Fall 2008 BIOL 215L

Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso

Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)

Hosts used: Mycobacterium smegmatis

Number of students: 17

Freshmen: 10

Sophomores: 3

Juniors: 1

Seniors: 3

Meetings per week: 2

Hours per week: 6.0

With James Sandoz

Fall 2009 BIOL 215L

Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso

Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)

Hosts used: Mycobacterium smegmatis

Number of students: 15

Freshmen: 3

Sophomores: 3

Juniors: 5

Seniors: 4

Meetings per week: 2

Hours per week: 6.0

With James Sandoz

Fall 2010 BIOL 215L

Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso

Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)

Hosts used: Mycobacterium smegmatis

Number of students: 18

Freshmen: 6

Sophomores: 5

Juniors: 2

Seniors: 5

Meetings per week: 2

Hours per week: 6.0

With James Sandoz

Fall 2012 - 2

Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso

Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)

Hosts used: Bacillus thuringiensis

Number of students: 20

Juniors: 2

Seniors: 18

Meetings per week: 2

Hours per week: 4.0

Fall 2012 - 3

Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso

Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)

Hosts used: Bacillus thuringiensis

Number of students: 20

Juniors: 1

Seniors: 19

Meetings per week: 2

Hours per week: 4.0

Fall 2012 - 4

Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso

Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)

Hosts used: Bacillus thuringiensis

Number of students: 20

Juniors: 3

Seniors: 17

Meetings per week: 2

Hours per week: 4.0

Fall 2012 - 5

Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso

Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)

Hosts used: Bacillus thuringiensis

Number of students: 18

Seniors: 18

Meetings per week: 2

Hours per week: 4.0

Fall 2012 - 6

Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso

Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)

Hosts used: Bacillus thuringiensis

Number of students: 1

Meetings per week: 2

Hours per week: 4.0

Fall 2012 - 7

Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso

Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)

Hosts used: Bacillus thuringiensis

Number of students: 1

Meetings per week: 2

Hours per week: 4.0

Fall 2013 - 2

Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso

Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)

Hosts used: Bacillus thuringiensis

Number of students: 20

Seniors: 20

Meetings per week: 2

Hours per week: 4.0

Fall 2013 - 3

Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso

Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)

Hosts used: Bacillus thuringiensis

Number of students: 20

Seniors: 20

Meetings per week: 2

Hours per week: 4.0

Fall 2013 - 4

Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso

Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)

Hosts used: Bacillus thuringiensis

Number of students: 20

Seniors: 20

Meetings per week: 2

Hours per week: 4.0

Fall 2013 - 5

Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso

Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)

Hosts used: Bacillus thuringiensis

Number of students: 20

Seniors: 20

Meetings per week: 2

Hours per week: 4.0

Fall 2013 - 6

Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso

Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)

Hosts used: Bacillus thuringiensis

Number of students: 1

Meetings per week: 2

Hours per week: 4.0

Fall 2013 - 7

Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso

Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)

Hosts used: Bacillus thuringiensis

Number of students: 1

Meetings per week: 20

Hours per week: 4.0

Fall 2014 - 2

Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso

Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)

Hosts used: Bacillus thuringiensis

Number of students: 20

Juniors: 2

Seniors: 18

Meetings per week: 2

Hours per week: 4.0

There are 4.25 scheduled hours per week, but the lab is open 9:30 - 5:30, Mon - Fri with TA assistance for students to continue their experiments.

Fall 2014 302L-02

Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso

Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)

Hosts used: Bacillus thuringiensis

Number of students: 20

Juniors: 2

Seniors: 18

Meetings per week: 2

Hours per week: 4.0

The lab is also open every day from 9:30 until 5:30, M-F.

Fall 2014 302L-03

Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso

Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)

Hosts used: Bacillus thuringiensis

Number of students: 19

Juniors: 1

Seniors: 18

Meetings per week: 2

Hours per week: 4.0

The lab is also open every day 9:30 to 5:30 M-F.

Fall 2014 302L-04

Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso

Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)

Hosts used: Bacillus thuringiensis

Number of students: 20

Seniors: 20

Meetings per week: 2

Hours per week: 4.0

The lab is also open every day 9:30 to 5:30 M-F.

Fall 2014 302L-05

Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso

Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)

Hosts used: Bacillus thuringiensis

Number of students: 20

Juniors: 2

Seniors: 18

Meetings per week: 2

Hours per week: 4.0

The lab is also open every day 9:30 to 5:30 M-F.

Fall 2014 302L-06

Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso

Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)

Hosts used: Bacillus thuringiensis

Number of students: 20

Juniors: 1

Seniors: 19

Meetings per week: 2

Hours per week: 4.0

The lab is also open every day 9:30 to 5:30 M-F.

Fall 2014 302L-07

Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso

Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)

Hosts used: Bacillus thuringiensis

Number of students: 20

Juniors: 1

Seniors: 19

Meetings per week: 2

Hours per week: 4.0

The lab is also open every day 9:30 to 5:30 M-F.

