Four letter SEA-PHAGES code: SMCC
Location: South Portland, ME USA
Website: http://www.smccme.edu/
Joined SEA-PHAGES: PHAGES Cohort 4 (started in 2011)
Buddy school: University of Puerto Rico at Cayey
Term type: None
Total SEA-PHAGES sections taught: 12
Total SEA-PHAGES students: 65
Southern Maine Community College joined the SEA in 2011 as an Associate member of Cohort IV.
SEA Faculty
Primary Faculty Contact
SEA-PHAGES Faculty Members
Legal Contact
Bill Fletcher, General Counsel, 207-767-0116
wfletcher@mccs.me.edu
Academic Terms
Fall 2023
Start: Aug 28, 2023, End: Dec 16, 2022
PHAGES Sections in this Term
No sections entered for this term yet
Spring 2023
Start: Jan 30, 2023, End: May 13, 2023
PHAGES Sections in this Term
Genome Research
Primary Instructor: Brian Tarbox
Additional Instructor: Emily Savage
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: Microbacterium foliorum
Number of students: 6
Freshmen: 1
Sophomores: 5
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
Fall 2022
Start: Aug 29, 2022, End: Dec 16, 2022
PHAGES Sections in this Term
Genome Research Biol 122
Primary Instructor: Brian Tarbox
Additional Instructor: Emily Savage
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Microbacterium foliorum
Number of students: 5
Sophomores: 5
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
Fall semester
Start: Aug 30, 2021, End: Dec 17, 2021
PHAGES Sections in this Term
Biol 122
Primary Instructor: Brian Tarbox
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Microbacterium foliorum
Number of students: 5
Freshmen: 3
Sophomores: 2
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
The htree freshmen are isolating phage. The two sophomores are developing a qpcr assay for cluster EE phage. They will use the assay in an eDNA approach to locate biofilms where EE phage might be found.
Fall semester 2019
Start: Aug 26, 2019, End: Dec 14, 2019
PHAGES Sections in this Term
Biol 124
Primary Instructor: Brian Tarbox
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Microbacterium foliorum
Number of students: 18
Freshmen: 18
Meetings per week: 1
Hours per week: 2.0
Fall 2018
Start: Aug 27, 2018, End: Dec 14, 2018
PHAGES Sections in this Term
Biol 124
Primary Instructor: Brian Tarbox
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: No host information yet.
Number of students: 2
Sophomores: 2
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 2.0
We are working to isolate a ,arine Actinomycetes to use as a host for marine phage discovery
Spring semester 2018
Start: Jan 16, 2018, End: May 12, 2018
PHAGES Sections in this Term
Biol 127 11
Primary Instructor: Brian Tarbox
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Mycobacterium smegmatis
Number of students: 5
Sophomores: 5
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
One student is anootating a phage that infects M. smegmatis, Two students are experimenting with a lysogenic marine phage, two students are discovering more marine phage
Fall 2017
Start: Aug 28, 2017, End: Dec 15, 2017
PHAGES Sections in this Term
Biol 125
Primary Instructor: Brian Tarbox
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Mycobacterium smegmatis
Number of students: 3
Sophomores: 3
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
Fall semester
Start: Aug 29, 2016, End: Dec 16, 2016
PHAGES Sections in this Term
Genome Research Biol 122 IS
Primary Instructor: Brian Tarbox
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Mycobacterium smegmatis
Number of students: 3
Sophomores: 3
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
Spring semester 2016
Start: Jan 19, 2016, End: May 14, 2016
PHAGES Sections in this Term
Biol 127-11
Primary Instructor: Brian Tarbox
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: Mycobacterium smegmatis
Number of students: 5
Sophomores: 5
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
In addition to annotating mycobacteriophage we are annotating three marine phage genomes. One infects Cellulophaga and two infect Vibrio
Fall semester 2015
Start: Aug 24, 2015, End: Dec 18, 2015
PHAGES Sections in this Term
Biol 122
Primary Instructor: Brian Tarbox
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Mycobacterium smegmatis
Number of students: 5
Sophomores: 5
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
spring 2015
Start: Jan 12, 2015, End: May 09, 2015
PHAGES Sections in this Term
Biol 127
Primary Instructor: Brian Tarbox
Additional Instructor: Brian Tarbox
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: Mycobacterium smegmatis
Number of students: 4
Sophomores: 4
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
In addition to annotating a mycobacteriophage genome we cloned and had sequenced portions of a marine phage genome.
Fall semester 2014
Start: Aug 25, 2014, End: Dec 14, 2014
PHAGES Sections in this Term
Biol 122 99
Primary Instructor: Brian Tarbox
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Mycobacterium smegmatis
Number of students: 4
Sophomores: 4
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
Institution Addresses
Current Mailing Address
Brian Tarbox
Southern Maine Community College
Fort Road
Marine Science Center
South Portland, ME 04106
USA
Current Shipping Address
Brian Tarbox
Southern Maine Community College
Fort Road
Marine Science Center
South Portland, ME 04106
USA