Four letter SEA-PHAGES code: UMBC
Location: Baltimore, MD USA
Website: http://www.umbc.edu/
Joined SEA-PHAGES: PHAGES Cohort 1 (started in 2008)
Buddy school: University of Louisiana at Monroe
Term type: None
Total SEA-PHAGES sections taught: 115
Total SEA-PHAGES students: 2137
UMBC is a dynamic public research university integrating teaching, research and service to benefit the citizens of Maryland. As an Honors University, the campus offers academically talented students a strong undergraduate liberal arts foundation that prepares them for graduate and professional study, entry into the workforce, and community service and leadership. UMBC emphasizes science, engineering, information technology, human services and public policy at the graduate level. UMBC contributes to the economic development of the State and the region through entrepreneurial initiatives, workforce training, K-16 partnerships, and technology commercialization in collaboration with public agencies and the corporate community. UMBC is dedicated to cultural and ethnic diversity, social responsibility and lifelong learning.
SEA Faculty
Primary Faculty Contact
scaruso@umbc.edu
(410) 455-2246
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Principal Lecturer
Biological Sciences
SEA-PHAGES Faculty Members
erill@umbc.edu
410-455-2470
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Associate Professor
Biological Sciences
Legal Contact
Olga Aquino
Intellectual Property Coordinator
410-455-5610
oaquino@umbc.edu
SEA Publications
Complete genome sequence of the Streptomyces bacteriophage Amabiko
Milhaven et al, Microbiology Resource Announcements, 2024
Jin et al, Microbiology Resource Announcements, 2024
THIS PUBLICATION HAS 137 SEA-PHAGES UNDERGRADUATE AUTHORS
Badiola et al, Microbiology Resource Announcements, 2024
THIS PUBLICATION HAS 120 SEA-PHAGES UNDERGRADUATE AUTHORS
Kumar et al, Microbiology Resource Announcements, 2024
THIS PUBLICATION HAS 119 SEA-PHAGES UNDERGRADUATE AUTHORS
Genome sequence of Streptomyces BM cluster phage Frankenweenie
Cleary et al, Microbiology Resource Announcements, 2023
Amaya et al, G3 Genes|Genomes|Genetics, 2023
deCarvalho et al, 2023, The ISME Journal, 2023
Davis et al, Microbiology Resource Announcements, 2022
Park et al, Microbiology Resource Announcements, 2022
Heller et al, G3 Genes|Genomes|Genetics, 2022
Davis et al, Microbiology Resource Announcements, 2022
Genome Sequence and Characteristics of Cluster C1 Mycobacterium smegmatis Phage EasyJones
Amaya et al, Microbiology Resource Announcements, 2021
Complete Genome Sequence of the Streptomyces-Specific Bacteriophage BRock
Baron et al, Microbiology Resource Announcements, 2020
A Novel Genus of Actinobacterial Tectiviridae
Caruso et al., Viruses, 2019
THIS PUBLICATION HAS 4 SEA-PHAGES UNDERGRADUATE AUTHORS
Genome Sequences of Ilzat and Eleri, Two Phages Isolated Using Microbacterium foliorum NRRL B-24224.
Ali I, Jones AE, Mohamed A, Sivanathan V., Genome Announcements, 2018
Blocker D et al, Genome Announcements, 2018
THIS PUBLICATION HAS SEA-PHAGES UNDERGRADUATE AUTHORS
Lee, Puglisi, et al, Genome Announcements, 2018
THIS PUBLICATION HAS SEA-PHAGES UNDERGRADUATE AUTHORS
Complete Genome Sequence of Streptomyces Bacteriophage Abt2graduatex2
Erill, Caruso, et al, Genome Announcements, 2018
THIS PUBLICATION HAS SEA-PHAGES UNDERGRADUATE AUTHORS
Bacillus cereus Group Bacteriophage Flapjack Genome Sequence
Erill et al, Genome Announcements, 2017
Genome Sequence of Bacillus cereus Group Phage SalinJah
Erill, Caruso, et al, Genome Announcements, 2016
THIS PUBLICATION HAS SEA-PHAGES UNDERGRADUATE AUTHORS
Genome Sequences of Two Bacillus cereus Group Bacteriophages, Eyuki and AvesoBmore
Erill, Caruso, et al, Genome Announcements, 2015
Complete Genome Sequence of Bacillus cereus Group Phage TsarBomba
Erill, Caruso, et al, Genome Announcements, 2015
Academic Terms
Spring 2025 ▼
Start: Jan 27, 2025, End: May 13, 2025
24 students meet twice a week for two hour session in a dedicated computer lab.
PHAGES Sections in this Term
Spring 2025 316L-01
Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: Streptomyces mirabilis
Number of students: 24
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
Students meet twice a week for two hours per session in a dedicated computer lab. Sequences from S. mirabilis will be annotated and investigated.
Winter 2025 ▼
Start: Jan 02, 2025, End: Jan 24, 2025
20 students will meet (nearly) every weekday in the mornings in Barcelona, Spain to complete the Bioinformatics portion of the lab in a study abroad program supported by a US State Dep. IDEAS grant.
PHAGES Sections in this Term
Winter 2025
Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: Streptomyces mirabilis
Number of students: 20
Meetings per week: 4
Hours per week: 13.5
Students meet four-five a week for three hours per session in a dedicated computer lab. Sequences from S. mirabilis or from the exchange will be annotated and investigated.
Fall 2024 ▼
Start: Aug 28, 2024, End: Dec 10, 2024
We run six sections of twenty: two at a time, three days a week, with open labs throughout the whole week. We are using Streptomyces mirabilis.
