Four letter SEA-PHAGES code: LETO
Location: Longview, TX United States
Website: http://www.letu.edu/
Joined SEA-PHAGES: PHAGES Cohort 8 (started in 2015)
Buddy school: Ouachita Baptist University
Term type: None
Total SEA-PHAGES sections taught: 38
Total SEA-PHAGES students: 410
SEA Faculty
Primary Faculty Contact
fredbaliraine@letu.edu
903-233-3353
Professor
Biology & Kinesiology
SEA-PHAGES Faculty Members
No other faculty yet
Legal Contact
Wayne Jacobs
WayneJacobs@letu.edu
903-233-3861
SEA Publications
Baliraine et al, Microbiology Resource Announcements, 2023
Complete Genome Sequence and Characteristics of Mycobacteriophage IkeLoa
Wheatley et al, Microbiology Resource Announcements, 2022
Anders et al., Genome Announcements, 2017
THIS PUBLICATION HAS SEA-PHAGES UNDERGRADUATE AUTHORS
Academic Terms
Spring Semester 2025 ▼
Start: Jan 13, 2025, End: May 02, 2025
PHAGES Sections in this Term
BIOL1121-01 (AM Lab)
Primary Instructor: Fred Baliraine
Additional Instructor: Fred Baliraine
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: Mycobacterium smegmatis
Number of students: 15
Freshmen: 5
Sophomores: 4
Juniors: 5
Seniors: 1
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
BIOL1121-02 (PM Lab)
Primary Instructor: Josh McLoud
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: Mycobacterium smegmatis
Number of students: 4
Freshmen: 2
Sophomores: 2
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
Fall Semester 2024 ▼
Start: Aug 26, 2024, End: Dec 06, 2024
PHAGES Sections in this Term
BIOL1111-01 (AM Lab)
Primary Instructor: Fred Baliraine
Additional Instructor: Josh McLoud
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Mycobacterium smegmatis
Number of students: 18
Freshmen: 10
Sophomores: 5
Juniors: 2
Seniors: 1
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
BIOL1111-02 (PM Lab)
Primary Instructor: Josh McLoud
Additional Instructor: Fred Baliraine
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Mycobacterium smegmatis
Number of students: 7
Freshmen: 5
Sophomores: 1
Juniors: 1
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
Fall Semester 2023 ▼
Start: Aug 21, 2023, End: Dec 01, 2023
PHAGES Sections in this Term
BIOL1111-01 (AM Lab)
Primary Instructor: Fred Baliraine
Additional Instructor: Josh McLoud
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Mycobacterium smegmatis
Number of students: 13
Freshmen: 8
Juniors: 1
Seniors: 4
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
BIOL1111-02 (PM Lab)
Primary Instructor: Josh McLoud
Additional Instructor: Fred Baliraine
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Mycobacterium smegmatis
Number of students: 11
Freshmen: 4
Sophomores: 4
Seniors: 3
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
BIOL1121-01 (PM Lab)
Primary Instructor: Josh McLoud
Additional Instructor: Fred Baliraine
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: Mycobacterium smegmatis
Number of students: 7
Freshmen: 2
Sophomores: 3
Juniors: 1
Seniors: 1
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 5.0
BIOL1121-02 (AM Lab)
Primary Instructor: Fred Baliraine
Additional Instructor: Josh McLoud
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: Mycobacterium smegmatis
Number of students: 8
Freshmen: 4
Sophomores: 1
Seniors: 3
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 5.0
Spring Semester 2023 ▼
Start: Jan 09, 2023, End: Apr 28, 2023
PHAGES Sections in this Term
BIOL1121-01 (AM Lab)
Primary Instructor: Fred Baliraine
Additional Instructor: Josh McLoud
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: Mycobacterium smegmatis
Number of students: 11
Freshmen: 5
Sophomores: 2
Juniors: 2
Seniors: 2
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 5.0
BIOL1121-02 (PM Lab)
Primary Instructor: Josh McLoud
Additional Instructor: Fred Baliraine
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: Mycobacterium smegmatis
Number of students: 11
Freshmen: 6
Sophomores: 4
Seniors: 1
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 5.0
Fall Semester 2022 ▼
Start: Aug 22, 2022, End: Dec 08, 2022
PHAGES Sections in this Term
BIOL1111-01 (AM Lab)
Primary Instructor: Fred Baliraine
Additional Instructor: Josh McLoud
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Mycobacterium smegmatis
Number of students: 15
Freshmen: 9
Sophomores: 3
Juniors: 1
Seniors: 2
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
BIOL1111-02 (PM Lab)
Primary Instructor: Josh McLoud
Additional Instructor: Fred Baliraine
