major push to explore this much broader landscape of microbial ...
Message in a Bottle, Issue 3
Written by on May 5, 2015 in Message in a Bottle.
Message in a Bottle, Issue 3, is now available. Download it here to read about new hosts, new websites, and new SEA-PHAGES team members.
A Continuum of Diversity
Written by on April 28, 2015 .
Our latest paper describing the genomics of 627 bacteriophages known to infect a single host is available in eLife! The phages were collected throughout the past seven years as part of the SEA-PHAGES program by more than 2600 undergraduates. Read about our work in the HHMI News or read the paper itself at eLife.
2014 Faculty Retreat and Symposium Wrap-Up
Written by on April 28, 2015 in Meetings.
Phew!
Here's a look at the video Kevin made.
Postdoc Opportunity at the University of Florida
Written by on April 20, 2015 .
We wanted to pass along the following opportunity that recently came to our attention. If you know of any SEA-PHAGES alumni who are finishing up graduate degrees and still have an interest in Mycobacteria, please let them know!
From Dr. Roy Curtiss III:
Josephine Clark-Curtiss and I are relocating our lab ...
Abstract Submission for the 2015 SEA-PHAGES Symposium
Written by on April 15, 2015 in Meetings.
It's that time of year: weather is warming, spring semesters are winding down, and taxes and Symposium abstracts are due.
This year, the due date for submitting abstracts for the 7th Annual SEA-PHAGES Symposium is 11:59 pm on April 21, 2015.
To submit an abstract for the meeting, you must be a verified SEA-PHAGES ...