PHAGES Sections in this Term
Fall 2024 302L-02
Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso
Additional Instructor: Steve Caruso
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Streptomyces mirabilis
Number of students: 14
Juniors: 2
Seniors: 14
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.3
There is a 75 minute combined lecture for all six sections and 180 minute scheduled labs. We will be using S mirabilis. The lab is kept open for work throughout the week during normal business hours.
Fall 2024 302L-03
Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Streptomyces mirabilis
Number of students: 12
Juniors: 1
Seniors: 11
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.3
There is a 75 minute combined lecture for all six sections and 180 minute scheduled labs. We will be using S mirabilis. The lab is kept open for work throughout the week during normal business hours.
Fall 2024 302L-04
Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: No host information yet.
Number of students: 19
Juniors: 2
Seniors: 17
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.3
There is a 75 minute combined lecture for all six sections and 180 minute scheduled labs. We will be using S mirabilis. The lab is kept open for work throughout the week during normal business hours.
Fall 2024 302L-05
Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Streptomyces mirabilis
Number of students: 19
Juniors: 6
Seniors: 13
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.3
There is a 75 minute combined lecture for all six sections and 180 minute scheduled labs. We will be using S mirabilis. The lab is kept open for work throughout the week during normal business hours.
Fall 2024 302L-06
Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Streptomyces mirabilis
Number of students: 20
Juniors: 6
Seniors: 14
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.3
There is a 75 minute combined lecture for all six sections and 180 minute scheduled labs. We will be using S mirabilis. The lab is kept open for work throughout the week during normal business hours.
Fall 2024 302L-07
Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso
Additional Instructor: Steve Caruso
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Streptomyces mirabilis
Number of students: 14
Juniors: 2
Seniors: 12
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.3
There is a 75 minute combined lecture for all six sections and 180 minute scheduled labs. We will be using S mirabilis. The lab is kept open for work throughout the week during normal business hours.
Spring 2024 ▼
Start: Jan 29, 2024, End: May 14, 2024
24 students meet twice a week for two hour session in a dedicated computer lab.
PHAGES Sections in this Term
Spring 2024 316L-01
Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso
Additional Instructor: Steve Caruso
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: Streptomyces mirabilis, Streptomyces scabiei
Number of students: 23
Juniors: 2
Seniors: 21
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
Students meet twice a week for two hours per session in a dedicated computer lab. Sequences from S. scabiei and S. mirabilis will be annotated and investigated.
Fall 2023 ▼
Start: Aug 30, 2023, End: Dec 12, 2023
We run six sections of twenty: two at a time, three days a week, with open labs throughout the whole week. Three sections will use Streptomyces scabiei, three sections will use Streptomyces mirabilis.
PHAGES Sections in this Term
Fall 2023 302L-02
Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Streptomyces mirabilis, Streptomyces scabiei
Number of students: 20
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.3
There is a 75 minute combined lecture for all six sections and 180 minute scheduled labs. Half of the sections will be using S. scabiei and half will be using S mirabilis. Students may switch and use either. The lab is kept open for work throughout the week during normal business hours.
Fall 2023 302L-03
Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Streptomyces mirabilis, Streptomyces scabiei
Number of students: 20
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.3
There is a 75 minute combined lecture for all six sections and 180 minute scheduled labs. Half of the sections will be using S. scabiei and half will be using S mirabilis. Students may switch and use either. The lab is kept open for work throughout the week during normal business hours.
Fall 2023 302L-04
Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Streptomyces mirabilis, Streptomyces scabiei
Number of students: 20
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.3
There is a 75 minute combined lecture for all six sections and 180 minute scheduled labs. Half of the sections will be using S. scabiei and half will be using S mirabilis. Students may switch and use either. The lab is kept open for work throughout the week during normal business hours.
Fall 2023 302L-05
Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Streptomyces mirabilis, Streptomyces scabiei
Number of students: 20
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.3
There is a 75 minute combined lecture for all six sections and 180 minute scheduled labs. Half of the sections will be using S. scabiei and half will be using S mirabilis. Students may switch and use either. The lab is kept open for work throughout the week during normal business hours.
Fall 2023 302L-06
Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Streptomyces mirabilis, Streptomyces scabiei
Number of students: 20
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.3
There is a 75 minute combined lecture for all six sections and 180 minute scheduled labs. Half of the sections will be using S. scabiei and half will be using S mirabilis. Students may switch and use either. The lab is kept open for work throughout the week during normal business hours.
Fall 2023 302L-07
Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Streptomyces mirabilis, Streptomyces scabiei
Number of students: 20
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.3
There is a 75 minute combined lecture for all six sections and 180 minute scheduled labs. Half of the sections will be using S. scabiei and half will be using S mirabilis. Students may switch and use either. The lab is kept open for work throughout the week during normal business hours.
Summer 2023 ▼
Start: May 30, 2023, End: Jul 21, 2023
Summer 2023 includes the entire SEA PHAGES course offered over eight weeks as part of the STEM BUILD at UMBC Initiative: https://stembuild.umbc.edu/
PHAGES Sections in this Term
STEM-BUILD Cohort 08 pt. 1
Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Bacillus thuringiensis
Number of students: 18
Freshmen: 3
Sophomores: 10
Juniors: 3
Seniors: 2
Meetings per week: 4
Hours per week: 12.0
This class meets Mon - Thr, 9:00 - 12:00 from 5/30 - 6/21, when it switches to M/W/F.
STEM-BUILD Cohort 08 pt. 2
Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: Streptomyces mirabilis
Number of students: 18
Freshmen: 3
Sophomores: 10
Juniors: 3
Seniors: 2
Meetings per week: 3
Hours per week: 9.0
This class meets Mon - Thr, 9:00 - 12:00 from 5/30 - 6/21, when it switches to M/W/F.