Fall 2015 302L-01

Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso

Additional Instructor: Steve Caruso

Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)

Hosts used: Bacillus thuringiensis

Number of students: 20

Juniors: 2

Seniors: 18

Meetings per week: 2

Hours per week: 4.0

There are 4.25 scheduled hours per week, but the lab is open 9:30 - 5:30, Mon - Fri with TA assistance for students to continue their experiments.

Fall 2015 302L-02

Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso

Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)

Hosts used: Bacillus thuringiensis

Number of students: 20

Juniors: 1

Seniors: 19

Meetings per week: 2

Hours per week: 4.0

There are 4.25 scheduled hours per week, but the lab is open 9:30 - 5:30, Mon - Fri with TA assistance for students to continue their experiments.

Fall 2015 302L-03

Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso

Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)

Hosts used: Streptomyces griseus

Number of students: 20

Juniors: 2

Seniors: 18

Meetings per week: 2

Hours per week: 4.0

There are 4.25 scheduled hours per week, but the lab is open 9:30 - 5:30, Mon - Fri with TA assistance for students to continue their experiments.

Fall 2015 302L-04

Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso

Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)

Hosts used: Bacillus thuringiensis

Number of students: 20

Sophomores: 1

Juniors: 3

Seniors: 16

Meetings per week: 2

Hours per week: 4.0

There are 4.25 scheduled hours per week, but the lab is open 9:30 - 5:30, Mon - Fri with TA assistance for students to continue their experiments.

Fall 2015 302L-05

Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso

Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)

Hosts used: Bacillus thuringiensis

Number of students: 20

Juniors: 2

Seniors: 18

Meetings per week: 2

Hours per week: 4.0

There are 4.25 scheduled hours per week, but the lab is open 9:30 - 5:30, Mon - Fri with TA assistance for students to continue their experiments.

Fall 2015 302L-06

Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso

Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)

Hosts used: Bacillus thuringiensis

Number of students: 20

Juniors: 4

Seniors: 16

Meetings per week: 2

Hours per week: 4.0

There are 4.25 scheduled hours per week, but the lab is open 9:30 - 5:30, Mon - Fri with TA assistance for students to continue their experiments.

Fall 2016 302L-02

Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso

Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)

Hosts used: Bacillus thuringiensis

Number of students: 20

Juniors: 3

Seniors: 17

Meetings per week: 2

Hours per week: 4.0

There is a 75 minute combined lecture for all six sections and 180 minute scheduled labs. All labs will investigate both S. griseus and B. thuringiensis. The lab is kept open for work throughout the week during normal business hours.

Fall 2016 302L-03

Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso

Additional Instructor: Steve Caruso

Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)

Hosts used: Streptomyces griseus

Number of students: 20

Juniors: 7

Seniors: 13

Meetings per week: 2

Hours per week: 4.0

There is a 75 minute combined lecture for all six sections and 180 minute scheduled labs. All labs will investigate both S. griseus and B. thuringiensis. The lab is kept open for work throughout the week during normal business hours.

Fall 2016 302L-04

Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso

Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)

Hosts used: Bacillus thuringiensis

Number of students: 20

Juniors: 2

Seniors: 18

Meetings per week: 2

Hours per week: 4.0

There is a 75 minute combined lecture for all six sections and 180 minute scheduled labs. All labs will investigate both S. griseus and B. thuringiensis. The lab is kept open for work throughout the week during normal business hours.

Fall 2016 302L-05

Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso

Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)

Hosts used: Streptomyces griseus

Number of students: 20

Juniors: 3

Seniors: 17

Meetings per week: 2

Hours per week: 4.0

There is a 75 minute combined lecture for all six sections and 180 minute scheduled labs. All labs will investigate both S. griseus and B. thuringiensis. The lab is kept open for work throughout the week during normal business hours.

Fall 2016 302L-06

Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso

Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)

Hosts used: Bacillus thuringiensis

Number of students: 20

Seniors: 20

Meetings per week: 2

Hours per week: 4.0

There is a 75 minute combined lecture for all six sections and 180 minute scheduled labs. All labs will investigate both S. griseus and B. thuringiensis. The lab is kept open for work throughout the week during normal business hours.

Fall 2016 302L-07

Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso

Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)

Hosts used: Streptomyces griseus

Number of students: 20

Juniors: 3

Seniors: 17

Meetings per week: 2

Hours per week: 4.0

There is a 75 minute combined lecture for all six sections and 180 minute scheduled labs. All labs will investigate both S. griseus and B. thuringiensis. The lab is kept open for work throughout the week during normal business hours.

Fall 2017 302L-02

Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso

Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)

Hosts used: Streptomyces scabiei

Number of students: 20

Juniors: 2

Seniors: 18

Meetings per week: 2

Hours per week: 4.0

There is a 75 minute combined lecture for all six sections and 180 minute scheduled labs. Half of the sections will be using S. scabiei and half will be using B. thuringiensis kurstaki. The lab is kept open for work throughout the week during normal business hours.

