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
dmitri.mavrodi@usm.edu
(601) 266-6926
University of Southern Mississippi
Associate Professor
School of Biological, Environmental, and Earth Sciences
SEA-PHAGES Faculty Members
No other faculty yet
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
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
BSC 477L - H002
Primary Instructor: Dmitri Mavrodi
Phage Used:
Number of students: 10
Seniors: 10
Meetings per week: 1
Hours per week: 3.0
BSC 477L-H001
Primary Instructor: Dmitri Mavrodi
Additional Instructor: Dmitri Mavrodi
Phage Used:
Number of students: 16
Juniors: 3
Seniors: 13
Meetings per week: 1
Hours per week: 3.0
Spring 2022
Start: Jan 19, 2022, End: May 13, 2022
Taught two sections SEA-GENES lab
PHAGES Sections in this Term
BSC 477L - H002 (9410)
Primary Instructor: Dmitri Mavrodi
Type: Other
Hosts used: Mycobacterium smegmatis
Number of students: 16
Seniors: 16
Meetings per week: 1
Hours per week: 3.0
SEA-GENES lab focused on the analysis of hypothetical genes from bacteriophage Xavia
BSC 477L-H001 (6355)
Primary Instructor: Dmitri Mavrodi
Additional Instructor: Dmitri Mavrodi
Type: Other
Hosts used: Mycobacterium smegmatis
Number of students: 19
Seniors: 19
Meetings per week: 1
Hours per week: 3.0
SEA-GENES lab focused on the analysis of hypothetical genes from bacteriophage Xavia
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
BSC 477L
Primary Instructor: Dmitri Mavrodi
Type: Other
Hosts used: Mycobacterium smegmatis
Number of students: 21
Juniors: 3
Seniors: 16
Meetings per week: 1
Hours per week: 4.0
Taught SEA-GENES with bacteriophage Hammy as part of the BSC 447/L Microbial Genetics lab.
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
BSC477L-H001 (Micro Genetics)
Primary Instructor: Dmitri Mavrodi
Additional Instructor: Dmitri Mavrodi
Type: Other
Hosts used: Mycobacterium smegmatis
Number of students: 18
Juniors: 1
Seniors: 17
Meetings per week: 1
Hours per week: 4.0
This class is part of the new SEA Gene Detectives initiative, which is focused on analysis of the cluster K bacteriophage Hammy
Spring Semester 2018
Start: Jan 16, 2018, End: May 04, 2018
PHAGES Sections in this Term
BSC477L-H001 (Micro Genetics)
Primary Instructor: Dmitri Mavrodi
Additional Instructor: William D'Angelo
Type: Other
Hosts used: Mycobacterium smegmatis
Number of students: 19
Sophomores: 1
Juniors: 2
Seniors: 16
Meetings per week: 1
Hours per week: 4.0
Fall Semester 2017
Start: Aug 16, 2017, End: Dec 08, 2017
PHAGES Sections in this Term
BSC 110LH H001
Primary Instructor: Dmitri Mavrodi
Additional Instructor: Dmitri Mavrodi
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Microbacterium foliorum
Number of students: 7
Freshmen: 7
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 5.0
Spring Semester 2017
Start: Jan 17, 2017, End: May 11, 2017
PHAGES Sections in this Term
BSC111LH-H001
Primary Instructor: Dmitri Mavrodi
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: Mycobacterium smegmatis, Brevibacterium iodinum
Number of students: 19
Freshmen: 12
Sophomores: 6
Juniors: 1
Meetings per week: 1
Hours per week: 3.0
The course is offered as Principal of Biological Sciences Lab for Honors College Students
Fall Semester 2016
Start: Aug 24, 2016, End: Dec 09, 2016
PHAGES Sections in this Term
BSC110LH (Prin Bio Sci I Lab)
Primary Instructor: Dmitri Mavrodi
Additional Instructor: William D'Angelo
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Mycobacterium smegmatis
Number of students: 11
Freshmen: 10
Juniors: 1
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 6.0
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
BSC 111LH/H001
Primary Instructor: Dmitri Mavrodi
Additional Instructor: William D'Angelo
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: Mycobacterium smegmatis
Number of students: 18
Freshmen: 18
Meetings per week: 1
Hours per week: 3.0
Fall Semester 2015
Start: Aug 19, 2015, End: Dec 11, 2015
PHAGES Sections in this Term
BSC 110LH/H001
Primary Instructor: Dmitri Mavrodi
Additional Instructor: Michael Sellers
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Mycobacterium smegmatis
Number of students: 21
Freshmen: 21
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.5
Institution Addresses
Current Mailing Address
Dmitri Mavrodi
University of Southern Mississippi
School of BEES
2609 West 4th Street
TEC 104E
Hattiesburg, MS 39406
USA
Current Shipping Address
Dmitri Mavrodi
University of Southern Mississippi
School of BEES
2609 West 4th Street
TEC 104E
Hattiesburg, MS 39406
USA