Four letter SEA-PHAGES code: CALV
Location: Grand Rapids, MI USA
Website: http://www.calvin.edu/
Joined SEA-PHAGES: PHAGES Cohort 2 (started in 2009)
Buddy school: Hope College
Term type: Semester
Total SEA-PHAGES sections taught: 22
Total SEA-PHAGES students: 412
SEA Faculty
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SEA Publications
Complete genome sequences of nine Rhodococcus equi phages
Radersma et al, Microbiology Resource Announcements, 2024
Complete Genome Sequences of 38 Gordonia sp. Bacteriophages.
Pope WH et al., Genome Announcements, 2017
Academic Terms
Fall 2024 ▼
Start: Sep 03, 2024, End: Dec 18, 2024
PHAGES Sections in this Term
BIOL 160N
Primary Instructor: John Wertz
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Rhodococcus equi
Number of students: 15
Freshmen: 15
Meetings per week: 3
Hours per week: 6.0
Spring 2024 ▼
Start: Jan 16, 2024, End: Apr 26, 2024
PHAGES Sections in this Term
Biology 161L-N
Primary Instructor: Randy DeJong
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: Rhodococcus equi
Number of students: 22
Freshmen: 22
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
Fall 2023 ▼
Start: Aug 28, 2023, End: Dec 14, 2023
PHAGES Sections in this Term
Biol 160 N
Primary Instructor: John Wertz
Additional Instructor: Randy DeJong
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Rhodococcus equi
Number of students: 23
Freshmen: 23
Meetings per week: 3
Hours per week: 6.0
Spring 2023 ▼
Start: Jan 09, 2023, End: Apr 19, 2023
PHAGES Sections in this Term
BIOL 161L-N
Primary Instructor: Randy DeJong
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: Rhodococcus equi
Number of students: 22
Freshmen: 22
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 6.0
Fall Semester 2022 ▼
Start: Aug 29, 2022, End: Dec 14, 2022
PHAGES Sections in this Term
Biology 160N
Primary Instructor: John Wertz
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Rhodococcus equi, Gordonia terrae
Number of students: 23
Freshmen: 23
Meetings per week: 3
Hours per week: 6.0
Spring Semester 2022 ▼
Start: Jan 10, 2022, End: Apr 27, 2022
PHAGES Sections in this Term
Biology 161LN
Primary Instructor: Randy DeJong
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: Gordonia terrae
Number of students: 16
Freshmen: 16
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 6.0
Fall 2021 ▼
Start: Aug 30, 2021, End: Dec 16, 2021
PHAGES Sections in this Term
Biology 160N
Primary Instructor: John Wertz
Additional Instructor: Randy DeJong
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Gordonia terrae
Number of students: 18
Freshmen: 17
Sophomores: 1
Meetings per week: 3
Hours per week: 6.0
Spring 2021 ▼
Start: Feb 01, 2021, End: May 12, 2021
PHAGES Sections in this Term
Biology 161LN
Primary Instructor: Randy DeJong
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: Gordonia terrae
Number of students: 24
Freshmen: 24
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 5.0
Fall 2020 ▼
Start: Sep 01, 2020, End: Dec 10, 2020
PHAGES Sections in this Term
Biology 160N and 160LN
Primary Instructor: John Wertz
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Gordonia terrae
Number of students: 25
Freshmen: 25
Meetings per week: 3
Hours per week: 9.0
Spring 2020 ▼
Start: Feb 03, 2020, End: May 14, 2020
PHAGES Sections in this Term
Biology 161LN
Primary Instructor: Randy DeJong
Additional Instructor: Randy DeJong
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: Gordonia terrae
Number of students: 15
Freshmen: 15
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 6.0
Fall 2019 ▼
Start: Sep 03, 2019, End: Dec 17, 2019
PHAGES Sections in this Term
Biology 160N
Primary Instructor: John Wertz
Additional Instructor: Randy DeJong
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Gordonia terrae
Number of students: 0
Biology 160N
Primary Instructor: John Wertz