Fall 2017 302L-03

Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso

Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)

Hosts used: Bacillus thuringiensis

Number of students: 20

Juniors: 2

Seniors: 18

Meetings per week: 2

Hours per week: 4.0

There is a 75 minute combined lecture for all six sections and 180 minute scheduled labs. Half of the sections will be using S. scabiei and half will be using B. thuringiensis kurstaki. The lab is kept open for work throughout the week during normal business hours.

Fall 2017 302L-04

Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso

Additional Instructor: Steve Caruso

Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)

Hosts used: Streptomyces scabiei

Number of students: 20

Seniors: 20

Meetings per week: 2

Hours per week: 4.0

There is a 75 minute combined lecture for all six sections and 180 minute scheduled labs. Half of the sections will be using S. scabiei and half will be using B. thuringiensis kurstaki. The lab is kept open for work throughout the week during normal business hours.

Fall 2017 302L-05

Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso

Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)

Hosts used: Bacillus thuringiensis

Number of students: 20

Juniors: 1

Seniors: 19

Meetings per week: 2

Hours per week: 4.0

There is a 75 minute combined lecture for all six sections and 180 minute scheduled labs. Half of the sections will be using S. scabiei and half will be using B. thuringiensis kurstaki. The lab is kept open for work throughout the week during normal business hours.

Fall 2017 302L-06

Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso

Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)

Hosts used: Streptomyces scabiei

Number of students: 20

Seniors: 20

Meetings per week: 2

Hours per week: 4.0

There is a 75 minute combined lecture for all six sections and 180 minute scheduled labs. Half of the sections will be using S. scabiei and half will be using B. thuringiensis kurstaki. The lab is kept open for work throughout the week during normal business hours.

Fall 2017 302L-07

Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso

Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)

Hosts used: Bacillus thuringiensis

Number of students: 20

Juniors: 1

Seniors: 19

Meetings per week: 2

Hours per week: 4.0

There is a 75 minute combined lecture for all six sections and 180 minute scheduled labs. Half of the sections will be using S. scabiei and half will be using B. thuringiensis kurstaki. The lab is kept open for work throughout the week during normal business hours.

Fall 2018 302L-02

Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso

Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)

Hosts used: Streptomyces scabiei

Number of students: 20

Seniors: 20

Meetings per week: 2

Hours per week: 4.0

There is a 75 minute combined lecture for all six sections and 180 minute scheduled labs. Half of the sections will be using S. scabiei and half will be using S mirabilis. The lab is kept open for work throughout the week during normal business hours.

Fall 2018 302L-03

Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso

Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)

Hosts used: Streptomyces mirabilis

Number of students: 20

Seniors: 20

Meetings per week: 2

Hours per week: 4.0

There is a 75 minute combined lecture for all six sections and 180 minute scheduled labs. Half of the sections will be using S. scabiei and half will be using S mirabilis. The lab is kept open for work throughout the week during normal business hours.

Fall 2018 302L-04

Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso

Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)

Hosts used: Streptomyces scabiei

Number of students: 20

Seniors: 20

Meetings per week: 2

Hours per week: 4.0

There is a 75 minute combined lecture for all six sections and 180 minute scheduled labs. Half of the sections will be using S. scabiei and half will be using S mirabilis. The lab is kept open for work throughout the week during normal business hours.

Fall 2018 302L-05

Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso

Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)

Hosts used: Streptomyces mirabilis

Number of students: 20

Juniors: 1

Seniors: 19

Meetings per week: 2

Hours per week: 4.0

There is a 75 minute combined lecture for all six sections and 180 minute scheduled labs. Half of the sections will be using S. scabiei and half will be using S mirabilis. The lab is kept open for work throughout the week during normal business hours.

Fall 2018 302L-06

Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso

Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)

Hosts used: Streptomyces scabiei

Number of students: 20

Seniors: 20

Meetings per week: 2

Hours per week: 4.0

There is a 75 minute combined lecture for all six sections and 180 minute scheduled labs. Half of the sections will be using S. scabiei and half will be using S mirabilis. The lab is kept open for work throughout the week during normal business hours.

Fall 2018 302L-07

Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso

Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)

Hosts used: Streptomyces mirabilis

Number of students: 20

Seniors: 20

Meetings per week: 2

Hours per week: 4.0

There is a 75 minute combined lecture for all six sections and 180 minute scheduled labs. Half of the sections will be using S. scabiei and half will be using S mirabilis. The lab is kept open for work throughout the week during normal business hours.

Fall 2019 302L-02

Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso

Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)

Hosts used: Streptomyces scabiei

Number of students: 19

Juniors: 3

Seniors: 16

Meetings per week: 2

Hours per week: 4.0

There is a 75 minute combined lecture for all six sections and 180 minute scheduled labs. Half of the sections will be using S. scabiei and half will be using S mirabilis. Students may switch and use either. The lab is kept open for work throughout the week during normal business hours.

