Four letter SEA-PHAGES code: NUMN
Location: Aston, PA USA
Website: https://www.neumann.edu/
Joined SEA-PHAGES: PHAGES Cohort 11 (started in 2018)
Buddy school: University of the Sciences (now St. Joseph's Univ)
Term type: None
Total SEA-PHAGES sections taught: 13
Total SEA-PHAGES students: 120
SEA Faculty
Primary Faculty Contact
mastropm@neumann.edu
610-358-4240
Associate Dean, Sciences and Associate Professor of Biology
Mathematics and Science
SEA-PHAGES Faculty Members
Legal Contact
Dr. Katie Barnes, Ph.D.
Interim Provost
barnesk@neumann.edu
Office phone: 610-459-0905
SEA Publications
Valentin Caban et al, Microbiology Resource Announcements, 2024
Mastropaolo et al, Microbiology Resource Announcements, 2023
Genome Sequence of Arthrobacter sp. Phage Scuttle
Harrison et al, Microbiology Resource Announcements, 2020
Harrison et al., Microbiology Resource Announcements, 2019
Genome Sequence of Mycobacteriophage Cabrinians.
Chudoff D et al, Genome Announcements, 2016
THIS PUBLICATION HAS 19 SEA-PHAGES UNDERGRADUATE AUTHORS
Academic Terms
Spring 2024 ▼
Start: Jan 17, 2024, End: May 03, 2024
This class is taught as a hybrid section with 2 hours of in class actives and 1 hour a week of asynchronous work.
PHAGES Sections in this Term
BIO290 Bioinfomatics
Primary Instructor: Matthew Mastropaolo
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: Streptomyces griseus
Number of students: 17
Freshmen: 1
Sophomores: 3
Juniors: 8
Seniors: 5
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 2.0
The course is 2 hours in person and 1 hour asynchronous a week.
Fall 2023 ▼
Start: Aug 28, 2023, End: Dec 08, 2023
This course is being run as an independent study.
PHAGES Sections in this Term
BIO326 Special Topics
Primary Instructor: Matthew Mastropaolo
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Arthrobacter globiformis, Microbacterium foliorum
Number of students: 1
Seniors: 1
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 6.0
Spring 2023 ▼
Start: Jan 09, 2023, End: Apr 28, 2023
This section is bioinformatics and is run as a hybrid course.
PHAGES Sections in this Term
BIO290 Bioinfomatics
Primary Instructor: Matthew Mastropaolo
Additional Instructor: Patricia Fallest-Strobl
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: Arthrobacter globiformis, Microbacterium foliorum
Number of students: 10
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 3.0
This section is run as a hybrid with one hour a week as asynchronous.
BIO280/285 Phage Discovery Lecture and lab ▼
Start: Aug 29, 2022, End: Dec 09, 2022
PHAGES Sections in this Term
BIO280/285 Phage Discovery
Primary Instructor: Matthew Mastropaolo
Additional Instructor: Patricia Fallest-Strobl
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Arthrobacter globiformis, Gordonia rubripertincta, Microbacterium foliorum
Number of students: 12
Freshmen: 2
Sophomores: 6
Juniors: 1
Seniors: 3
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 6.0
Spring 2022 ▼
Start: Jan 10, 2022, End: Apr 29, 2022
Bioinformatics course and it will be run as a hybrid class 2 days a week face to face, 1 hour sessions and 1 hour of online synchronous/asynchronous day.
PHAGES Sections in this Term
BIO290 Bioinformatics
Primary Instructor: Matthew Mastropaolo
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: No host information yet.
Number of students: 14
Sophomores: 8
Juniors: 4
Seniors: 2
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 3.0
The section will run 2 days face to face for an hour and 1 day asynchronous or synchronous for 1 hour a week.