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Mycobacterium smegmatis
Number of students: 16
Freshmen: 10
Sophomores: 2
Juniors: 4
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
Spring Semester 2022 ▼
Start: Jan 10, 2022, End: Apr 29, 2022
PHAGES Sections in this Term
BIOL1121-01 (AM Lab)
Primary Instructor: Fred Baliraine
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: Mycobacterium smegmatis
Number of students: 5
Freshmen: 3
Sophomores: 2
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.5
BIOL1121-02 (PM Lab)
Primary Instructor: Fred Baliraine
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: Mycobacterium smegmatis
Number of students: 9
Freshmen: 5
Sophomores: 2
Juniors: 1
Seniors: 1
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.5
BIOL4971-01 (Special Topics)
Primary Instructor: Fred Baliraine
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: Mycobacterium smegmatis
Number of students: 1
Seniors: 1
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.5
Fall Semester 2021 ▼
Start: Aug 16, 2021, End: Nov 23, 2021
PHAGES Sections in this Term
BIOL1111-01
Primary Instructor: Fred Baliraine
Additional Instructor: Josh McLoud
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Mycobacterium smegmatis
Number of students: 15
Freshmen: 9
Sophomores: 3
Juniors: 1
Seniors: 2
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
BIOL1111-02
Primary Instructor: Greg Frederick
Additional Instructor: Fred Baliraine
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Mycobacterium smegmatis
Number of students: 20
Freshmen: 16
Sophomores: 2
Juniors: 1
Seniors: 1
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
Spring 2020 ▼
Start: Jan 13, 2020, End: May 09, 2020
PHAGES Sections in this Term
BIOL1121-01
Primary Instructor: Greg Frederick
Additional Instructor: Fred Baliraine
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: Mycobacterium smegmatis
Number of students: 15
Freshmen: 13
Sophomores: 1
Seniors: 1
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
BIOL1121-02
Primary Instructor: Greg Frederick
Additional Instructor: Fred Baliraine
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: Mycobacterium smegmatis
Number of students: 8
Freshmen: 7
Sophomores: 1
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
BIOL4971-01
Primary Instructor: Greg Frederick
Additional Instructor: Fred Baliraine
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: Mycobacterium smegmatis
Number of students: 2
Sophomores: 2
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
Fall 2109 ▼
Start: Aug 26, 2019, End: Dec 14, 2019
PHAGES Sections in this Term
BIOL1121-01
Primary Instructor: Greg Frederick
Additional Instructor: Fred Baliraine
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Mycobacterium smegmatis
Number of students: 16
Freshmen: 12
Sophomores: 3
Seniors: 1
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
BIOL1121-02
Primary Instructor: Greg Frederick
Additional Instructor: Fred Baliraine
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Mycobacterium smegmatis
Number of students: 16
Freshmen: 12
Sophomores: 2
Juniors: 1
Seniors: 1
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
BIOL4961-01
Primary Instructor: Greg Frederick
Additional Instructor: Fred Baliraine
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Mycobacterium smegmatis
Number of students: 2
Juniors: 2
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
Spring 2019 ▼
Start: Dec 10, 2018, End: May 09, 2019
PHAGES Sections in this Term
BIOL1121-01
Primary Instructor: Greg Frederick
Additional Instructor: Fred Baliraine
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: Mycobacterium smegmatis
Number of students: 9
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
Fall 2018 ▼
Start: Aug 06, 2018, End: Dec 07, 2018
PHAGES Sections in this Term
BIOL1111-01
Primary Instructor: Greg Frederick
Additional Instructor: Fred Baliraine
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Mycobacterium smegmatis
Number of students: 16
Freshmen: 12
Sophomores: 2
Juniors: 1
Seniors: 1
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
BIOL1111-02
Primary Instructor: Greg Frederick
Additional Instructor: Fred Baliraine
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Mycobacterium smegmatis
Number of students: 10
Freshmen: 9
Sophomores: 5
Juniors: 1
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
Spring 2018 ▼
Start: Jan 08, 2018, End: May 05, 2018
