Four letter SEA-PHAGES code: KSSU
Location: Manhattan, KS United States
Website: http://www.k-state.edu/
Joined SEA-PHAGES: PHAGES Cohort 8 (started in 2015)
Buddy school: University of Kansas
Term type: None
Total SEA-PHAGES sections taught: 18
Total SEA-PHAGES students: 318
SEA Faculty
Primary Faculty Contact
mscaldas@ksu.edu
(785) 532 0867
Teaching Associate Professor
Division of Biology
SEA-PHAGES Faculty Members
cdherren@ksu.edu
785.532.6092
Teaching Assistant Professor
Division of Biology
Legal Contact
Lori Buss
785.532.0103
buss@k-state.edu
Academic Terms
Spring 2024
Start: Jan 16, 2024, End: May 10, 2024
PHAGES Sections in this Term
BIOL 462
Primary Instructor: Martha Smith-Caldas
Additional Instructor: Martha Smith-Caldas
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: Gordonia terrae
Number of students: 21
Sophomores: 2
Juniors: 4
Seniors: 15
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 1.4
Fall 2023
Start: Aug 21, 2023, End: Dec 08, 2023
PHAGES Sections in this Term
BIOL 461
Primary Instructor: Martha Smith-Caldas
Additional Instructor: Martha Smith-Caldas
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Gordonia terrae
Number of students: 28
Sophomores: 4
Juniors: 5
Seniors: 18
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 1.5
BIOL 461 - B
Primary Instructor: Martha Smith-Caldas
Additional Instructor: Martha Smith-Caldas
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Gordonia terrae
Number of students: 23
Freshmen: 2
Sophomores: 4
Juniors: 5
Seniors: 12
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 1.5
Spring 2023
Start: Jan 17, 2023, End: May 12, 2023
PHAGES Sections in this Term
BIOL 462
Primary Instructor: Christopher Herren
Additional Instructor: Christopher Herren
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: Gordonia terrae
Number of students: 7
Juniors: 2
Seniors: 5
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 1.3
Fall 2022
Start: Aug 22, 2022, End: Dec 02, 2022
PHAGES Sections in this Term
BIOL 461
Primary Instructor: Martha Smith-Caldas
Additional Instructor: Martha Smith-Caldas
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Gordonia terrae
Number of students: 20
Sophomores: 3
Juniors: 4
Seniors: 13
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 3.5
BIOL 461
Primary Instructor: Martha Smith-Caldas
Additional Instructor: Martha Smith-Caldas
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Gordonia terrae
Number of students: 21
Sophomores: 4
Juniors: 4
Seniors: 13
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
Spring 2022
Start: Jan 18, 2022, End: May 13, 2022
PHAGES Sections in this Term
BIOL 462
Primary Instructor: Christopher Herren
Additional Instructor: Christopher Herren
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: Gordonia terrae
Number of students: 13
Freshmen: 2
Sophomores: 1
Juniors: 3
Seniors: 7
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 3.5
Fall 2021
Start: Aug 23, 2021, End: Dec 10, 2021
PHAGES Sections in this Term
BIOL 461
Primary Instructor: Martha Smith-Caldas
Additional Instructor: Martha Smith-Caldas
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Gordonia terrae
Number of students: 19
Freshmen: 7
Sophomores: 1
Juniors: 4
Seniors: 7
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
Spring 2021
Start: Jan 25, 2021, End: May 14, 2021
PHAGES Sections in this Term
BIOL 462
Primary Instructor: Christopher Herren
Additional Instructor: Christopher Herren
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: No host information yet.
Number of students: 16
Freshmen: 7
Sophomores: 5
Juniors: 2
Seniors: 2
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
Fall 2020
Start: Aug 17, 2020, End: Dec 20, 2019
PHAGES Sections in this Term
BIOL 461
Primary Instructor: Martha Smith-Caldas
Additional Instructor: Martha Smith-Caldas
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Gordonia terrae
Number of students: 18
Freshmen: 11
Sophomores: 3
Juniors: 1
Seniors: 2
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 3.4
Fall 2019
Start: Aug 26, 2019, End: Dec 23, 2019
PHAGES Sections in this Term
BIOL 495
Primary Instructor: Martha Smith-Caldas
Additional Instructor: Martha Smith-Caldas
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Gordonia terrae
Number of students: 18
Freshmen: 2
Sophomores: 6
Juniors: 5
Seniors: 5
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
Fall Semester 2018
Start: Aug 20, 2018, End: Dec 07, 2018
PHAGES Sections in this Term
BIOL 495-B Phage Hunters I
Primary Instructor: Martha Smith-Caldas
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Mycobacterium smegmatis, Gordonia terrae, Microbacterium foliorum
Number of students: 22
Freshmen: 11
Sophomores: 7
Juniors: 2
Seniors: 2
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
Spring Semester 2018
Start: Jan 16, 2018, End: May 04, 2018
PHAGES Sections in this Term
BIOL 495-B Phage Hunters II
Primary Instructor: Christopher Herren
Additional Instructor: Martha Smith-Caldas
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: Mycobacterium smegmatis
Number of students: 8
Freshmen: 2
Sophomores: 3
Juniors: 1
Seniors: 2
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
Fall Semester 2017
Start: Aug 21, 2017, End: Dec 08, 2017
PHAGES Sections in this Term
BIOL 495-B Phage Hunters I
Primary Instructor: Martha Smith-Caldas
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Mycobacterium smegmatis
Number of students: 16
Freshmen: 7
Sophomores: 5
Juniors: 1
Seniors: 3
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
Spring Semester 2017
Start: Jan 17, 2017, End: May 12, 2017
PHAGES Sections in this Term
BIOL 495-B Phage Hunters II
Primary Instructor: Martha Smith-Caldas
Additional Instructor: Christopher Herren
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: Mycobacterium smegmatis
Number of students: 10
Freshmen: 4
Sophomores: 2
Juniors: 3
Seniors: 1
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
Fall Semester 2016
Start: Aug 22, 2016, End: Dec 09, 2016
PHAGES Sections in this Term
BIOL 495-B Phage Hunters I
Primary Instructor: Martha Smith-Caldas
Additional Instructor: Christopher Herren
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Mycobacterium smegmatis
Number of students: 20
Freshmen: 12
Sophomores: 3
Juniors: 2
Seniors: 3
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
Spring Semester 2016
Start: Jan 19, 2016, End: May 06, 2016
PHAGES Sections in this Term
BIOL 495-B Phage Hunters II
Primary Instructor: Martha Smith-Caldas
Additional Instructor: Christopher Herren
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: Mycobacterium smegmatis
Number of students: 16
Freshmen: 2
Sophomores: 6
Juniors: 4
Seniors: 4
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
Fall Semester 2015
Start: Aug 24, 2015, End: Dec 11, 2015
PHAGES Sections in this Term
BIOL 495-B Phage Hunters I
Primary Instructor: Martha Smith-Caldas
Additional Instructor: Christopher Herren
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Mycobacterium smegmatis
Number of students: 22
Freshmen: 8
Sophomores: 9
Juniors: 3
Seniors: 2
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
2 meetings per week supplemented with daily open lab hours
Institution Addresses
Current Mailing Address
Dr. Smith-Caldas
Kansas State University
Division of Biology
126 Ackert Hall
Manhattan, KS 66506-4901
USA
Current Shipping Address
Dr. Smith-Caldas
Kansas State University
Division of Biology
126 Ackert Hall
Manhattan, KS 66506-4901
USA