Four letter SEA-PHAGES code: UMMA
Location: Machias, ME USA
Website: http://www.umm.maine.edu/
Joined SEA-PHAGES: PHAGES Cohort 4 (started in 2011)
Buddy school: Brigham Young University
Term type: None
Total SEA-PHAGES sections taught: 11
Total SEA-PHAGES students: 68
The University of Maine, Machias joined the SEA in 2011 as an Associate member of Cohort IV.
SEA Faculty
Primary Faculty Contact
SEA-PHAGES Faculty Members
ssprange@maine.edu
207-255-1205
Professor of Biology
Environmental and Biological Sciences
Legal Contact
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Academic Terms
Fall 2023
Start: Aug 28, 2023, End: Dec 08, 2023
PHAGES Sections in this Term
Phage Hunters
Primary Instructor: Gerry Zegers
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Microbacterium foliorum
Number of students: 4
Freshmen: 3
Seniors: 1
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
Fall Semester
Start: Aug 29, 2022, End: Dec 05, 2022
PHAGES Sections in this Term
BIO 100
Primary Instructor: Gerry Zegers
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Arthrobacter globiformis
Number of students: 1
Freshmen: 1
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
Fall Semester 2019
Start: Sep 23, 2019, End: Dec 13, 2019
We are using both Gordonia and Smeg as hosts
PHAGES Sections in this Term
1
Primary Instructor: Gerry Zegers
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Gordonia terrae
Number of students: 7
Freshmen: 6
Seniors: 1
Meetings per week: 3
Hours per week: 5.0
Spring Semester 2019
Start: Jan 22, 2019, End: May 03, 2019
PHAGES Sections in this Term
BIO 309 - Bioinformatics
Primary Instructor: Sherrie Sprangers
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: Gordonia terrae
Number of students: 5
Freshmen: 1
Sophomores: 1
Juniors: 1
Seniors: 2
Meetings per week: 1
Hours per week: 3.0
Fall Semester 2018
Start: Sep 04, 2018, End: Dec 14, 2018
PHAGES Sections in this Term
1
Primary Instructor: Gerry Zegers
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Gordonia sp.
Number of students: 4
Freshmen: 4
Meetings per week: 3
Hours per week: 5.0
Fall 2017
Start: Aug 28, 2017, End: Dec 08, 2017
PHAGES Sections in this Term
1
Primary Instructor: Gerry Zegers
Additional Instructor: Shallee Page
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: No host information yet.
Number of students: 8
Freshmen: 6
Seniors: 2
Meetings per week: 3
Hours per week: 5.0
Fall Semester 2016
Start: Aug 29, 2016, End: Dec 15, 2016
PHAGES Sections in this Term
section one
Primary Instructor: Gerry Zegers
Additional Instructor: Shallee Page
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Mycobacterium smegmatis
Number of students: 8
Freshmen: 7
Sophomores: 1
Meetings per week: 3
Hours per week: 5.0
Spring 2016
Start: Jan 20, 2016, End: May 06, 2016
PHAGES Sections in this Term
Bio 359
Primary Instructor: Shallee Page
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: Mycobacterium smegmatis
Number of students: 3
Freshmen: 1
Juniors: 2
Meetings per week: 1
Hours per week: 2.5
Fall 2015
Start: Aug 31, 2015, End: Dec 15, 2015
PHAGES Sections in this Term
Phage Hunters Bio100
Primary Instructor: Gerry Zegers
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Rhodococcus globerulus
Number of students: 10
Freshmen: 8
Seniors: 2
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
Spring '15
Start: Jan 21, 2015, End: May 14, 2015
Only four students, so team taught the course with Peter Nelson at U. Maine - Fort Kent.
PHAGES Sections in this Term
section 1
Primary Instructor: Shallee Page
Additional Instructor: Shallee Page
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: Mycobacterium smegmatis
Number of students: 4
Freshmen: 1
Sophomores: 2
Juniors: 1
Meetings per week: 1
Hours per week: 2.0
Fall 2014
Start: Sep 02, 2014, End: Dec 18, 2014
PHAGES Sections in this Term
Bio 100 Course# 029109
Primary Instructor: Gerry Zegers
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Mycobacterium smegmatis, Rhodococcus erythropolis
Number of students: 14
Freshmen: 14
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
Institution Addresses
Current Mailing Address
Gerry Zegers
University of Maine, Machias
Science Bldg, UMM
116 O'Brien Ave
Machias, ME 04654
USA
Current Shipping Address
Gerry Zegers
University of Maine, Machias
Science Bldg, UMM
116 O'Brien Ave
Machias, ME 04654
USA