Four letter SEA-PHAGES code: NWRC
Location: Orange City, IA USA
Website: http://www.nwciowa.edu/
Joined SEA-PHAGES: PHAGES Cohort 9 (started in 2016)
Buddy school: Kansas State University
Term type: None
Total SEA-PHAGES sections taught: 21
Total SEA-PHAGES students: 244
SEA Faculty
Primary Faculty Contact
SEA-GENES Faculty Members
Legal Contact
Dr. Nathan Phinney
712.707.7007
dnathan.phinney@nwciowa.edu
Academic Terms
Spring 2024
Start: Jan 08, 2024, End: May 09, 2024
PHAGES Sections in this Term
BIO 202
Primary Instructor: Sara Tolsma
Additional Instructor: Sara Tolsma
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: Mycobacterium smegmatis
Number of students: 21
Sophomores: 2
Juniors: 8
Seniors: 11
Meetings per week: 4
Hours per week: 6.0
We will be annotating phages that infect M. smegmatis and M. foliorum. Student classification is based on credits so many of the juniors are really sophomores and many seniors are really juniors.
Fall 2023
Start: Aug 21, 2023, End: Dec 15, 2023
PHAGES Sections in this Term
BIO 200
Primary Instructor: Byron Noordewier
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Gordonia terrae
Number of students: 9
Sophomores: 9
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 6.0
Also using M. foliorum.
BIO 200
Primary Instructor: Sara Tolsma
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Mycobacterium smegmatis
Number of students: 5
Sophomores: 5
Meetings per week: 3
Hours per week: 6.0
BIO 499 Honors Research
Primary Instructor: Sara Tolsma
Additional Instructor: Sara Tolsma
Type: Other
Hosts used: No host information yet.
Number of students: 2
Seniors: 2
Meetings per week: 4
Hours per week: 6.0
Students will be doing a combination of PHAGES and GENES work as honors research that extends from those courses.
Spring 2023
Start: Jan 09, 2023, End: May 12, 2023
PHAGES Sections in this Term
BIO 202
Primary Instructor: Sara Tolsma
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: Microbacterium foliorum
Number of students: 20
Sophomores: 3
Juniors: 13
Seniors: 4
Meetings per week: 4
Hours per week: 6.0
Many of our juniors are juniors in terms of credits but are in their 2nd year of college.
GENES Sections in this Term
BIO 335 SEA-GENES
Primary Instructor: Sara Tolsma
Phage Used:
Number of students: 2
Juniors: 2
Meetings per week: 3
Hours per week: 6.0
Sbash
Fall 2022
Start: Aug 22, 2022, End: Dec 16, 2022
PHAGES Sections in this Term
BIO 200
Primary Instructor: Byron Noordewier
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
BIO 202
Primary Instructor: Sara Tolsma
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: Microbacterium foliorum
Number of students: 20
Freshmen: 2
Sophomores: 7
Juniors: 8
Seniors: 3
Meetings per week: 4
Hours per week: 6.0
This is a spring 2023 section. I'm not sure why this was included in the fall 2022 information.
Biology 200 Discovery
Primary Instructor: Byron Noordewier
Additional Instructor: Byron Noordewier
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Gordonia terrae
Number of students: 5
Juniors: 3
Seniors: 2
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 6.0
GENES Sections in this Term
BIO 335 SEA-GENES
Primary Instructor: Sara Tolsma
Phage Used:
Number of students: 8
Juniors: 4
Seniors: 4
Meetings per week: 3
Hours per week: 6.0
Spring 2022
Start: Jan 10, 2022, End: May 06, 2022
PHAGES Sections in this Term
BIO 202
Primary Instructor: Sara Tolsma
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: Gordonia terrae
Number of students: 15
Sophomores: 2
Juniors: 7
Seniors: 6
Meetings per week: 4
Hours per week: 6.0
GENES Sections in this Term
BIO 499 Honors Research
Primary Instructor: Sara Tolsma
Additional Instructor: Sara Tolsma
Phage Used: Island3
Number of students: 3
Juniors: 1
Seniors: 2
Meetings per week: 1
Hours per week: 6.0
Fall 2021
Start: Aug 23, 2021, End: Dec 16, 2021
PHAGES Sections in this Term
BIO 200
Primary Instructor: Byron Noordewier
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Microbacterium foliorum
Number of students: 13
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 6.0
Will also use Gordonia terrae and M smegmatis as hosts.