Spring 2023 ▼
Start: Jan 30, 2023, End: May 16, 2023
24 students meet twice a week for two hour session in a dedicated computer lab.
PHAGES Sections in this Term
Spring 2023 316L-01
Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso
Additional Instructor: Ivan Erill
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: Streptomyces mirabilis, Streptomyces scabiei
Number of students: 24
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
Students meet twice a week for two hours per session in a dedicated computer lab. Sequences from S. scabiei and S. mirabilis will be annotated and investigated.
Fall 2022 ▼
Start: Aug 31, 2022, End: Dec 13, 2022
We run six sections of twenty: two at a time, three days a week, with open labs throughout the whole week. Three sections will use Streptomyces scabiei, three sections will use Streptomyces mirabilis.
PHAGES Sections in this Term
Fall 2022 302L-02
Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Streptomyces mirabilis, Streptomyces scabiei
Number of students: 20
Freshmen: 1
Juniors: 4
Seniors: 15
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
There is a 75 minute combined lecture for all six sections and 180 minute scheduled labs. Half of the sections will be using S. scabiei and half will be using S mirabilis. Students may switch and use either. The lab is kept open for work throughout the week during normal business hours.
Fall 2022 302L-03
Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Streptomyces mirabilis, Streptomyces scabiei
Number of students: 20
Juniors: 2
Seniors: 18
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
There is a 75 minute combined lecture for all six sections and 180 minute scheduled labs. Half of the sections will be using S. scabiei and half will be using S mirabilis. Students may switch and use either. The lab is kept open for work throughout the week during normal business hours.
Fall 2022 302L-04
Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Streptomyces mirabilis, Streptomyces scabiei
Number of students: 20
Juniors: 1
Seniors: 19
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
There is a 75 minute combined lecture for all six sections and 180 minute scheduled labs. Half of the sections will be using S. scabiei and half will be using S mirabilis. Students may switch and use either. The lab is kept open for work throughout the week during normal business hours.
Fall 2022 302L-05
Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Streptomyces mirabilis, Streptomyces scabiei
Number of students: 20
Juniors: 1
Seniors: 19
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
There is a 75 minute combined lecture for all six sections and 180 minute scheduled labs. Half of the sections will be using S. scabiei and half will be using S mirabilis. Students may switch and use either. The lab is kept open for work throughout the week during normal business hours.
Fall 2022 302L-06
Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Streptomyces mirabilis, Streptomyces scabiei
Number of students: 20
Juniors: 6
Seniors: 14
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
There is a 75 minute combined lecture for all six sections and 180 minute scheduled labs. Half of the sections will be using S. scabiei and half will be using S mirabilis. Students may switch and use either. The lab is kept open for work throughout the week during normal business hours.
Fall 2022 302L-07
Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Streptomyces mirabilis, Streptomyces scabiei
Number of students: 20
Sophomores: 1
Juniors: 12
Seniors: 7
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
There is a 75 minute combined lecture for all six sections and 180 minute scheduled labs. Half of the sections will be using S. scabiei and half will be using S mirabilis. Students may switch and use either. The lab is kept open for work throughout the week during normal business hours.
Summer 2022 ▼
Start: May 31, 2022, End: Jul 22, 2022
Summer 2022 includes the entire SEA PHAGES course offered over eight weeks as part of the STEM BUILD at UMBC Initiative: https://stembuild.umbc.edu/
PHAGES Sections in this Term
STEM-BUILD Cohort 07 pt. 1
Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Bacillus thuringiensis
Number of students: 20
Meetings per week: 5
Hours per week: 15.0
This class meets Mon - Fri, 9:00 - 12:00 from 5/31 - 6/22 when it switches to pt. 2.
STEM-BUILD Cohort 07 pt. 2
Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: Streptomyces scabiei
Number of students: 20
Meetings per week: 5
Hours per week: 15.0
This class meets Mon - Fri, 9:00 - 12:00 from 6/22 - 7/22.
Spring 2022 ▼
Start: Jan 31, 2022, End: May 17, 2022
19 students meet twice a week for two hour session in a dedicated computer lab. The normal 24 class size was reduced due to COVID-19 as per social distancing requirements.
PHAGES Sections in this Term
Spring 2022 BIOL 316L 01
Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso
Additional Instructor: Ivan Erill
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: Streptomyces mirabilis, Streptomyces scabiei
Number of students: 18
Seniors: 18
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
Students meet twice a week for two hours per session in a dedicated computer lab. Sequences from S. scabiei and S. mirabilis will be annotated and investigated.
Fall 2021 ▼
Start: Aug 31, 2021, End: Dec 13, 2021
We run six sections of twenty: two at a time, three days a week, with open labs throughout the whole week. Three sections will use Streptomyces scabiei, three sections will use Streptomyces mirabilis.
PHAGES Sections in this Term
Fall 2021 302L-02
Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Streptomyces scabiei
Number of students: 19
Juniors: 1
Seniors: 18
Meetings per week: 1
Hours per week: 3.0
There will be an online lecture for all six sections and 180 minute scheduled labs. Half of the sections will be using S. scabiei and half will be using S mirabilis. Students may switch and use either host as needed. The lab is kept open for work throughout the week during normal business hours.
Fall 2021 302L-03
Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Streptomyces mirabilis
Number of students: 20
Juniors: 1
Seniors: 19
Meetings per week: 1
Hours per week: 3.0
There will be an online lecture for all six sections and 180 minute scheduled labs. Half of the sections will be using S. scabiei and half will be using S mirabilis. Students may switch and use either host as needed. The lab is kept open for work throughout the week during normal business hours.
Fall 2021 302L-04
Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Streptomyces scabiei
Number of students: 20
Juniors: 1
Seniors: 19
Meetings per week: 1
Hours per week: 3.0
There will be an online lecture for all six sections and 180 minute scheduled labs. Half of the sections will be using S. scabiei and half will be using S mirabilis. Students may switch and use either host as needed. The lab is kept open for work throughout the week during normal business hours.