Fall 2021 ▼
Start: Aug 30, 2021, End: Dec 10, 2021
PHAGES Sections in this Term
BIO280/285 Phage Discovery
Primary Instructor: Matthew Mastropaolo
Additional Instructor: Patricia Fallest-Strobl
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Arthrobacter globiformis, Microbacterium foliorum
Number of students: 7
Sophomores: 5
Juniors: 1
Seniors: 1
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 3.0
Spring 2021 ▼
Start: Jan 19, 2021, End: Apr 30, 2021
Bioinformatics section
PHAGES Sections in this Term
BIO290 Bioinformatics
Primary Instructor: Matthew Mastropaolo
Additional Instructor: Patricia Fallest-Strobl
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: Microbacterium foliorum
Number of students: 13
Freshmen: 1
Sophomores: 2
Juniors: 6
Seniors: 4
Meetings per week: 1
Hours per week: 1.0
This class is run as a hybrid. The class will physically meet once a week. In addition there will be online content that students will do each week and there will be additional times that students must come for clinic or meetings for annotation help.
Fall 2020 ▼
Start: Aug 31, 2020, End: Dec 11, 2020
This term is being run as a face to face with more online content.
PHAGES Sections in this Term
BIO280/285 Phage Discovery
Primary Instructor: Matthew Mastropaolo
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Microbacterium foliorum
Number of students: 8
Freshmen: 1
Sophomores: 4
Juniors: 1
Seniors: 2
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 3.0
Spring 2020 ▼
Start: Jan 15, 2020, End: May 01, 2020
This course is being run as a hybrid class.
PHAGES Sections in this Term
BIO226A Bioinformatics
Primary Instructor: Matthew Mastropaolo
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: No host information yet.
Number of students: 16
Freshmen: 1
Sophomores: 2
Juniors: 1
Seniors: 12
Meetings per week: 1
Hours per week: 3.0
The class is being run as a hybrid with 1 hour of face to face class and 2 hours of online work a week.
Fall Semester 2019 ▼
Start: Aug 26, 2019, End: Dec 06, 2019
PHAGES Sections in this Term
BIO226A and B Phage Discovery
Primary Instructor: Matthew Mastropaolo
Additional Instructor: Patricia Fallest-Strobl
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Microbacterium foliorum
Number of students: 5
Sophomores: 3
Seniors: 2
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 6.0
This course is a hybrid 3 hour lecture (2 hours in class 1 hour out of class) and a 3 hour lab. Students will also be required to come on non-class days to view plates.
Spring 2019 ▼
Start: Jan 09, 2019, End: Apr 26, 2019
Bioinformatics section
PHAGES Sections in this Term
BIO226 Bioinformatics
Primary Instructor: Matthew Mastropaolo
Additional Instructor: Lauren Salvitti
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: No host information yet.
Number of students: 10
Sophomores: 1
Juniors: 4
Seniors: 5
Meetings per week: 1
Hours per week: 1.5
This class is a hybrid class. The other 1.5 hours of class are online/alternative meetings.
Fall Semester 2018 ▼
Start: Aug 29, 2018, End: Dec 14, 2018
PHAGES Sections in this Term
BIO226A/B Phage Discovery
Primary Instructor: Matthew Mastropaolo
Additional Instructor: Patricia Fallest-Strobl
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Microbacterium foliorum
Number of students: 5
Sophomores: 2
Juniors: 1
Seniors: 2
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 6.0
BIO480IS: Phage Research
Primary Instructor: Matthew Mastropaolo
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Microbacterium foliorum
Number of students: 2
Seniors: 2
Meetings per week: 1
Hours per week: 4.0
Institution Addresses
Current Mailing Address
Dr. Matt Mastropaolo
Neumann University
One NEUMANN Drive
Bachmann 349
ASTON, PA 19014
United States
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Current Shipping Address
Dr. Matt Mastropaolo
Neumann University
One NEUMANN Drive
Bachmann 349
ASTON, PA 19014
United States
XXX-XXX-XXXX