Fall 2019 302L-03

Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso

Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)

Hosts used: Streptomyces mirabilis

Number of students: 20

Juniors: 7

Seniors: 13

Meetings per week: 2

Hours per week: 4.0

There is a 75 minute combined lecture for all six sections and 180 minute scheduled labs. Half of the sections will be using S. scabiei and half will be using S mirabilis. Students may switch and use either. The lab is kept open for work throughout the week during normal business hours.

Fall 2019 302L-04

Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso

Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)

Hosts used: Streptomyces scabiei

Number of students: 20

Seniors: 20

Meetings per week: 2

Hours per week: 4.0

There is a 75 minute combined lecture for all six sections and 180 minute scheduled labs. Half of the sections will be using S. scabiei and half will be using S mirabilis. Students may switch and use either. The lab is kept open for work throughout the week during normal business hours.

Fall 2019 302L-05

Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso

Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)

Hosts used: Streptomyces mirabilis

Number of students: 20

Juniors: 1

Seniors: 19

Meetings per week: 2

Hours per week: 4.0

There is a 75 minute combined lecture for all six sections and 180 minute scheduled labs. Half of the sections will be using S. scabiei and half will be using S mirabilis. Students may switch and use either. The lab is kept open for work throughout the week during normal business hours.

Fall 2019 302L-06

Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso

Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)

Hosts used: Streptomyces scabiei

Number of students: 18

Juniors: 2

Seniors: 16

Meetings per week: 2

Hours per week: 4.0

There is a 75 minute combined lecture for all six sections and 180 minute scheduled labs. Half of the sections will be using S. scabiei and half will be using S mirabilis. Students may switch and use either. The lab is kept open for work throughout the week during normal business hours.

Fall 2019 302L-07

Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso

Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)

Hosts used: Streptomyces mirabilis

Number of students: 20

Juniors: 2

Seniors: 16

Meetings per week: 2

Hours per week: 4.0

There is a 75 minute combined lecture for all six sections and 180 minute scheduled labs. Half of the sections will be using S. scabiei and half will be using S mirabilis. Students may switch and use either. The lab is kept open for work throughout the week during normal business hours.

Fall 2020 302L-02

Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso

Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)

Hosts used: Streptomyces mirabilis, Streptomyces scabiei

Number of students: 20

Seniors: 20

Meetings per week: 2

Hours per week: 4.0

This will be a combined discovery/bioinformatics section run online as a result of the COVID19 pandemic. We will be isolating phages in real time with the help of undergraduate teaching assistants - for which the students will design protocols and then compare to the real ones. We will also be annotating previously sequenced phages.

Fall 2020 302L-03

Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso

Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)

Hosts used: Streptomyces mirabilis, Streptomyces scabiei

Number of students: 17

Juniors: 4

Seniors: 13

Meetings per week: 2

Hours per week: 4.0

This will be a combined discovery/bioinformatics section run online as a result of the COVID19 pandemic. We will be isolating phages in real time with the help of undergraduate teaching assistants - for which the students will design protocols and then compare to the real ones. We will also be annotating previously sequenced phages.

Fall 2020 302L-04

Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso

Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)

Hosts used: Streptomyces mirabilis, Streptomyces scabiei

Number of students: 20

Juniors: 1

Seniors: 19

Meetings per week: 2

Hours per week: 4.0

This will be a combined discovery/bioinformatics section run online as a result of the COVID19 pandemic. We will be isolating phages in real time with the help of undergraduate teaching assistants - for which the students will design protocols and then compare to the real ones. We will also be annotating previously sequenced phages.

Fall 2020 302L-05

Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso

Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)

Hosts used: Streptomyces mirabilis, Streptomyces scabiei

Number of students: 19

Juniors: 6

Seniors: 13

Meetings per week: 2

Hours per week: 4.0

This will be a combined discovery/bioinformatics section run online as a result of the COVID19 pandemic. We will be isolating phages in real time with the help of undergraduate teaching assistants - for which the students will design protocols and then compare to the real ones. We will also be annotating previously sequenced phages.

Fall 2020 302L-06

Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso

Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)

Hosts used: Streptomyces mirabilis, Streptomyces scabiei

Number of students: 19

Juniors: 2

Seniors: 17

Meetings per week: 2

Hours per week: 4.0

This will be a combined discovery/bioinformatics section run online as a result of the COVID19 pandemic. We will be isolating phages in real time with the help of undergraduate teaching assistants - for which the students will design protocols and then compare to the real ones. We will also be annotating previously sequenced phages.

Fall 2020 302L-07

Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso

Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)

Hosts used: Streptomyces mirabilis, Streptomyces scabiei

Number of students: 18

Juniors: 2

Seniors: 16

Meetings per week: 2

Hours per week: 4.0

This will be a combined discovery/bioinformatics section run online as a result of the COVID19 pandemic. We will be isolating phages in real time with the help of undergraduate teaching assistants - for which the students will design protocols and then compare to the real ones. We will also be annotating previously sequenced phages.