Fall 2021 302L-05
Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Streptomyces mirabilis
Number of students: 19
Juniors: 1
Seniors: 18
Meetings per week: 1
Hours per week: 3.0
There will be an online lecture for all six sections and 180 minute scheduled labs. Half of the sections will be using S. scabiei and half will be using S mirabilis. Students may switch and use either host as needed. The lab is kept open for work throughout the week during normal business hours.
Fall 2021 302L-06
Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Streptomyces scabiei
Number of students: 20
Seniors: 20
Meetings per week: 1
Hours per week: 3.0
There will be an online lecture for all six sections and 180 minute scheduled labs. Half of the sections will be using S. scabiei and half will be using S mirabilis. Students may switch and use either host as needed. The lab is kept open for work throughout the week during normal business hours.
Fall 2021 302L-07
Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Streptomyces mirabilis
Number of students: 19
Juniors: 5
Seniors: 14
Meetings per week: 1
Hours per week: 3.0
There will be an online lecture for all six sections and 180 minute scheduled labs. Half of the sections will be using S. scabiei and half will be using S mirabilis. Students may switch and use either host as needed. The lab is kept open for work throughout the week during normal business hours.
Summer 2021 ▼
Start: May 25, 2021, End: Jun 18, 2021
Summer 2021 includes the entire SEA PHAGES course offered over six weeks as part of the STEM BUILD at UMBC Initiative: https://stembuild.umbc.edu/
PHAGES Sections in this Term
STEM-BUILD Cohort 06
Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: Streptomyces mirabilis, Streptomyces scabiei, Bacillus thuringiensis
Number of students: 20
Meetings per week: 5
Hours per week: 15.0
We anticipate this being run online as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. We will be isolating phages in real time, which the students will design protocols and then compare to the real ones while annotating previously sequenced phages.
Spring 2021 ▼
Start: Jan 26, 2021, End: May 12, 2021
The course was presented online due to COVID-19 as per UMBC guidelines.
PHAGES Sections in this Term
Spring 2021 BIOL 316L 01
Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso
Additional Instructor: Ivan Erill
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: Streptomyces mirabilis, Streptomyces scabiei
Number of students: 23
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
Students meet twice a week for two hours per session online. Sequences from S. scabiei and S. mirabilis will be annotated and investigated. We anticipate this course being taught online due to COVID-19 restrictions.
Fall 2020 ▼
Start: Aug 27, 2020, End: Dec 08, 2020
We run six sections of twenty: two at a time, three days a week, with open labs throughout the whole week. Three sections will use Streptomyces scabiei, three sections will use Streptomyces mirabilis.
PHAGES Sections in this Term
Fall 2020 302L-02
Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: Streptomyces mirabilis, Streptomyces scabiei
Number of students: 20
Seniors: 20
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
This will be a combined discovery/bioinformatics section run online as a result of the COVID19 pandemic. We will be isolating phages in real time with the help of undergraduate teaching assistants - for which the students will design protocols and then compare to the real ones. We will also be annotating previously sequenced phages.
Fall 2020 302L-03
Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: Streptomyces mirabilis, Streptomyces scabiei
Number of students: 17
Juniors: 4
Seniors: 13
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
This will be a combined discovery/bioinformatics section run online as a result of the COVID19 pandemic. We will be isolating phages in real time with the help of undergraduate teaching assistants - for which the students will design protocols and then compare to the real ones. We will also be annotating previously sequenced phages.
Fall 2020 302L-04
Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: Streptomyces mirabilis, Streptomyces scabiei
Number of students: 20
Juniors: 1
Seniors: 19
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
This will be a combined discovery/bioinformatics section run online as a result of the COVID19 pandemic. We will be isolating phages in real time with the help of undergraduate teaching assistants - for which the students will design protocols and then compare to the real ones. We will also be annotating previously sequenced phages.
Fall 2020 302L-05
Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: Streptomyces mirabilis, Streptomyces scabiei
Number of students: 19
Juniors: 6
Seniors: 13
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
This will be a combined discovery/bioinformatics section run online as a result of the COVID19 pandemic. We will be isolating phages in real time with the help of undergraduate teaching assistants - for which the students will design protocols and then compare to the real ones. We will also be annotating previously sequenced phages.
Fall 2020 302L-06
Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: Streptomyces mirabilis, Streptomyces scabiei
Number of students: 19
Juniors: 2
Seniors: 17
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
This will be a combined discovery/bioinformatics section run online as a result of the COVID19 pandemic. We will be isolating phages in real time with the help of undergraduate teaching assistants - for which the students will design protocols and then compare to the real ones. We will also be annotating previously sequenced phages.
Fall 2020 302L-07
Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: Streptomyces mirabilis, Streptomyces scabiei
Number of students: 18
Juniors: 2
Seniors: 16
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
This will be a combined discovery/bioinformatics section run online as a result of the COVID19 pandemic. We will be isolating phages in real time with the help of undergraduate teaching assistants - for which the students will design protocols and then compare to the real ones. We will also be annotating previously sequenced phages.
Summer 2020 ▼
Start: May 26, 2020, End: Jun 19, 2020
Summer 2020 includes the entire SEA PHAGES course offered over four weeks as part of the STEM BUILD at UMBC Initiative: https://stembuild.umbc.edu/
PHAGES Sections in this Term
STEM-BUILD Cohort 05 part 1
Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Bacillus thuringiensis
Number of students: 20
Meetings per week: 5
Hours per week: 15.0
This is the Bioanalytical Phage module of the STEM BUILD at UMBC Initiative, wet lab portion. This class meets Monday - Friday, three hours a day, May 26 - June 12.
