Phew!
Here's a look at the video Kevin made.
2014 Faculty Retreat and Symposium Wrap-Up
Written by on April 28, 2015 in Meetings.
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 ...
Message in a Bottle, Issue 2
Written by on Feb. 23, 2015 in Message in a Bottle.
Issue #2 of Message in a Bottle, the SEA-PHAGES newsletter, is now available. See the 17 schools that will be joining the program in 2015-16, hear from Graham, and see who the keynote speaker at this year's Symposium will be.
Phamerator Database Updates
Written by on Feb. 13, 2015 .
***UPDATE***
As of late 2015, all phages of Actinobacteria will be consolidated into a single Phamerator database. The server/datbase information is (case-sensitive):
Server: http://phamerator.webfactional.com/databases_Hatfull
Database: Actino_Draft
To update your copy of Phamerator to point to this new database, open Phamerator then go to Edit-->Preferences and enter the database and server above, taking care to ...
Annotation: What's new in 2014-15?
Written by on Jan. 13, 2015 .
The revised DNA Master Annotation Guide is available on PhagesDB and the sea-wiki. Below are some important revisions to note.
- The process for submitting genomes for annotation QC has changed slightly. You are asked to submit two .dnam5 files. Particular attention to functional calls is needed.
- Start-site decision-making has been modified to use the Karlin/Kaplan ...
SEA Virtual Machine 2015
Written by on Jan. 8, 2015 .
2015 VM Largely Unchanged
Because there were very few changes made in the 2015 version of the SEA Virtual Machine, we decided not to request that all schools replace their 2014 VMs with the 2015 one. If you've got the 2014 VM installed, you'll have no trouble running Phamerator, AceUtil, Newbler, consed, etc., and do ...
Sequencing Status 2014-15
Written by on Jan. 6, 2015 .
2014 In Silico Workshop
Written by on Dec. 16, 2014 .
If you are interested in the In Silico Workshop materials you can find them at PhagesDB.
To all the participants, may we commend you on a job well done!!! The GenBank Accession number for Mycobacteriophage Sheen is KP273225!
"Life in Our Phage World"
Written by on Dec. 12, 2014 .
Check out this new book (and free pdf) about phages. It may just be the ticket for that quirky, informative approach to phage background you are looking for!
From the 2015phage.org website: "To celebrate a century of phage exploration, we invite you to get intimate with 30 diverse phages in this premier phage field guide. ...