Fall 2021 302L-02

Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso

Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)

Hosts used: Streptomyces scabiei

Number of students: 19

Juniors: 1

Seniors: 18

Meetings per week: 1

Hours per week: 3.0

There will be an online lecture for all six sections and 180 minute scheduled labs. Half of the sections will be using S. scabiei and half will be using S mirabilis. Students may switch and use either host as needed. The lab is kept open for work throughout the week during normal business hours.

Fall 2021 302L-03

Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso

Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)

Hosts used: Streptomyces mirabilis

Number of students: 20

Juniors: 1

Seniors: 19

Meetings per week: 1

Hours per week: 3.0

There will be an online lecture for all six sections and 180 minute scheduled labs. Half of the sections will be using S. scabiei and half will be using S mirabilis. Students may switch and use either host as needed. The lab is kept open for work throughout the week during normal business hours.

Fall 2021 302L-04

Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso

Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)

Hosts used: Streptomyces scabiei

Number of students: 20

Juniors: 1

Seniors: 19

Meetings per week: 1

Hours per week: 3.0

There will be an online lecture for all six sections and 180 minute scheduled labs. Half of the sections will be using S. scabiei and half will be using S mirabilis. Students may switch and use either host as needed. The lab is kept open for work throughout the week during normal business hours.

Fall 2021 302L-05

Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso

Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)

Hosts used: Streptomyces mirabilis

Number of students: 19

Juniors: 1

Seniors: 18

Meetings per week: 1

Hours per week: 3.0

There will be an online lecture for all six sections and 180 minute scheduled labs. Half of the sections will be using S. scabiei and half will be using S mirabilis. Students may switch and use either host as needed. The lab is kept open for work throughout the week during normal business hours.

Fall 2021 302L-06

Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso

Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)

Hosts used: Streptomyces scabiei

Number of students: 20

Seniors: 20

Meetings per week: 1

Hours per week: 3.0

There will be an online lecture for all six sections and 180 minute scheduled labs. Half of the sections will be using S. scabiei and half will be using S mirabilis. Students may switch and use either host as needed. The lab is kept open for work throughout the week during normal business hours.

Fall 2021 302L-07

Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso

Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)

Hosts used: Streptomyces mirabilis

Number of students: 19

Juniors: 5

Seniors: 14

Meetings per week: 1

Hours per week: 3.0

There will be an online lecture for all six sections and 180 minute scheduled labs. Half of the sections will be using S. scabiei and half will be using S mirabilis. Students may switch and use either host as needed. The lab is kept open for work throughout the week during normal business hours.

Fall 2022 302L-02

Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso

Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)

Hosts used: Streptomyces mirabilis, Streptomyces scabiei

Number of students: 20

Freshmen: 1

Juniors: 4

Seniors: 15

Meetings per week: 2

Hours per week: 4.0

There is a 75 minute combined lecture for all six sections and 180 minute scheduled labs. Half of the sections will be using S. scabiei and half will be using S mirabilis. Students may switch and use either. The lab is kept open for work throughout the week during normal business hours.

Fall 2022 302L-03

Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso

Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)

Hosts used: Streptomyces mirabilis, Streptomyces scabiei

Number of students: 20

Juniors: 2

Seniors: 18

Meetings per week: 2

Hours per week: 4.0

There is a 75 minute combined lecture for all six sections and 180 minute scheduled labs. Half of the sections will be using S. scabiei and half will be using S mirabilis. Students may switch and use either. The lab is kept open for work throughout the week during normal business hours.

Fall 2022 302L-04

Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso

Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)

Hosts used: Streptomyces mirabilis, Streptomyces scabiei

Number of students: 20

Juniors: 1

Seniors: 19

Meetings per week: 2

Hours per week: 4.0

There is a 75 minute combined lecture for all six sections and 180 minute scheduled labs. Half of the sections will be using S. scabiei and half will be using S mirabilis. Students may switch and use either. The lab is kept open for work throughout the week during normal business hours.

Fall 2022 302L-05

Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso

Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)

Hosts used: Streptomyces mirabilis, Streptomyces scabiei

Number of students: 20

Juniors: 1

Seniors: 19

Meetings per week: 2

Hours per week: 4.0

There is a 75 minute combined lecture for all six sections and 180 minute scheduled labs. Half of the sections will be using S. scabiei and half will be using S mirabilis. Students may switch and use either. The lab is kept open for work throughout the week during normal business hours.

Fall 2022 302L-06

Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso

Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)

Hosts used: Streptomyces mirabilis, Streptomyces scabiei

Number of students: 20

Juniors: 6

Seniors: 14

Meetings per week: 2

Hours per week: 4.0

There is a 75 minute combined lecture for all six sections and 180 minute scheduled labs. Half of the sections will be using S. scabiei and half will be using S mirabilis. Students may switch and use either. The lab is kept open for work throughout the week during normal business hours.