STEM-BUILD Cohort 05 part 2
Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: Streptomyces mirabilis
Number of students: 20
Meetings per week: 5
Hours per week: 15.0
This is the Bioanalytical Phage module of the STEM BUILD at UMBC Initiative, bioinformatic lab portion. This class meets Monday - Friday, three hours a day, June 15 - June 19.
Spring 2020 ▼
Start: Jan 27, 2020, End: May 12, 2020
PHAGES Sections in this Term
Spring 2020 BIOL 316L 01
Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso
Additional Instructor: Ivan Erill
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: Streptomyces mirabilis, Streptomyces scabiei
Number of students: 22
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
Students meet twice a week for two hours per session in a dedicated computer lab. Sequences from S. scabiei and S. mirabilis will be annotated and investigated.
Fall 2019 ▼
Start: Aug 28, 2019, End: Dec 10, 2019
We run six sections of twenty: two at a time, three days a week, with open labs throughout the whole week. Three sections will use Streptomyces scabiei, three sections will use Streptomyces mirabilis.
PHAGES Sections in this Term
Fall 2019 302L-02
Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Streptomyces scabiei
Number of students: 19
Juniors: 3
Seniors: 16
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
There is a 75 minute combined lecture for all six sections and 180 minute scheduled labs. Half of the sections will be using S. scabiei and half will be using S mirabilis. Students may switch and use either. The lab is kept open for work throughout the week during normal business hours.
Fall 2019 302L-03
Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Streptomyces mirabilis
Number of students: 20
Juniors: 7
Seniors: 13
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
There is a 75 minute combined lecture for all six sections and 180 minute scheduled labs. Half of the sections will be using S. scabiei and half will be using S mirabilis. Students may switch and use either. The lab is kept open for work throughout the week during normal business hours.
Fall 2019 302L-04
Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Streptomyces scabiei
Number of students: 20
Seniors: 20
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
There is a 75 minute combined lecture for all six sections and 180 minute scheduled labs. Half of the sections will be using S. scabiei and half will be using S mirabilis. Students may switch and use either. The lab is kept open for work throughout the week during normal business hours.
Fall 2019 302L-05
Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Streptomyces mirabilis
Number of students: 20
Juniors: 1
Seniors: 19
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
There is a 75 minute combined lecture for all six sections and 180 minute scheduled labs. Half of the sections will be using S. scabiei and half will be using S mirabilis. Students may switch and use either. The lab is kept open for work throughout the week during normal business hours.
Fall 2019 302L-06
Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Streptomyces scabiei
Number of students: 18
Juniors: 2
Seniors: 16
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
There is a 75 minute combined lecture for all six sections and 180 minute scheduled labs. Half of the sections will be using S. scabiei and half will be using S mirabilis. Students may switch and use either. The lab is kept open for work throughout the week during normal business hours.
Fall 2019 302L-07
Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Streptomyces mirabilis
Number of students: 20
Juniors: 2
Seniors: 16
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
There is a 75 minute combined lecture for all six sections and 180 minute scheduled labs. Half of the sections will be using S. scabiei and half will be using S mirabilis. Students may switch and use either. The lab is kept open for work throughout the week during normal business hours.
Summer 2019 ▼
Start: May 28, 2019, End: Aug 16, 2019
Summer 2019 includes Bioinformatics sections offered in both the first and second half of the summer (SSI and SSII) at UMBC, and in SPAIN.
PHAGES Sections in this Term
STEM-BUILD Cohort 04 sec 1a
Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Bacillus thuringiensis
Number of students: 16
Meetings per week: 5
Hours per week: 15.0
This class meets Monday - Friday, three hours a day, May 28 - June 14.
STEM-BUILD Cohort 04 sec 1b
Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: Streptomyces mirabilis
Number of students: 16
Meetings per week: 5
Hours per week: 15.0
This class meets Monday - Friday, three hours a day, June 17 - June 21.
STEM-BUILD Cohort 04 sec 2a
Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Bacillus thuringiensis
Number of students: 16
Meetings per week: 5
Hours per week: 15.0
This class meets Monday - Friday, three hours a day, May 28 - June 14.
STEM-BUILD Cohort 04 sec 2b
Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: Streptomyces mirabilis
Number of students: 16
Meetings per week: 5
Hours per week: 15.0
This class meets Monday - Friday, three hours a day, June 17 - June 21.
Study Abroad Summer 2019
Primary Instructor: Ivan Erill
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: Streptomyces mirabilis, Streptomyces scabiei
Number of students: 9
Spring 2019 ▼
Start: Jan 28, 2019, End: May 14, 2019
24 students meet twice a week for two hour session in a dedicated computer lab.
PHAGES Sections in this Term
Spring 2019 BIOL 316L 01
Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso
Additional Instructor: Ivan Erill
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: Streptomyces mirabilis, Streptomyces scabiei
Number of students: 24
Juniors: 1
Seniors: 23
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
Students meet twice a week for two hours per session in a dedicated computer lab. Sequences from S. scabiei and S. mirabilis will be annotated and investigated.
Fall 2018 ▼
Start: Aug 29, 2018, End: Dec 11, 2018
We run six sections of twenty: two at a time, three days a week, with open labs throughout the whole week. Three sections will use Streptomyces scabiei, three sections will use Streptomyces mirabilis.
PHAGES Sections in this Term
Fall 2018 302L-02
Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Streptomyces scabiei
Number of students: 20
Seniors: 20
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
There is a 75 minute combined lecture for all six sections and 180 minute scheduled labs. Half of the sections will be using S. scabiei and half will be using S mirabilis. The lab is kept open for work throughout the week during normal business hours.
