SEA-PHAGES Sections
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Primary Instructor: Mike Wolyniak
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: Bacillus thuringiensis
Number of students: 2
Seniors: 2
Meetings per week: 1
Hours per week: 1.0
Weekly meetings were check-ins on the independent research work.
BIOL 304
Primary Instructor: Mike Wolyniak
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Arthrobacter globiformis
Number of students: 2
Seniors: 2
Meetings per week: 3
Hours per week: 6.0
Independent research work by 2 senior Biochemistry and Molecular Biology requirements who required schedule accommodations to complete all program requirements.
BIOL 304
Primary Instructor: Mike Wolyniak
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Bacillus cereus, Bacillus thuringiensis
Number of students: 14
Juniors: 3
Seniors: 11
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 5.5
BIOL 313
Primary Instructor: Mike Wolyniak
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: Mycobacterium smegmatis
Number of students: 2
Sophomores: 1
Seniors: 1
Meetings per week: 3
Hours per week: 3.0
BIOL 313
Primary Instructor: Mike Wolyniak
Additional Instructor: Mike Wolyniak
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: Mycobacterium smegmatis
Number of students: 7
Sophomores: 2
Juniors: 1
Seniors: 4
Meetings per week: 3
Hours per week: 6.0
BIOL 495
Primary Instructor: Mike Wolyniak
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Mycobacterium smegmatis
Number of students: 2
Juniors: 1
Seniors: 1
Meetings per week: 3
Hours per week: 2.0
These students are engaged in capstone research work in which they build on their experiences with previous SEA-PHAGES courses to design and implement their own experiments.
BIOL 495
Primary Instructor: Mike Wolyniak
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Brevibacterium fuscum
Number of students: 1
Seniors: 1
Meetings per week: 3
Hours per week: 10.0
Independent research work
Genomics and Bioinformatics
Primary Instructor: Mike Wolyniak
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: Mycobacterium smegmatis
Number of students: 14
Sophomores: 2
Juniors: 5
Seniors: 7
Meetings per week: 3
Hours per week: 7.0
INDS 485.01
Primary Instructor: Mike Wolyniak
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: Gordonia sp.
Number of students: 13
Juniors: 7
Seniors: 6
Meetings per week: 1
Hours per week: 3.0