Fall 2022 302L-07

Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso

Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)

Hosts used: Streptomyces mirabilis, Streptomyces scabiei

Number of students: 20

Sophomores: 1

Juniors: 12

Seniors: 7

Meetings per week: 2

Hours per week: 4.0

There is a 75 minute combined lecture for all six sections and 180 minute scheduled labs. Half of the sections will be using S. scabiei and half will be using S mirabilis. Students may switch and use either. The lab is kept open for work throughout the week during normal business hours.

Fall 2023 302L-02

Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso

Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)

Hosts used: Streptomyces mirabilis, Streptomyces scabiei

Number of students: 20

Meetings per week: 2

Hours per week: 4.3

There is a 75 minute combined lecture for all six sections and 180 minute scheduled labs. Half of the sections will be using S. scabiei and half will be using S mirabilis. Students may switch and use either. The lab is kept open for work throughout the week during normal business hours.

Fall 2023 302L-03

Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso

Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)

Hosts used: Streptomyces mirabilis, Streptomyces scabiei

Number of students: 20

Meetings per week: 2

Hours per week: 4.3

There is a 75 minute combined lecture for all six sections and 180 minute scheduled labs. Half of the sections will be using S. scabiei and half will be using S mirabilis. Students may switch and use either. The lab is kept open for work throughout the week during normal business hours.

Fall 2023 302L-04

Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso

Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)

Hosts used: Streptomyces mirabilis, Streptomyces scabiei

Number of students: 20

Meetings per week: 2

Hours per week: 4.3

There is a 75 minute combined lecture for all six sections and 180 minute scheduled labs. Half of the sections will be using S. scabiei and half will be using S mirabilis. Students may switch and use either. The lab is kept open for work throughout the week during normal business hours.

Fall 2023 302L-05

Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso

Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)

Hosts used: Streptomyces mirabilis, Streptomyces scabiei

Number of students: 20

Meetings per week: 2

Hours per week: 4.3

There is a 75 minute combined lecture for all six sections and 180 minute scheduled labs. Half of the sections will be using S. scabiei and half will be using S mirabilis. Students may switch and use either. The lab is kept open for work throughout the week during normal business hours.

Fall 2023 302L-06

Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso

Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)

Hosts used: Streptomyces mirabilis, Streptomyces scabiei

Number of students: 20

Meetings per week: 2

Hours per week: 4.3

There is a 75 minute combined lecture for all six sections and 180 minute scheduled labs. Half of the sections will be using S. scabiei and half will be using S mirabilis. Students may switch and use either. The lab is kept open for work throughout the week during normal business hours.

Fall 2023 302L-07

Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso

Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)

Hosts used: Streptomyces mirabilis, Streptomyces scabiei

Number of students: 20

Meetings per week: 2

Hours per week: 4.3

There is a 75 minute combined lecture for all six sections and 180 minute scheduled labs. Half of the sections will be using S. scabiei and half will be using S mirabilis. Students may switch and use either. The lab is kept open for work throughout the week during normal business hours.

Fall 2024 302L-02

Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso

Additional Instructor: Steve Caruso

Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)

Hosts used: Streptomyces mirabilis

Number of students: 14

Juniors: 2

Seniors: 14

Meetings per week: 2

Hours per week: 4.3

There is a 75 minute combined lecture for all six sections and 180 minute scheduled labs. We will be using S mirabilis. The lab is kept open for work throughout the week during normal business hours.

Fall 2024 302L-03

Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso

Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)

Hosts used: Streptomyces mirabilis

Number of students: 12

Juniors: 1

Seniors: 11

Meetings per week: 2

Hours per week: 4.3

There is a 75 minute combined lecture for all six sections and 180 minute scheduled labs. We will be using S mirabilis. The lab is kept open for work throughout the week during normal business hours.

Fall 2024 302L-04

Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso

Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)

Hosts used: No host information yet.

Number of students: 19

Juniors: 2

Seniors: 17

Meetings per week: 2

Hours per week: 4.3

There is a 75 minute combined lecture for all six sections and 180 minute scheduled labs. We will be using S mirabilis. The lab is kept open for work throughout the week during normal business hours.

Fall 2024 302L-05

Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso

Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)

Hosts used: Streptomyces mirabilis

Number of students: 19

Juniors: 6

Seniors: 13

Meetings per week: 2

Hours per week: 4.3

There is a 75 minute combined lecture for all six sections and 180 minute scheduled labs. We will be using S mirabilis. The lab is kept open for work throughout the week during normal business hours.

Fall 2024 302L-06

Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso

Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)

Hosts used: Streptomyces mirabilis

Number of students: 20

Juniors: 6

Seniors: 14

Meetings per week: 2

Hours per week: 4.3

There is a 75 minute combined lecture for all six sections and 180 minute scheduled labs. We will be using S mirabilis. The lab is kept open for work throughout the week during normal business hours.