Additional Instructor: Randy DeJong
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Gordonia terrae
Number of students: 17
Freshmen: 17
Meetings per week: 3
Hours per week: 6.0
Spring Semester 2019 ▼
Start: Jan 28, 2019, End: May 07, 2019
PHAGES Sections in this Term
Biology 161LN
Primary Instructor: Randy DeJong
Additional Instructor: John Wertz
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: Gordonia terrae
Number of students: 18
Freshmen: 18
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 6.0
Fall Semester 2018 ▼
Start: Sep 04, 2018, End: Dec 20, 2018
PHAGES Sections in this Term
Biology 160N
Primary Instructor: John Wertz
Additional Instructor: Randy DeJong
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Gordonia terrae
Number of students: 21
Freshmen: 21
Meetings per week: 3
Hours per week: 6.0
Spring 2018 ▼
Start: Jan 29, 2018, End: May 09, 2018
PHAGES Sections in this Term
Biol 161LN
Primary Instructor: Randy DeJong
Additional Instructor: John Wertz
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: Gordonia terrae
Number of students: 18
Freshmen: 18
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 6.0
Fall 2017 ▼
Start: Sep 05, 2017, End: Dec 19, 2017
PHAGES Sections in this Term
Biology 160N
Primary Instructor: John Wertz
Additional Instructor: Randy DeJong
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Gordonia terrae
Number of students: 18
Freshmen: 18
Meetings per week: 3
Hours per week: 6.0
We are also using a unique isolate of Agrococcus from the gut of a turtle ant.
Spring 2017 ▼
Start: Jan 30, 2017, End: May 18, 2017
PHAGES Sections in this Term
Biology 161LN
Primary Instructor: Randy DeJong
Additional Instructor: John Wertz
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: Gordonia terrae
Number of students: 16
Freshmen: 16
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.5
Fall 2016 ▼
Start: Sep 06, 2016, End: Dec 20, 2016
PHAGES Sections in this Term
Biology 160N
Primary Instructor: John Wertz
Additional Instructor: Randy DeJong
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Gordonia terrae
Number of students: 18
Freshmen: 18
Meetings per week: 3
Hours per week: 6.0
Spring 2016 ▼
Start: Feb 01, 2016, End: May 11, 2016
PHAGES Sections in this Term
Biol 161LN
Primary Instructor: Randy DeJong
Additional Instructor: John Wertz
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: Gordonia terrae
Number of students: 19
Freshmen: 19
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.5
Fall 2015 ▼
Start: Sep 08, 2015, End: Dec 17, 2015
PHAGES Sections in this Term
Biol 160N
Primary Instructor: John Wertz
Additional Instructor: Randy DeJong
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Gordonia terrae, Microbacterium nematophilum
Number of students: 20
Freshmen: 20
Meetings per week: 3
Hours per week: 6.0
Spring Semester 2015 ▼
Start: Feb 02, 2015, End: May 13, 2015
PHAGES Sections in this Term
Biology 224LN
Primary Instructor: Randy DeJong
Additional Instructor: John Wertz
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: No host information yet.
Number of students: 22
Freshmen: 22
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
Fall Semester 2014 ▼
Start: Sep 02, 2014, End: Dec 08, 2014
PHAGES Sections in this Term
Biology 123N
Primary Instructor: John Wertz
Additional Instructor: Randy DeJong
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: No host information yet.
Number of students: 22
Freshmen: 22
Meetings per week: 3
Hours per week: 6.0
Institution Addresses
Current Mailing Address
Randall DeJong
Calvin University
1726 Knollcrest Circle SE
Calvin College
DeVries Hall
Grand Rapids, MI 49546
USA
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Randall DeJong
Calvin University
1726 Knollcrest Circle SE
Calvin College
DeVries Hall
Grand Rapids, MI 49546
USA
XXX-XXX-XXXX