Four letter SEA-PHAGES code: UKAN
Location: Lawrence, KS USA
Website: http://www.kansas.edu/
Joined SEA-PHAGES: PHAGES Cohort 7 (started in 2014)
Buddy school: Nebraska Wesleyan University
Term type: None
Total SEA-PHAGES sections taught: 11
Total SEA-PHAGES students: 147
SEA Faculty
Primary Faculty Contact
No primary contact set
SEA-PHAGES Faculty Members
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Legal Contact
Laura J. Irick
l.irick@ku.edu
Industry Contracts Officer
KU Innovation and Collaboration
Bioscience & Technology Business Center (BTBC)
2029 Becker Drive, Suite 142
Lawrence, Kansas 66047
785.864.7403
Academic Terms
Spring 2019
Start: Jan 23, 2019, End: May 17, 2019
Fall semester 2018
Start: Aug 22, 2018, End: Dec 14, 2018
Spring Semester 2018
Start: Jan 16, 2018, End: May 11, 2018
Genome annotation and independent study
Fall semester 2017
Start: Aug 21, 2017, End: Dec 15, 2017
PHAGES Sections in this Term
Spring Semester 2017
Start: Jan 16, 2017, End: May 05, 2017
Fall semester 2016
Start: Aug 22, 2016, End: Dec 16, 2016
PHAGES Sections in this Term
BIOL155: Principle lab in Phag
Primary Instructor: Rob Ward
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Mycobacterium smegmatis
Number of students: 16
Freshmen: 12
Sophomores: 2
Seniors: 2
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
The primary host used in this section will be Nocardia corynebacterioides (NRRL B-24037). We will use M. smeg as a backup for those unable to isolate a Nocardia phage.
Spring semester 2016
Start: Jan 20, 2016, End: May 13, 2016
Spring semester 2016
Start: Jan 20, 2016, End: May 13, 2016
PHAGES Sections in this Term
BIOL155: Principle lab in Phag
Primary Instructor: Rob Ward
Additional Instructor: Rob Ward
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: Mycobacterium smegmatis, Rhodococcus erythropolis, Gordonia terrae
Number of students: 16
Freshmen: 2
Sophomores: 9
Juniors: 2
Seniors: 3
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
Fall semester 2015
Start: Aug 24, 2015, End: Dec 18, 2015
Spring semester 2015
Start: Jan 21, 2015, End: May 15, 2015
PHAGES Sections in this Term
Fall Semester 2014
Start: Aug 25, 2014, End: Dec 19, 2014
Institution Addresses
Current Mailing Address
Robert Ward
University of Kansas
Department of Molecular Biosciences
1200 Sunnyside Ave.
Haworth Hall, 4004
Lawrence, KS 66045
USA
Current Shipping Address
Robert Ward
University of Kansas
Department of Molecular Biosciences
1200 Sunnyside Ave.
Haworth Hall, 4004
Lawrence, KS 66045
USA