Fall 2024 302L-07

Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso

Additional Instructor: Steve Caruso

Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)

Hosts used: Streptomyces mirabilis

Number of students: 14

Juniors: 2

Seniors: 12

Meetings per week: 2

Hours per week: 4.3

There is a 75 minute combined lecture for all six sections and 180 minute scheduled labs. We will be using S mirabilis. The lab is kept open for work throughout the week during normal business hours.

Spring 2009 BIOL 216L

Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso

Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)

Hosts used: Mycobacterium smegmatis

Number of students: 16

Freshmen: 5

Sophomores: 4

Juniors: 3

Seniors: 4

Meetings per week: 3

Hours per week: 3.0

With James Sandoz

Spring 2010 BIOL 216L

Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso

Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)

Hosts used: Mycobacterium smegmatis

Number of students: 14

Freshmen: 2

Sophomores: 4

Juniors: 4

Seniors: 4

Meetings per week: 3

Hours per week: 3.0

With James Sandoz

Spring 2011 BIOL 216L

Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso

Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)

Hosts used: Mycobacterium smegmatis

Number of students: 14

Freshmen: 2

Sophomores: 3

Juniors: 6

Seniors: 3

Meetings per week: 3

Hours per week: 3.0

With James Sandoz

Spring 2013

Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso

Additional Instructor: Ivan Erill

Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)

Hosts used: Bacillus thuringiensis

Number of students: 24

Meetings per week: 2

Hours per week: 4.0

Spring 2014

Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso

Additional Instructor: Ivan Erill

Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)

Hosts used: Bacillus thuringiensis

Number of students: 24

Meetings per week: 2

Hours per week: 4.0

Spring 2015

Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso

Additional Instructor: Ivan Erill

Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)

Hosts used: Bacillus thuringiensis

Number of students: 24

Seniors: 24

Meetings per week: 2

Hours per week: 4.0

Spring 2016 - BIOL 316L 01

Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso

Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)

Hosts used: Streptomyces griseus

Number of students: 24

Seniors: 24

Meetings per week: 2

Hours per week: 4.0

We will be investigating both S. griseus phage and B. thuringiensis phage in this section.

Spring 2017 BIOL 316L 01

Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso

Additional Instructor: Ivan Erill

Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)

Hosts used: Streptomyces griseus

Number of students: 24

Juniors: 1

Seniors: 23

Meetings per week: 2

Hours per week: 4.0

Students meet twice a week for two hours per session in a dedicated computer lab. Sequenced from both B. thuringiensis and S. griseus will be annotated and investigated.

Spring 2018 BIOL 316L 01

Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso

Additional Instructor: Ivan Erill

Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)

Hosts used: Streptomyces scabiei

Number of students: 24

Seniors: 24

Meetings per week: 2

Hours per week: 4.0

Students meet twice a week for two hours per session in a dedicated computer lab. Sequences from S. scabiei and B. thuringiensis will be annotated and investigated.

Spring 2019 BIOL 316L 01

Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso

Additional Instructor: Ivan Erill

Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)

Hosts used: Streptomyces mirabilis, Streptomyces scabiei

Number of students: 24

Juniors: 1

Seniors: 23

Meetings per week: 2

Hours per week: 4.0

Students meet twice a week for two hours per session in a dedicated computer lab. Sequences from S. scabiei and S. mirabilis will be annotated and investigated.

Spring 2020 BIOL 316L 01

Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso

Additional Instructor: Ivan Erill

Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)

Hosts used: Streptomyces mirabilis, Streptomyces scabiei

Number of students: 22

Meetings per week: 2

Hours per week: 4.0

Students meet twice a week for two hours per session in a dedicated computer lab. Sequences from S. scabiei and S. mirabilis will be annotated and investigated.

Spring 2021 BIOL 316L 01

Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso

Additional Instructor: Ivan Erill

Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)

Hosts used: Streptomyces mirabilis, Streptomyces scabiei

Number of students: 23

Meetings per week: 2

Hours per week: 4.0

Students meet twice a week for two hours per session online. Sequences from S. scabiei and S. mirabilis will be annotated and investigated. We anticipate this course being taught online due to COVID-19 restrictions.

Spring 2022 BIOL 316L 01

Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso

Additional Instructor: Ivan Erill

Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)

Hosts used: Streptomyces mirabilis, Streptomyces scabiei

Number of students: 18

Seniors: 18

Meetings per week: 2

Hours per week: 4.0

Students meet twice a week for two hours per session in a dedicated computer lab. Sequences from S. scabiei and S. mirabilis will be annotated and investigated.

Spring 2023 316L-01

Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso

Additional Instructor: Ivan Erill

Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)

Hosts used: Streptomyces mirabilis, Streptomyces scabiei

Number of students: 24

Meetings per week: 2

Hours per week: 4.0

Students meet twice a week for two hours per session in a dedicated computer lab. Sequences from S. scabiei and S. mirabilis will be annotated and investigated.

Spring 2024 316L-01

Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso

Additional Instructor: Steve Caruso

Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)

Hosts used: Streptomyces mirabilis, Streptomyces scabiei

Number of students: 23

Juniors: 2

Seniors: 21

Meetings per week: 2

Hours per week: 4.0

Students meet twice a week for two hours per session in a dedicated computer lab. Sequences from S. scabiei and S. mirabilis will be annotated and investigated.

