Four letter SEA-PHAGES code: USOC
Location: Los Angeles, CA USA
Website: https://www.usc.edu/
Joined SEA-PHAGES: PHAGES Cohort 13 (started in 2020)
Buddy school: University of California, Los Angeles
Term type: None
Total SEA-PHAGES sections taught: 24
Total SEA-PHAGES students: 436
SEA Faculty
Primary Faculty Contact
cbancrof@usc.edu
University of Southern California
Associate Professor (Teaching), Director of Undergraduate Studies
Biological Sciences
SEA-PHAGES Faculty Members
Legal Contact
Sue Kim
Senior MTA Administrator
suekkim@usc.edu
(213) 821-0939
Academic Terms
Spring Semester 2024
Start: Jan 08, 2024, End: Apr 26, 2024
PHAGES Sections in this Term
13192D
Primary Instructor: Christa Bancroft
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: Arthrobacter globiformis
Number of students: 16
Freshmen: 16
Meetings per week: 1
Hours per week: 3.0
13195R
Primary Instructor: Nancy Castro
Additional Instructor: Nancy Castro
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: Microbacterium foliorum
Number of students: 9
Sophomores: 9
Meetings per week: 1
Hours per week: 3.0
Fall Semester 2023
Start: Aug 21, 2023, End: Dec 01, 2023
PHAGES Sections in this Term
13023R
Primary Instructor: Nancy Castro
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: Mycobacterium smegmatis
Number of students: 17
Sophomores: 5
Juniors: 7
Seniors: 5
Meetings per week: 1
Hours per week: 3.0
13031R
Primary Instructor: Nancy Castro
Additional Instructor: Nancy Castro
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: Mycobacterium smegmatis
Number of students: 20
Sophomores: 8
Juniors: 6
Seniors: 6
Meetings per week: 1
Hours per week: 3.0
13178R
Primary Instructor: Nancy Castro
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: Mycobacterium smegmatis
Number of students: 20
Freshmen: 1
Sophomores: 13
Juniors: 4
Seniors: 2
Meetings per week: 1
Hours per week: 3.0
13191R
Primary Instructor: Christa Bancroft
Additional Instructor: Raffaella Ghittoni
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Arthrobacter globiformis
Number of students: 16
Freshmen: 9
Sophomores: 7
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 3.0
Spring semester 2023
Start: Jan 09, 2023, End: Apr 28, 2023
PHAGES Sections in this Term
13149
Primary Instructor: Nancy Castro
Additional Instructor: Nancy Castro
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: Arthrobacter globiformis
Number of students: 20
Freshmen: 3
Sophomores: 7
Juniors: 10
Meetings per week: 1
Hours per week: 3.0
13161
Primary Instructor: Nancy Castro
Additional Instructor: Nancy Castro
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: Arthrobacter globiformis
Number of students: 20
Freshmen: 1
Sophomores: 10
Juniors: 8
Seniors: 1
Meetings per week: 1
Hours per week: 3.0
13192R
Primary Instructor: Christa Bancroft
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: No host information yet.
Number of students: 16
Freshmen: 16
Meetings per week: 1
Hours per week: 3.0
Fall Semester 2022
Start: Aug 22, 2022, End: Dec 02, 2022
PHAGES Sections in this Term
13023
Primary Instructor: Nancy Castro
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: Microbacterium foliorum
Number of students: 20
Freshmen: 1
Sophomores: 10
Juniors: 9
Meetings per week: 1
Hours per week: 3.0
13025
Primary Instructor: Nancy Castro
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: Microbacterium foliorum
Number of students: 21
Freshmen: 2
Sophomores: 11
Juniors: 5
Seniors: 3
Meetings per week: 1
Hours per week: 3.0
13030
Primary Instructor: Nancy Castro
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: Microbacterium foliorum
Number of students: 20
Freshmen: 3
Sophomores: 9
Juniors: 5
Seniors: 3
Meetings per week: 1
Hours per week: 3.0
13031
Primary Instructor: Nancy Castro
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: Microbacterium foliorum
Number of students: 21
Sophomores: 7
Juniors: 12
Seniors: 2
Meetings per week: 1
Hours per week: 3.0
13192R
Primary Instructor: Christa Bancroft
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Arthrobacter globiformis
Number of students: 16
Freshmen: 16
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 3.0
Spring Semester 2022
Start: Jan 10, 2022, End: Apr 29, 2022
PHAGES Sections in this Term
13152
Primary Instructor: Nancy Castro
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: Arthrobacter globiformis
Number of students: 21
Freshmen: 1
Sophomores: 14
Juniors: 4
Meetings per week: 1
Hours per week: 3.0
13164
Primary Instructor: Nancy Castro
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: Arthrobacter globiformis
Number of students: 21
Freshmen: 7
Sophomores: 10
Juniors: 2
Meetings per week: 1
Hours per week: 3.0
13192
Primary Instructor: Christa Bancroft
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: No host information yet.
Number of students: 16
Meetings per week: 1
Hours per week: 3.0
Fall 2021
Start: Aug 23, 2021, End: Dec 03, 2021
PHAGES Sections in this Term
13023
Primary Instructor: Nancy Castro
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: No host information yet.
Number of students: 20
Freshmen: 2
Sophomores: 8
Juniors: 8
Seniors: 2
Meetings per week: 1
Hours per week: 3.0
13025
Primary Instructor: Nancy Castro
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: No host information yet.
Number of students: 21
Freshmen: 5
Sophomores: 10
Juniors: 3
Seniors: 3
Meetings per week: 1
Hours per week: 3.0
13026
Primary Instructor: Nancy Castro
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: No host information yet.
Number of students: 19
Freshmen: 3
Sophomores: 9
Juniors: 5
Seniors: 2
Meetings per week: 1
Hours per week: 3.0
13030
Primary Instructor: Nancy Castro
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: No host information yet.
Number of students: 21
Freshmen: 3
Sophomores: 13
Juniors: 5
Meetings per week: 1
Hours per week: 3.0
13192R
Primary Instructor: Christa Bancroft
Additional Instructor: Raffaella Ghittoni
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Arthrobacter globiformis
Number of students: 16
Freshmen: 16
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 3.0
Spring Semester 2021
Start: Jan 15, 2021, End: Apr 30, 2021
PHAGES Sections in this Term
BISC 221L: 13192R
Primary Instructor: Christa Bancroft
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: Mycobacterium smegmatis
Number of students: 14
Freshmen: 14
Meetings per week: 1
Hours per week: 3.0
Fall Semester 2020
Start: Aug 17, 2020, End: Nov 13, 2020
PHAGES Sections in this Term
BISC 121L: 13192
Primary Instructor: Christa Bancroft
Additional Instructor: Rory Spence
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: Mycobacterium smegmatis
Number of students: 15
Freshmen: 15
Meetings per week: 1
Hours per week: 3.0
Institution Addresses
Current Mailing Address
Christa Bancroft
University of Southern California
3616 Trousdale Parkway
AHF 107
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0371
USA
Current Shipping Address
Christa Bancroft
University of Southern California
University of Southern California
3616 Trousdale Parkway
AHF 107
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0371
USA