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University of Southern Mississippi

Four letter SEA-PHAGES code: SOMS

Location: Hattiesburg, MS United States

Website: http://www.usm.edu/

Joined SEA-PHAGES: PHAGES Cohort 8 (started in 2015)

Buddy school: Xavier University of Louisiana

Term type: None

Total SEA-PHAGES sections taught: 10

Total SEA-PHAGES students: 169

University of Southern Mississippi is a public institution with a total undergraduate enrollment of 11,451 (fall 2020). It is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award bachelor's, master's, specialist, and doctoral degrees. The university is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity."

SEA Faculty

Primary Faculty Contact

SEA-PHAGES Faculty Members

dmitri.mavrodi@usm.edu

(601) 266-6926

University of Southern Mississippi

Associate Professor

School of Biological, Environmental, and Earth Sciences

SEA-GENES Faculty Members

dmitri.mavrodi@usm.edu

(601) 266-6926

University of Southern Mississippi

Associate Professor

School of Biological, Environmental, and Earth Sciences

Legal Contact

Pamela Thornton, USM Office of Technology Development. Technology Licensing Coordinator
The University of Southern Mississippi
118 College Drive #5012
Hattiesburg, MS 39406-0001
Phone: 601-266-4063
E-mail | pamela.m.thornton@usm.edu

SEA Publications

Genome Sequence of Mycobacterium Phage Waterfoul.

Jackson PN et al., Genome Announcements, 2016

THIS PUBLICATION HAS 7 SEA-PHAGES UNDERGRADUATE AUTHORS

Academic Terms

Fall Semester 2023

Start: Aug 21, 2023, End: Dec 08, 2023

No class was offered.

PHAGES Sections in this Term

No sections entered for this term yet

Spring 2023

Start: Jan 18, 2023, End: May 11, 2023

PHAGES Sections in this Term

No sections entered for this term yet

GENES Sections in this Term

Spring 2022

Start: Jan 19, 2022, End: May 13, 2022

Taught two sections SEA-GENES lab

PHAGES Sections in this Term

Spring 2020

Start: Jan 22, 2020, End: May 14, 2022

Taught SEA-GENES as part of the BSC 447/L Microbial Genetics lab.

PHAGES Sections in this Term

Spring Semester 2019

Start: Jan 24, 2019, End: May 09, 2019

Taught SEA-GENES as part of the BSC 447/L Microbial Genetics lab.

PHAGES Sections in this Term

Spring Semester 2018

Start: Jan 16, 2018, End: May 04, 2018

PHAGES Sections in this Term

Fall Semester 2017

Start: Aug 16, 2017, End: Dec 08, 2017

PHAGES Sections in this Term

Spring Semester 2017

Start: Jan 17, 2017, End: May 11, 2017

PHAGES Sections in this Term

Fall Semester 2016

Start: Aug 24, 2016, End: Dec 09, 2016

PHAGES Sections in this Term

Spring Semester 2016

Start: Jan 19, 2016, End: May 12, 2016

Primary Instructor: Dmitri Mavrodi Additional Instructor: Michael Sellers Type: In silico (phage genome bioinformatics) Number of students: 18 Freshmen: 18 Meetings per week: 1 or 2 Hours per week: 3.0 to 4.0

PHAGES Sections in this Term

Fall Semester 2015

Start: Aug 19, 2015, End: Dec 11, 2015

PHAGES Sections in this Term

Institution Addresses

Current Mailing Address

Dmitri Mavrodi

University of Southern Mississippi

School of BEES

2609 West 4th Street

TEC 104E

Hattiesburg, MS 39406

USA

XXX-XXX-XXXX

Current Shipping Address

Dmitri Mavrodi

University of Southern Mississippi

School of BEES

2609 West 4th Street

TEC 104E

Hattiesburg, MS 39406

USA

XXX-XXX-XXXX

Upcoming Events

2025 SEA Symposium

April 25, 2025 to April 27, 2025

2025 SEA Faculty Meeting

June 6, 2025 to June 9, 2024

Recent Events

2024 Phage Genomics Workshop

December 13, 2024 to December 17, 2024

2024 Phage Discovery Workshop 17B

July 13, 2024 to July 19, 2024

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