SEA-PHAGES Sections
Bacteriophage Investigations
Primary Instructor: Ann Findley
Additional Instructor: Chris Gissendanner
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Gordonia terrae
Number of students: 18
Freshmen: 18
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
We will begin phage discovery with the class but may have to move to genome annotation
Bacteriophage Investigations:
Primary Instructor: Ann Findley
Additional Instructor: Chris Gissendanner
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: Gordonia terrae
Number of students: 24
Freshmen: 24
Meetings per week: 1
Hours per week: 2.0
BIOL 1021/2021
Primary Instructor: Ann Findley
Additional Instructor: Ann Findley
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Gordonia terrae
Number of students: 14
Freshmen: 14
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
BIOL 2021
Primary Instructor: Ann Findley
Additional Instructor: Ann Findley
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Gordonia terrae
Number of students: 20
Freshmen: 20
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
BIOL 2021
Primary Instructor: Ann Findley
Additional Instructor: Chris Gissendanner
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Gordonia rubripertincta, Gordonia terrae
Number of students: 12
Freshmen: 12
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 2.0
BIOL 2021
Primary Instructor: Ann Findley
Additional Instructor: Allison Wiedemeier
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Rhodococcus erythropolis
Number of students: 24
Freshmen: 24
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
BIOL 2021- Phages - In Situ
Primary Instructor: Ann Findley
Additional Instructor: Chris Gissendanner
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Gordonia terrae
Number of students: 24
Freshmen: 24
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
BIOL 2023
Primary Instructor: Ann Findley
Additional Instructor: Chris Gissendanner
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: Gordonia terrae
Number of students: 20
Freshmen: 19
Sophomores: 1
Meetings per week: 1
Hours per week: 2.0
Biol 2023
Primary Instructor: Ann Findley
Additional Instructor: Chris Gissendanner
Additional Instructor: Allison Wiedemeier
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: Rhodococcus erythropolis
Number of students: 22
Freshmen: 22
Meetings per week: 1
Hours per week: 2.0
Additional meeting times and outside assignments are required.
BIOL 2023 - In Silico
Primary Instructor: Ann Findley
Additional Instructor: Chris Gissendanner
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: Gordonia terrae
Number of students: 20
Freshmen: 19
Sophomores: 1
Meetings per week: 1
Hours per week: 2.0
BIOL 2023 - SEA PHAGES
Primary Instructor: Ann Findley
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: Gordonia terrae
Number of students: 15
Freshmen: 15
Meetings per week: 1
Hours per week: 2.0
BIOL 4097 - Phage Research
Primary Instructor: Ann Findley
Additional Instructor: Chris Gissendanner
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Gordonia rubripertincta
Number of students: 10
Juniors: 10
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
BIOL 4097-Research
Primary Instructor: Ann Findley
Additional Instructor: Ann Findley
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: Gordonia terrae
Number of students: 5
Sophomores: 2
Seniors: 3
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
BIOL 4098 - HostRange & Dogems
Primary Instructor: Ann Findley
Additional Instructor: Chris Gissendanner
Type: Other
Hosts used: Gordonia rubripertincta, Gordonia terrae
Number of students: 12
Sophomores: 10
Juniors: 2
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
Combined in silico (Dogems) & host range project work
Biology 1021/ 2021
Primary Instructor: Ann Findley
Additional Instructor: Chris Gissendanner
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Gordonia terrae
Number of students: 24
Freshmen: 24
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
Biology 1021/ 2021
Primary Instructor: Ann Findley
Additional Instructor: Chris Gissendanner
Additional Instructor: Allison Wiedemeier
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Gordonia terrae
Number of students: 24
Freshmen: 24
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
Biology 1021/2021
Primary Instructor: Ann Findley
Additional Instructor: Chris Gissendanner
Additional Instructor: Allison Wiedemeier
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Gordonia terrae
Number of students: 24
Freshmen: 24
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
Biology 1021/2021
Primary Instructor: Ann Findley
Additional Instructor: Chris Gissendanner
Additional Instructor: Allison Wiedemeier
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Mycobacterium smegmatis, Rhodococcus globerulus, Gordonia terrae
Number of students: 30
Freshmen: 30
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 2.0
Biology 1021/2021
Primary Instructor: Ann Findley
Additional Instructor: Chris Gissendanner
Additional Instructor: Allison Wiedemeier
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Rhodococcus erythropolis
Number of students: 26
Freshmen: 26
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
Biology 2023
Primary Instructor: Ann Findley
Additional Instructor: Chris Gissendanner
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: Gordonia terrae
Number of students: 20
Freshmen: 19
Juniors: 1
Meetings per week: 1
Hours per week: 2.0
Biology 2023
Primary Instructor: Ann Findley
Additional Instructor: Chris Gissendanner
Additional Instructor: Allison Wiedemeier
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: Gordonia terrae
Number of students: 20
Freshmen: 20
Meetings per week: 1
Hours per week: 2.0
Biology 2023
Primary Instructor: Ann Findley
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: Rhodococcus globerulus
Number of students: 24
Freshmen: 24
Meetings per week: 1
Hours per week: 2.0
Biology 4009-Cell Lab
Primary Instructor: Ann Findley
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: Rhodococcus erythropolis
Number of students: 10
Juniors: 4
Seniors: 6
Meetings per week: 1
Hours per week: 3.0
Biology 4097
Primary Instructor: Ann Findley
Additional Instructor: Chris Gissendanner
Additional Instructor: Allison Wiedemeier
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: Rhodococcus erythropolis
Number of students: 10
Freshmen: 2
Sophomores: 1
Juniors: 5
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
Phage genomics & bioinformatics projects related to sequenced Rhodococcus, Mycobacterium, and Agrobacterium phages
Biology 4098 - Research
Primary Instructor: Ann Findley
Additional Instructor: Chris Gissendanner
Additional Instructor: Allison Wiedemeier
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: Rhodococcus erythropolis
Number of students: 10
Freshmen: 4
Juniors: 3
Seniors: 3
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 6.0
Additional meetings and out-of-class assignments required.
Independent Research Option
Primary Instructor: Ann Findley
Additional Instructor: Chris Gissendanner
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Gordonia sp.
Number of students: 7
Juniors: 5
Seniors: 2
Meetings per week: 3
Hours per week: 3.0
Advanced students - individual research projects including broad host-range isolates & restriction enzyme analysis