Fall 2018 302L-03
Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Streptomyces mirabilis
Number of students: 20
Seniors: 20
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
There is a 75 minute combined lecture for all six sections and 180 minute scheduled labs. Half of the sections will be using S. scabiei and half will be using S mirabilis. The lab is kept open for work throughout the week during normal business hours.
Fall 2018 302L-04
Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Streptomyces scabiei
Number of students: 20
Seniors: 20
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
There is a 75 minute combined lecture for all six sections and 180 minute scheduled labs. Half of the sections will be using S. scabiei and half will be using S mirabilis. The lab is kept open for work throughout the week during normal business hours.
Fall 2018 302L-05
Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Streptomyces mirabilis
Number of students: 20
Juniors: 1
Seniors: 19
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
There is a 75 minute combined lecture for all six sections and 180 minute scheduled labs. Half of the sections will be using S. scabiei and half will be using S mirabilis. The lab is kept open for work throughout the week during normal business hours.
Fall 2018 302L-06
Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Streptomyces scabiei
Number of students: 20
Seniors: 20
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
There is a 75 minute combined lecture for all six sections and 180 minute scheduled labs. Half of the sections will be using S. scabiei and half will be using S mirabilis. The lab is kept open for work throughout the week during normal business hours.
Fall 2018 302L-07
Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Streptomyces mirabilis
Number of students: 20
Seniors: 20
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
There is a 75 minute combined lecture for all six sections and 180 minute scheduled labs. Half of the sections will be using S. scabiei and half will be using S mirabilis. The lab is kept open for work throughout the week during normal business hours.
Summer 2018 ▼
Start: Jun 14, 2018, End: Aug 17, 2018
There are two courses in the summer.__ The first is the In Silico course being offered as part of the Biology and Spanish Language in Barcelona Spain, study abroad program. (6/14 - 7/28)__ The second is supported by the STEM BUILD at UMBC Initiative through the National Institute of General Medical Sciences. The entire In Situ and In Silico course is given in three intensive weeks (7/31 - 8/17).
PHAGES Sections in this Term
STEM-BUILD Cohort 02
Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Bacillus thuringiensis
Number of students: 9
Juniors: 5
Seniors: 4
Meetings per week: 5
Hours per week: 15.0
STEM-BUILD Cohort 02
Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: Streptomyces scabiei
Number of students: 9
Juniors: 5
Seniors: 4
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 6.0
Study Abroad Summer 2018
Primary Instructor: Ivan Erill
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: Streptomyces griseus
Number of students: 10
Meetings per week: 4
Hours per week: 10.0
Spring 2018 ▼
Start: Jan 29, 2018, End: May 15, 2018
24 students will meed twice a week for two hour session in a dedicated computer lab.
PHAGES Sections in this Term
Spring 2018 BIOL 316L 01
Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso
Additional Instructor: Ivan Erill
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: Streptomyces scabiei
Number of students: 24
Seniors: 24
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
Students meet twice a week for two hours per session in a dedicated computer lab. Sequences from S. scabiei and B. thuringiensis will be annotated and investigated.
Fall 2017 ▼
Start: Aug 30, 2017, End: Dec 12, 2017
We run six sections of twenty: two at a time, three days a week, with open labs throughout the whole week. Three sections use Bacillus thuringiensis, three sections will use Streptomyces.
PHAGES Sections in this Term
Fall 2017 302L-02
Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Streptomyces scabiei
Number of students: 20
Juniors: 2
Seniors: 18
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
There is a 75 minute combined lecture for all six sections and 180 minute scheduled labs. Half of the sections will be using S. scabiei and half will be using B. thuringiensis kurstaki. The lab is kept open for work throughout the week during normal business hours.
Fall 2017 302L-03
Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Bacillus thuringiensis
Number of students: 20
Juniors: 2
Seniors: 18
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
There is a 75 minute combined lecture for all six sections and 180 minute scheduled labs. Half of the sections will be using S. scabiei and half will be using B. thuringiensis kurstaki. The lab is kept open for work throughout the week during normal business hours.
Fall 2017 302L-04
Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso
Additional Instructor: Steve Caruso
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Streptomyces scabiei
Number of students: 20
Seniors: 20
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
There is a 75 minute combined lecture for all six sections and 180 minute scheduled labs. Half of the sections will be using S. scabiei and half will be using B. thuringiensis kurstaki. The lab is kept open for work throughout the week during normal business hours.
Fall 2017 302L-05
Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Bacillus thuringiensis
Number of students: 20
Juniors: 1
Seniors: 19
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
There is a 75 minute combined lecture for all six sections and 180 minute scheduled labs. Half of the sections will be using S. scabiei and half will be using B. thuringiensis kurstaki. The lab is kept open for work throughout the week during normal business hours.
Fall 2017 302L-06
Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Streptomyces scabiei
Number of students: 20
Seniors: 20
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
There is a 75 minute combined lecture for all six sections and 180 minute scheduled labs. Half of the sections will be using S. scabiei and half will be using B. thuringiensis kurstaki. The lab is kept open for work throughout the week during normal business hours.
Fall 2017 302L-07
Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Bacillus thuringiensis
Number of students: 20
Juniors: 1
Seniors: 19
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
There is a 75 minute combined lecture for all six sections and 180 minute scheduled labs. Half of the sections will be using S. scabiei and half will be using B. thuringiensis kurstaki. The lab is kept open for work throughout the week during normal business hours.
Spring 2017 ▼
Start: Jan 30, 2017, End: May 16, 2017
24 students will meed twice a week for two hour session in a dedicated computer lab.
PHAGES Sections in this Term
Spring 2017 BIOL 316L 01
Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso
Additional Instructor: Ivan Erill
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: Streptomyces griseus
Number of students: 24
Juniors: 1
Seniors: 23
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
Students meet twice a week for two hours per session in a dedicated computer lab. Sequenced from both B. thuringiensis and S. griseus will be annotated and investigated.