BIO 335 SEA-GENES
Primary Instructor: Sara Tolsma
Type: Other
Hosts used: Mycobacterium smegmatis
Number of students: 9
Juniors: 5
Seniors: 4
Meetings per week: 3
Hours per week: 6.0
Phage Island3
GENES Sections in this Term
BIO 335 SEA-GENES
Primary Instructor: Sara Tolsma
Phage Used: Island3
Number of students: 9
Juniors: 5
Seniors: 4
Meetings per week: 3
Hours per week: 6.0
Spring 2021
Start: Jan 11, 2021, End: May 07, 2021
PHAGES Sections in this Term
BIO 202
Primary Instructor: Sara Tolsma
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: Microbacterium foliorum
Number of students: 23
Freshmen: 1
Sophomores: 10
Juniors: 10
Seniors: 3
Meetings per week: 4
Hours per week: 6.0
We are using phages isolated on M. folio, G. terrae, and M. smegmatis. Students meet in two sections for lab and one section for lecture.
Fall Semester 2020
Start: Aug 25, 2020, End: Dec 18, 2020
PHAGES Sections in this Term
BIO 200
Primary Instructor: Byron Noordewier
Additional Instructor: Byron Noordewier
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Microbacterium foliorum
Number of students: 5
Sophomores: 4
Juniors: 1
Meetings per week: 3
Hours per week: 6.0
GENES Sections in this Term
BIO 335 SEA-GENES
Primary Instructor: Sara Tolsma
Phage Used: Island3
Number of students: 3
Juniors: 1
Seniors: 2
Meetings per week: 3
Hours per week: 6.0
Fall Semester 2019
Start: Aug 20, 2019, End: Dec 13, 2019
PHAGES Sections in this Term
BIO 203
Primary Instructor: Byron Noordewier
Additional Instructor: Byron Noordewier
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Gordonia terrae
Number of students: 16
Meetings per week: 3
Hours per week: 6.0
Fall Semester 2019
Start: Aug 20, 2019, End: Dec 13, 2019
PHAGES Sections in this Term
BIO202
Primary Instructor: Sara Tolsma
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: Microbacterium foliorum
Number of students: 15
Freshmen: 2
Sophomores: 3
Juniors: 3
Seniors: 7
Meetings per week: 4
Hours per week: 6.0
Fall 2018
Start: Aug 21, 2018, End: Dec 14, 2018
PHAGES Sections in this Term
BIO202
Primary Instructor: Sara Tolsma
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: Mycobacterium smegmatis
Number of students: 3
Sophomores: 2
Juniors: 1
Meetings per week: 4
Hours per week: 6.0
HON499
Primary Instructor: Sara Tolsma
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: Mycobacterium smegmatis
Number of students: 3
Juniors: 1
Seniors: 2
Meetings per week: 1
Hours per week: 8.0
Spring 2018
Start: Jan 09, 2018, End: May 11, 2018
PHAGES Sections in this Term
BIO203
Primary Instructor: Byron Noordewier
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Mycobacterium smegmatis
Number of students: 20
Meetings per week: 6
Hours per week: 6.0
Fall 2017
Start: Aug 22, 2017, End: Dec 15, 2017
PHAGES Sections in this Term
BIO 202
Primary Instructor: Sara Tolsma
Additional Instructor: Sara Tolsma
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: Mycobacterium smegmatis
Number of students: 13
Freshmen: 1
Sophomores: 6
Juniors: 4
Seniors: 2
Meetings per week: 4
Hours per week: 6.0
Spring Semester 2017
Start: Jan 10, 2017, End: May 13, 2016
PHAGES Sections in this Term
BIO 203
Primary Instructor: Byron Noordewier
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Mycobacterium smegmatis
Number of students: 15
Sophomores: 11
Juniors: 2
Seniors: 2
Meetings per week: 6
Hours per week: 6.0
Honors research /directed stud
Primary Instructor: Sara Tolsma
Additional Instructor: Sara Tolsma
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: Mycobacterium smegmatis
Number of students: 7
Sophomores: 2
Juniors: 3
Seniors: 2
Meetings per week: 5
Hours per week: 5.0
Fall Semester 2016
Start: Aug 23, 2016, End: Dec 15, 2016
Since our SEA-PHAGE course is embedded in three consecutive courses, the BIO115 course offered this term will begin our 3-course sequence. Students will plan and collect soil samples from strategically selected locations.
PHAGES Sections in this Term
No sections entered for this term yet
Fall Semester 2016
Start: Aug 23, 2016, End: Dec 15, 2016
PHAGES Sections in this Term
No sections entered for this term yet
Institution Addresses
Current Mailing Address
Sara Tolsma
Northwestern College
101 7th St SW
SCI 228
Orange City, IA 51041
USA
Current Shipping Address
Sara Tolsma
Northwestern College
101 7th St SW
SCI 228
Orange City, IA 51041
USA