PHAGES Sections in this Term
BIOL1121-01 Gen. Biology Lab
Primary Instructor: Greg Frederick
Additional Instructor: Greg Frederick
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: Mycobacterium smegmatis
Number of students: 8
Freshmen: 7
Seniors: 1
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 2.0
BIOL1121-02 Gen. Biology Lab
Primary Instructor: Greg Frederick
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: Mycobacterium smegmatis
Number of students: 7
Freshmen: 6
Sophomores: 1
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 2.0
Fall Semester 2017 ▼
Start: Aug 21, 2017, End: Dec 08, 2017
PHAGES Sections in this Term
Advanced Res. - BIOL4961-01
Primary Instructor: Greg Frederick
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Mycobacterium smegmatis
Number of students: 2
Juniors: 2
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
Gen Bio I Lab - BIOL1111-01
Primary Instructor: Greg Frederick
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Mycobacterium smegmatis
Number of students: 13
Freshmen: 8
Sophomores: 2
Juniors: 1
Seniors: 1
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
Gen Bio I Lab - BIOL1111-02
Primary Instructor: Greg Frederick
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Mycobacterium smegmatis
Number of students: 10
Freshmen: 7
Sophomores: 2
Juniors: 1
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
Spring Semester 2017 ▼
Start: Jan 09, 2017, End: May 06, 2017
PHAGES Sections in this Term
BIOL1121-01 Gen. Biology Lab
Primary Instructor: Greg Frederick
Additional Instructor: Fred Baliraine
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: Mycobacterium smegmatis
Number of students: 15
Freshmen: 5
Sophomores: 7
Juniors: 1
Seniors: 1
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
BIOL1121-02 Gen. Biology Lab
Primary Instructor: Greg Frederick
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: Mycobacterium smegmatis
Number of students: 8
Freshmen: 5
Sophomores: 2
Juniors: 1
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 2.0
Fall Semester 2016 ▼
Start: Aug 29, 2016, End: Dec 02, 2016
PHAGES Sections in this Term
BIOL1111-01
Primary Instructor: Greg Frederick
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Mycobacterium smegmatis
Number of students: 13
Freshmen: 10
Sophomores: 1
Juniors: 1
Seniors: 1
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
The 10 freshmen students listed include 3 dual credit students. Since there is not an option to include them, I bundled with with the Freshmen students.
BIOL1111-02
Primary Instructor: Greg Frederick
Additional Instructor: Fred Baliraine
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Mycobacterium smegmatis
Number of students: 12
Freshmen: 7
Sophomores: 4
Seniors: 1
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
This section does not have any dual credit students enrolled. All 7 'freshmen' are actual 'freshmen'.
Spring Semester 2016 ▼
Start: Jan 18, 2016, End: May 06, 2016
PHAGES Sections in this Term
BIOL1111-01
Primary Instructor: Greg Frederick
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Mycobacterium smegmatis
Number of students: 13
Freshmen: 10
Sophomores: 1
Juniors: 1
Seniors: 1
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
The 10 freshmen students listed include 3 dual credit students. Since there is not an option to include them, I bundled with with the Freshmen students.
Fall Semester 2015 ▼
Start: Aug 17, 2015, End: Dec 11, 2015
PHAGES Sections in this Term
Fa15 General Biology Section 1
Primary Instructor: Greg Frederick
Additional Instructor: Fred Baliraine
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Mycobacterium smegmatis
Number of students: 11
Freshmen: 7
Sophomores: 2
Juniors: 1
Seniors: 1
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
Fa15 General Biology Section 2
Primary Instructor: Fred Baliraine
Additional Instructor: Greg Frederick
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Mycobacterium smegmatis
Number of students: 18
Freshmen: 12
Sophomores: 2
Juniors: 3
Seniors: 1
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
Institution Addresses
Current Mailing Address
Dr. Frederick Baliraine
LeTourneau University
2100 Mobberly Avenue
Department of Biology & Kinesiology
Longview, TX 75602
USA
XXX-XXX-XXXX
Current Shipping Address
Dr. Frederick Baliraine
LeTourneau University
2100 Mobberly Avenue
Department of Biology & Kinesiology
Longview, TX 75602
USA
XXX-XXX-XXXX