Fall 2016 ▼
Start: Aug 31, 2016, End: Dec 13, 2016
6 sections of 20. Each section will investigate both Bacillus thuringiensis Kurstaki and Streptomyces griseus griseus, approximately 50/50.
PHAGES Sections in this Term
Fall 2016 302L-02
Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Bacillus thuringiensis
Number of students: 20
Juniors: 3
Seniors: 17
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
There is a 75 minute combined lecture for all six sections and 180 minute scheduled labs. All labs will investigate both S. griseus and B. thuringiensis. The lab is kept open for work throughout the week during normal business hours.
Fall 2016 302L-03
Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso
Additional Instructor: Steve Caruso
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Streptomyces griseus
Number of students: 20
Juniors: 7
Seniors: 13
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
There is a 75 minute combined lecture for all six sections and 180 minute scheduled labs. All labs will investigate both S. griseus and B. thuringiensis. The lab is kept open for work throughout the week during normal business hours.
Fall 2016 302L-04
Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Bacillus thuringiensis
Number of students: 20
Juniors: 2
Seniors: 18
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
There is a 75 minute combined lecture for all six sections and 180 minute scheduled labs. All labs will investigate both S. griseus and B. thuringiensis. The lab is kept open for work throughout the week during normal business hours.
Fall 2016 302L-05
Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Streptomyces griseus
Number of students: 20
Juniors: 3
Seniors: 17
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
There is a 75 minute combined lecture for all six sections and 180 minute scheduled labs. All labs will investigate both S. griseus and B. thuringiensis. The lab is kept open for work throughout the week during normal business hours.
Fall 2016 302L-06
Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Bacillus thuringiensis
Number of students: 20
Seniors: 20
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
There is a 75 minute combined lecture for all six sections and 180 minute scheduled labs. All labs will investigate both S. griseus and B. thuringiensis. The lab is kept open for work throughout the week during normal business hours.
Fall 2016 302L-07
Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Streptomyces griseus
Number of students: 20
Juniors: 3
Seniors: 17
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
There is a 75 minute combined lecture for all six sections and 180 minute scheduled labs. All labs will investigate both S. griseus and B. thuringiensis. The lab is kept open for work throughout the week during normal business hours.
Summer 2016 ▼
Start: Aug 01, 2016, End: Aug 19, 2016
Supported by the STEM BUILD at UMBC Initiative through the National Institute of General Medical Sciences. The entire In Situ course is given in three intensive weeks.
PHAGES Sections in this Term
STEM-BUILD Cohort 01
Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso
Additional Instructor: Steve Caruso
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Bacillus thuringiensis
Number of students: 18
Sophomores: 18
Meetings per week: 5
Hours per week: 15.0
The class met every weekday for three weeks, three hours a day.
Spring 2016 ▼
Start: Jan 25, 2016, End: May 09, 2016
This is the in silico portion of the lab. We will be investigating both S. griseus and B. thuringiensis phage during this semester.
PHAGES Sections in this Term
Spring 2016 - BIOL 316L 01
Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: Streptomyces griseus
Number of students: 24
Seniors: 24
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
We will be investigating both S. griseus phage and B. thuringiensis phage in this section.
Fall Semester 2015 ▼
Start: Aug 26, 2015, End: Dec 08, 2015
Six sections of 20 students
PHAGES Sections in this Term
Fall 2015 302L-01
Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso
Additional Instructor: Steve Caruso
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Bacillus thuringiensis
Number of students: 20
Juniors: 2
Seniors: 18
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
There are 4.25 scheduled hours per week, but the lab is open 9:30 - 5:30, Mon - Fri with TA assistance for students to continue their experiments.
Fall 2015 302L-02
Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Bacillus thuringiensis
Number of students: 20
Juniors: 1
Seniors: 19
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
There are 4.25 scheduled hours per week, but the lab is open 9:30 - 5:30, Mon - Fri with TA assistance for students to continue their experiments.
Fall 2015 302L-03
Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Streptomyces griseus
Number of students: 20
Juniors: 2
Seniors: 18
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
There are 4.25 scheduled hours per week, but the lab is open 9:30 - 5:30, Mon - Fri with TA assistance for students to continue their experiments.
Fall 2015 302L-04
Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Bacillus thuringiensis
Number of students: 20
Sophomores: 1
Juniors: 3
Seniors: 16
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
There are 4.25 scheduled hours per week, but the lab is open 9:30 - 5:30, Mon - Fri with TA assistance for students to continue their experiments.
Fall 2015 302L-05
Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Bacillus thuringiensis
Number of students: 20
Juniors: 2
Seniors: 18
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
There are 4.25 scheduled hours per week, but the lab is open 9:30 - 5:30, Mon - Fri with TA assistance for students to continue their experiments.
Fall 2015 302L-06
Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Bacillus thuringiensis
Number of students: 20
Juniors: 4
Seniors: 16
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
There are 4.25 scheduled hours per week, but the lab is open 9:30 - 5:30, Mon - Fri with TA assistance for students to continue their experiments.
Spring Semester 2015 ▼
Start: Jan 26, 2015, End: May 12, 2015
PHAGES Sections in this Term
Fall 2014 - 2
Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Bacillus thuringiensis
Number of students: 20
Juniors: 2
Seniors: 18
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
There are 4.25 scheduled hours per week, but the lab is open 9:30 - 5:30, Mon - Fri with TA assistance for students to continue their experiments.
