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Josh McLoud

JoshMcLoud@letu.edu

LeTourneau University

Assistant Professor

Biology and Kinesiology

Josh is a Cherokee Assistant Professor that grew up in the small town Weleetka, Oklahoma. He decided to go back to college after working construction a few years. He started his post-secondary education at Tulsa Community College and enjoyed biology so much he decided to major in it. He received his BS in biological sciences from Oklahoma State University in Stillwater with a minor in microbiology. While in Stillwater, he worked in two Botany labs as an undergraduate researcher and was awarded the Bridge to the Doctorate Fellowship. He enjoyed plant genetics so much that he decided to pursue a MS in Botany. While fulfilling the MS requirements, he was active in OK-LSAMP (Oklahoma Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation), helped charter the SACNAS (Society for Advancement Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science) chapter, and was awarded the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship. He decided to focus his PhD research on airborne fungi, as he has always been interested in the microscopic world. He served at Tabor College in Kansas for four years, having chaired the science and mathematics department for two of the years. He is currently a faculty in biology at LeTourneau University and has been active in both the discovery and bioinformatics portions of the SEA-Phage program.

SEA-PHAGES Sections

BIOL1111-01
Term: Fall Semester 2021

Primary Instructor: Fred Baliraine

Additional Instructor: Josh McLoud

Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)

Hosts used: Mycobacterium smegmatis

Number of students: 15

Freshmen: 9

Sophomores: 3

Juniors: 1

Seniors: 2

Meetings per week: 2

Hours per week: 4.0

BIOL1111-01 (AM Lab)
Term: Fall Semester 2024

Primary Instructor: Fred Baliraine

Additional Instructor: Josh McLoud

Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)

Hosts used: Mycobacterium smegmatis

Number of students: 18

Freshmen: 10

Sophomores: 5

Juniors: 2

Seniors: 1

Meetings per week: 2

Hours per week: 4.0

BIOL1111-01 (AM Lab)
Term: Fall Semester 2023

Primary Instructor: Fred Baliraine

Additional Instructor: Josh McLoud

Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)

Hosts used: Mycobacterium smegmatis

Number of students: 13

Freshmen: 8

Juniors: 1

Seniors: 4

Meetings per week: 2

Hours per week: 4.0

BIOL1111-01 (AM Lab)
Term: Fall Semester 2022

Primary Instructor: Fred Baliraine

Additional Instructor: Josh McLoud

Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)

Hosts used: Mycobacterium smegmatis

Number of students: 15

Freshmen: 9

Sophomores: 3

Juniors: 1

Seniors: 2

Meetings per week: 2

Hours per week: 4.0

BIOL1111-02 (PM Lab)
Term: Fall Semester 2024

Primary Instructor: Josh McLoud

Additional Instructor: Fred Baliraine

Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)

Hosts used: Mycobacterium smegmatis

Number of students: 7

Freshmen: 5

Sophomores: 1

Juniors: 1

Meetings per week: 2

Hours per week: 4.0

BIOL1111-02 (PM Lab)
Term: Fall Semester 2023

Primary Instructor: Josh McLoud

Additional Instructor: Fred Baliraine

Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)

Hosts used: Mycobacterium smegmatis

Number of students: 11

Freshmen: 4

Sophomores: 4

Seniors: 3

Meetings per week: 2

Hours per week: 4.0

BIOL1111-02 (PM Lab)
Term: Fall Semester 2022

Primary Instructor: Josh McLoud

Additional Instructor: Fred Baliraine

Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)

Hosts used: Mycobacterium smegmatis

Number of students: 16

Freshmen: 10

Sophomores: 2

Juniors: 4

Meetings per week: 2

Hours per week: 4.0

BIOL1121-01 (AM Lab)
Term: Spring Semester 2023

Primary Instructor: Fred Baliraine

Additional Instructor: Josh McLoud

Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)

Hosts used: Mycobacterium smegmatis

Number of students: 11

Freshmen: 5

Sophomores: 2

Juniors: 2

Seniors: 2

Meetings per week: 2

Hours per week: 5.0

BIOL1121-01 (PM Lab)
Term: Fall Semester 2023

Primary Instructor: Josh McLoud

Additional Instructor: Fred Baliraine

Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)

Hosts used: Mycobacterium smegmatis

Number of students: 7

Freshmen: 2

Sophomores: 3

Juniors: 1

Seniors: 1

Meetings per week: 2

Hours per week: 5.0

BIOL1121-02 (AM Lab)
Term: Fall Semester 2023

Primary Instructor: Fred Baliraine

Additional Instructor: Josh McLoud

Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)

Hosts used: Mycobacterium smegmatis

Number of students: 8

Freshmen: 4

Sophomores: 1

Seniors: 3

Meetings per week: 2

Hours per week: 5.0

BIOL1121-02 (PM Lab)
Term: Spring Semester 2023

Primary Instructor: Josh McLoud

Additional Instructor: Fred Baliraine

Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)

Hosts used: Mycobacterium smegmatis

Number of students: 11

Freshmen: 6

Sophomores: 4

Seniors: 1

Meetings per week: 2

Hours per week: 5.0

Upcoming Events

2024 Phage Genomics Workshop

December 13, 2024 to December 17, 2024

2025 SEA Symposium

April 25, 2025 to April 27, 2025

2025 SEA Faculty Meeting

June 6, 2025 to June 9, 2024

Recent Events

2024 Phage Discovery Workshop 17B

July 13, 2024 to July 19, 2024

Phage Discovery Workshop 17B

July 13, 2024 to July 19, 2024