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SEA-GENES Faculty Information

Welcome

Welcome to the SEA-GENES Faculty Information page. This page is intended to be a hub for SEA-GENES faculty members to find what they need! If you have any questions related to the SEA-GENES Project, contact us at genes@hhmi.org.

Timeline: 2024-2025 (for current schools)

Below is a timeline of important dates in the SEA-GENES project for the 2024-2025 academic year.

Date Event/Item Add
Jul 1, 2024 Deadline to Submit Winter/Spring Data Cards
Add to calendar 07/01/2024 07/01/2024 America/New_York Deadline to Submit Winter/Spring Data Cards SEA-PHAGES Program info@seaphages.org true MM/DD/YYYY seaphages_event_38
Aug 1, 2024 Receive Primers, Lysates, and NEB Reagents
Add to calendar 08/01/2024 08/01/2024 America/New_York Receive Primers, Lysates, and NEB Reagents SEA-PHAGES Program info@seaphages.org true MM/DD/YYYY seaphages_event_39
Aug 1 - Sep 30, 2024 Submit Bacterial Stocks for Archiving (2023-24)
Add to calendar 08/01/2024 09/30/2024 America/New_York Submit Bacterial Stocks for Archiving (2023-24) SEA-PHAGES Program info@seaphages.org false MM/DD/YYYY seaphages_event_40
Oct 1, 2024 Deadline to Submit Fall Section Data
Add to calendar 10/01/2024 10/01/2024 America/New_York Deadline to Submit Fall Section Data SEA-PHAGES Program info@seaphages.org true MM/DD/YYYY seaphages_event_41
Feb 3, 2025 Deadline to Submit Fall & Summer Data Cards
Add to calendar 02/03/2025 02/03/2025 America/New_York Deadline to Submit Fall & Summer Data Cards SEA-PHAGES Program info@seaphages.org true MM/DD/YYYY seaphages_event_42
Mar 3, 2025 Deadline to Submit Winter/Spring Section Data
Add to calendar 03/03/2025 03/03/2025 America/New_York Deadline to Submit Winter/Spring Section Data SEA-PHAGES Program info@seaphages.org true MM/DD/YYYY seaphages_event_44
May 1, 2025 Deadline to Request New Phages
Add to calendar 05/01/2025 05/01/2025 America/New_York Deadline to Request New Phages SEA-PHAGES Program info@seaphages.org true MM/DD/YYYY seaphages_event_43

Timeline: 2025-2026 (for current and incoming schools)

Below is a timeline of important dates for the upcoming 2025-2026 academic year, with appropriate supporting links and documents.

Dates for the current academic year are above.

Click here to hide/show events for new schools, useful for seeing program-wide dates only.

Date Event/Item Add
Jul 1, 2025 Deadline to Submit Winter/Spring Data Cards
Add to calendar 07/01/2025 07/01/2025 America/New_York Deadline to Submit Winter/Spring Data Cards SEA-PHAGES Program info@seaphages.org true MM/DD/YYYY seaphages_event_45
Aug 1, 2025 Receive Primers, Lysates, and NEB Reagents
Add to calendar 08/01/2025 08/01/2025 America/New_York Receive Primers, Lysates, and NEB Reagents SEA-PHAGES Program info@seaphages.org true MM/DD/YYYY seaphages_event_47
Aug 1 - Oct 1, 2025 Submit Bacterial Stocks for Archiving (2024-25)
Add to calendar 08/01/2025 10/01/2025 America/New_York Submit Bacterial Stocks for Archiving (2024-25) SEA-PHAGES Program info@seaphages.org false MM/DD/YYYY seaphages_event_48
Oct 31, 2025 Deadline for GENES Cohort 7 Application
Add to calendar 10/31/2025 10/31/2025 America/New_York Deadline for GENES Cohort 7 Application SEA-PHAGES Program info@seaphages.org true MM/DD/YYYY seaphages_event_46

Apply to Join GENES

Currently, applications are accepted on an annual basis. Each year, 5-8 schools that are offering the PHAGES project are accepted to expand the SEA research at their institutions by offering the GENES project.

We are currently accepting applications for SEA schools to begin implementing the GENES project in the 2026-2027 academic year. The program announcement with more information can be found at the link below. SEA faculty can submit a completed application form and program and application questions to Program Officer Danielle Heller at sea@hhmi.org

2026 SEA-GENES Program Announcement 

2026-2027 SEA-GENES Application Form