Spring 2015
Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso
Additional Instructor: Ivan Erill
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: Bacillus thuringiensis
Number of students: 24
Seniors: 24
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
Fall 2014 ▼
Start: Aug 27, 2014, End: Dec 09, 2014
Six sections of 20 students
PHAGES Sections in this Term
Fall 2014 302L-02
Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Bacillus thuringiensis
Number of students: 20
Juniors: 2
Seniors: 18
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
The lab is also open every day from 9:30 until 5:30, M-F.
Fall 2014 302L-03
Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Bacillus thuringiensis
Number of students: 19
Juniors: 1
Seniors: 18
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
The lab is also open every day 9:30 to 5:30 M-F.
Fall 2014 302L-04
Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Bacillus thuringiensis
Number of students: 20
Seniors: 20
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
The lab is also open every day 9:30 to 5:30 M-F.
Fall 2014 302L-05
Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Bacillus thuringiensis
Number of students: 20
Juniors: 2
Seniors: 18
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
The lab is also open every day 9:30 to 5:30 M-F.
Fall 2014 302L-06
Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Bacillus thuringiensis
Number of students: 20
Juniors: 1
Seniors: 19
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
The lab is also open every day 9:30 to 5:30 M-F.
Fall 2014 302L-07
Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Bacillus thuringiensis
Number of students: 20
Juniors: 1
Seniors: 19
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
The lab is also open every day 9:30 to 5:30 M-F.
Spring 2014 ▼
Start: Jan 27, 2014, End: May 12, 2014
PHAGES Sections in this Term
Spring 2014
Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso
Additional Instructor: Ivan Erill
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: Bacillus thuringiensis
Number of students: 24
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
Fall 2013 ▼
Start: Aug 30, 2013, End: Dec 06, 2013
PHAGES Sections in this Term
Fall 2013 - 2
Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Bacillus thuringiensis
Number of students: 20
Seniors: 20
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
Fall 2013 - 3
Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Bacillus thuringiensis
Number of students: 20
Seniors: 20
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
Fall 2013 - 4
Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Bacillus thuringiensis
Number of students: 20
Seniors: 20
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
Fall 2013 - 5
Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Bacillus thuringiensis
Number of students: 20
Seniors: 20
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
Fall 2013 - 6
Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Bacillus thuringiensis
Number of students: 1
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
Fall 2013 - 7
Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Bacillus thuringiensis
Number of students: 1
Meetings per week: 20
Hours per week: 4.0
Spring 2013 ▼
Start: Jan 28, 2013, End: May 13, 2013
PHAGES Sections in this Term
Spring 2013
Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso
Additional Instructor: Ivan Erill
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: Bacillus thuringiensis
Number of students: 24
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
Fall 2012 ▼
Start: Aug 31, 2012, End: Dec 07, 2012
PHAGES Sections in this Term
Fall 2012 - 2
Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Bacillus thuringiensis
Number of students: 20
Juniors: 2
Seniors: 18
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
Fall 2012 - 3
Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Bacillus thuringiensis
Number of students: 20
Juniors: 1
Seniors: 19
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
Fall 2012 - 4
Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Bacillus thuringiensis
Number of students: 20
Juniors: 3
Seniors: 17
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
Fall 2012 - 5
Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Bacillus thuringiensis
Number of students: 18
Seniors: 18
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
Fall 2012 - 6
Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Bacillus thuringiensis
Number of students: 1
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
Fall 2012 - 7
Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Bacillus thuringiensis
Number of students: 1
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
Spring 2011 ▼
Start: Jan 26, 2011, End: May 09, 2011
PHAGES Sections in this Term
Spring 2011 BIOL 216L
Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: Mycobacterium smegmatis
Number of students: 14
Freshmen: 2
Sophomores: 3
Juniors: 6
Seniors: 3
Meetings per week: 3
Hours per week: 3.0
With James Sandoz
Fall 2010 ▼
Start: Sep 01, 2010, End: Dec 13, 2010
PHAGES Sections in this Term
Fall 2010 BIOL 215L
Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Mycobacterium smegmatis
Number of students: 18
Freshmen: 6
Sophomores: 5
Juniors: 2
Seniors: 5
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 6.0
With James Sandoz
Spring 2010 ▼
Start: Jan 27, 2010, End: May 10, 2010
PHAGES Sections in this Term
Spring 2010 BIOL 216L
Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: Mycobacterium smegmatis
Number of students: 14
Freshmen: 2
Sophomores: 4
Juniors: 4
Seniors: 4
Meetings per week: 3
Hours per week: 3.0
With James Sandoz
Fall 2009 ▼
Start: Sep 03, 2009, End: Dec 14, 2009
PHAGES Sections in this Term
Fall 2009 BIOL 215L
Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Mycobacterium smegmatis
Number of students: 15
Freshmen: 3
Sophomores: 3
Juniors: 5
Seniors: 4
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 6.0
With James Sandoz
Spring 2009 ▼
Start: Jan 26, 2009, End: May 11, 2009
PHAGES Sections in this Term
Spring 2009 BIOL 216L
Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: Mycobacterium smegmatis
Number of students: 16
Freshmen: 5
Sophomores: 4
Juniors: 3
Seniors: 4
Meetings per week: 3
Hours per week: 3.0
With James Sandoz
Fall 2008 ▼
Start: Aug 28, 2008, End: Dec 09, 2008
PHAGES Sections in this Term
Fall 2008 BIOL 215L
Primary Instructor: Steve Caruso
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Mycobacterium smegmatis
Number of students: 17
Freshmen: 10
Sophomores: 3
Juniors: 1
Seniors: 3
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 6.0
With James Sandoz
Institution Addresses
Current Mailing Address
Steven Caruso
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
UMBC
Department of Biological Sciences
BS462
Baltimore, MD 21250
USA
XXX-XXX-XXXX
Current Shipping Address
Steven Caruso
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
UMBC
Department of Biological Sciences
Baltimore, MD 21250
USA
XXX-XXX-XXXX