Four letter SEA-PHAGES code: AZSU
Location: Tempe, AZ USA
Joined SEA-PHAGES: PHAGES Cohort 12 (started in 2019)
Buddy school: University of Nevada Las Vegas
Term type: None
Total SEA-PHAGES sections taught: 7
Total SEA-PHAGES students: 105
SEA Faculty
Primary Faculty Contact
spfeife1@asu.edu
Assistant Professor
School of Life Sciences
SEA-PHAGES Faculty Members
Legal Contact
Mary Barber
email: Mary.Barber@asu.edu
phone: 480-727-0031
SEA Publications
Complete Genome Sequence of the Microbacterium Bacteriophage Chako
Milhaven et al, Microbiology Resource Announcements, 2023
Microbacterium Cluster EA Bacteriophages: Phylogenomic Relationships and Host Range Predictions
Milhaven et al, Microorganisms, 2023
Complete Genome Sequence of the Gordonia Bacteriophage BiggityBass
Versoza et al, Microbiology Resource Announcements, 2022
Complete Genome Sequence of the Cluster P Mycobacteriophage Phegasus
Howell et al, Microbiology Resource Announcements, 2022
Comparative Genomics of Closely-Related Gordonia Cluster DR Bacteriophages
Versoza et al, Viruses, 2022
Academic Terms
Fall 2023 ▼
Start: Aug 17, 2023, End: Nov 30, 2023
PHAGES Sections in this Term
Section #1
Primary Instructor: Susanne Pfeifer
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: Streptomyces scabiei
Number of students: 11
Juniors: 5
Seniors: 5
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 8.0
T/Th 12:00-4pm – faculty: Prof. Pfeifer – TA: Mark Milhaven - ATAs: Akarshi Brar, Gabriella Cerna, Elaine Chaffee
Fall 2022 ▼
Start: Aug 18, 2022, End: Dec 02, 2022
PHAGES Sections in this Term
Section #1
Primary Instructor: Susanne Pfeifer
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: Microbacterium foliorum
Number of students: 4
Sophomores: 1
Juniors: 1
Seniors: 2
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 8.0
T/Th 12:00-4pm – faculty: Prof. Pfeifer – TA: Mark Milhaven - ATAs: Aman Garg, Corinne Mitra, Jackelyn Lobatos, Madison Blanco, Maria Strasser
Spring 2022 ▼
Start: Jan 10, 2022, End: Apr 29, 2022
PHAGES Sections in this Term
Section #1
Primary Instructor: Susanne Pfeifer
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: Gordonia terrae
Number of students: 24
Sophomores: 5
Juniors: 10
Seniors: 9
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 8.0
T/Th 12:00-4pm (plus open lab sessions on Fridays) – faculty: Prof. Pfeifer – TAs: Abigail Howell & Cyril Versoza - ATA: Saige Munig, Zeel Patel, Minerva So, Makena Sy & Sarah Weiss - we are annotating two bacteriophages
Spring 2021 ▼
Start: Jan 11, 2021, End: Apr 30, 2021
PHAGES Sections in this Term
Section #1
Primary Instructor: Susanne Pfeifer
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: Mycobacterium smegmatis
Number of students: 9
Sophomores: 5
Juniors: 3
Seniors: 1
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 8.0
T/Th 12:00-4pm (plus open lab sessions on Fridays) – faculty: Prof. Pfeifer – TA: Adele Crane & Cyril Versoza - ATAs: Rithik Mehta & Daniel Sackett
Fall 2020 ▼
Start: Aug 20, 2020, End: Nov 24, 2020
PHAGES Sections in this Term
Section #1
Primary Instructor: Susanne Pfeifer
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: Microbacterium foliorum
Number of students: 19
Sophomores: 1
Juniors: 7
Seniors: 11
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 8.0
T/Th 12:00-4pm (plus open lab sessions on Fridays) – faculty: Profs. Pfeifer and McCutcheon – TA: Mark Milhaven - ATAs: Garett Maag, Jade Porche, Angelica Urquidez Negrete
Spring 2019 ▼
Start: Jan 13, 2020, End: May 01, 2020
PHAGES Sections in this Term
Section #1
Primary Instructor: Susanne Pfeifer
Additional Instructor: Kerry Geiler-Samerotte
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: Arthrobacter globiformis
Number of students: 19
Sophomores: 6
Juniors: 7
Seniors: 6
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 8.0
T/Th 12:00-4pm (plus open lab sessions on Fridays) – faculty: Profs. Pfeifer and Geiler-Samerotte – TA: Adele Crane
Fall 2019 ▼
Start: Aug 22, 2019, End: Dec 06, 2019
Session C
PHAGES Sections in this Term
Section #1
Primary Instructor: Kerry Geiler-Samerotte
Additional Instructor: Susanne Pfeifer
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Arthrobacter globiformis
Number of students: 19
Sophomores: 6
Juniors: 7
Seniors: 6
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 8.0
T/Th 12:00-4pm (plus open lab sessions on Fridays) – faculty: Profs. Geiler-Samerotte and Pfeifer – TA: Adele Crane – ATA: Erin Hong
Institution Addresses
Current Mailing Address
Prof. Susanne Pfeifer
Arizona State University
School of Life Sciences (Center for Evolution and Medicine)
427 E Tyler Mall
LSC 340
Tempe, AZ 85281
United States
Current Shipping Address
Prof. Kerry Geiler-Samerotte
Arizona State University
Biodesign Institute (Center for Mechanisms of Evolution)
1001 S. McAllister Ave
c/o Prof. Michael Lynch, Room 436
Tempe, AZ 85287
USA