Spring 2025 316L-01

Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso

Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)

Hosts used: Streptomyces mirabilis

Number of students: 24

Meetings per week: 2

Hours per week: 4.0

Students meet twice a week for two hours per session in a dedicated computer lab. Sequences from S. mirabilis will be annotated and investigated.

STEM-BUILD Cohort 01

Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso

Additional Instructor: Steve Caruso

Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)

Hosts used: Bacillus thuringiensis

Number of students: 18

Sophomores: 18

Meetings per week: 5

Hours per week: 15.0

The class met every weekday for three weeks, three hours a day.

STEM-BUILD Cohort 02

Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso

Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)

Hosts used: Bacillus thuringiensis

Number of students: 9

Juniors: 5

Seniors: 4

Meetings per week: 5

Hours per week: 15.0

STEM-BUILD Cohort 02

Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso

Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)

Hosts used: Streptomyces scabiei

Number of students: 9

Juniors: 5

Seniors: 4

Meetings per week: 2

Hours per week: 6.0

STEM-BUILD Cohort 04 sec 1a

Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso

Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)

Hosts used: Bacillus thuringiensis

Number of students: 16

Meetings per week: 5

Hours per week: 15.0

This class meets Monday - Friday, three hours a day, May 28 - June 14.

STEM-BUILD Cohort 04 sec 1b

Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso

Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)

Hosts used: Streptomyces mirabilis

Number of students: 16

Meetings per week: 5

Hours per week: 15.0

This class meets Monday - Friday, three hours a day, June 17 - June 21.

STEM-BUILD Cohort 04 sec 2a

Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso

Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)

Hosts used: Bacillus thuringiensis

Number of students: 16

Meetings per week: 5

Hours per week: 15.0

This class meets Monday - Friday, three hours a day, May 28 - June 14.

STEM-BUILD Cohort 04 sec 2b

Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso

Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)

Hosts used: Streptomyces mirabilis

Number of students: 16

Meetings per week: 5

Hours per week: 15.0

This class meets Monday - Friday, three hours a day, June 17 - June 21.

STEM-BUILD Cohort 05 part 1

Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso

Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)

Hosts used: Bacillus thuringiensis

Number of students: 20

Meetings per week: 5

Hours per week: 15.0

This is the Bioanalytical Phage module of the STEM BUILD at UMBC Initiative, wet lab portion. This class meets Monday - Friday, three hours a day, May 26 - June 12.

STEM-BUILD Cohort 05 part 2

Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso

Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)

Hosts used: Streptomyces mirabilis

Number of students: 20

Meetings per week: 5

Hours per week: 15.0

This is the Bioanalytical Phage module of the STEM BUILD at UMBC Initiative, bioinformatic lab portion. This class meets Monday - Friday, three hours a day, June 15 - June 19.

STEM-BUILD Cohort 06

Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso

Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)

Hosts used: Streptomyces mirabilis, Streptomyces scabiei, Bacillus thuringiensis

Number of students: 20

Meetings per week: 5

Hours per week: 15.0

We anticipate this being run online as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. We will be isolating phages in real time, which the students will design protocols and then compare to the real ones while annotating previously sequenced phages.

STEM-BUILD Cohort 07 pt. 1

Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso

Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)

Hosts used: Bacillus thuringiensis

Number of students: 20

Meetings per week: 5

Hours per week: 15.0

This class meets Mon - Fri, 9:00 - 12:00 from 5/31 - 6/22 when it switches to pt. 2.

STEM-BUILD Cohort 07 pt. 2

Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso

Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)

Hosts used: Streptomyces scabiei

Number of students: 20

Meetings per week: 5

Hours per week: 15.0

This class meets Mon - Fri, 9:00 - 12:00 from 6/22 - 7/22.

STEM-BUILD Cohort 08 pt. 1

Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso

Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)

Hosts used: Bacillus thuringiensis

Number of students: 18

Freshmen: 3

Sophomores: 10

Juniors: 3

Seniors: 2

Meetings per week: 4

Hours per week: 12.0

This class meets Mon - Thr, 9:00 - 12:00 from 5/30 - 6/21, when it switches to M/W/F.

STEM-BUILD Cohort 08 pt. 2

Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso

Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)

Hosts used: Streptomyces mirabilis

Number of students: 18

Freshmen: 3

Sophomores: 10

Juniors: 3

Seniors: 2

Meetings per week: 3

Hours per week: 9.0

This class meets Mon - Thr, 9:00 - 12:00 from 5/30 - 6/21, when it switches to M/W/F.

Winter 2025

Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso

Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)

Hosts used: Streptomyces mirabilis

Number of students: 20

Meetings per week: 4

Hours per week: 13.5

Students meet four-five a week for three hours per session in a dedicated computer lab. Sequences from S. mirabilis or from the exchange will be annotated and investigated.