Four letter SEA-PHAGES code: VAST
Location: Petersburg, VA USA
Website: http://www.vsu.edu/
Joined SEA-PHAGES: PHAGES Cohort 11 (started in 2018)
Buddy school: Virginia Union University
Term type: None
Total SEA-PHAGES sections taught: 9
Total SEA-PHAGES students: 79
Virginia State University was founded in 1882 and is one of Virginia's two land-grant institutions. VSU is a public historically black university or college (HBCU) with a student population of ~4,600. Across six colleges, VSU offers 31 undergraduate degree programs, 17 graduate degree programs, two doctoral degree programs, and seven certificate programs. The 231-acre campus is situated just 20 miles south of Richmond and 2 miles from VSU's 412-acre agriculture research facility.
SEA Faculty
Primary Faculty Contact
SEA-PHAGES Faculty Members
Legal Contact
3/6/2024 VSU Legal Counsel office has undergone changes; all MTA requests must now go through Dr. M. Omar Faison,
Associate Vice Provost of Research & Economic Development.
804-524-3690
MFaison@vsu.edu
research@vsu.edu
SEA Publications
Genome and characteristics of Arthrobacter globiformis AZ cluster phage London
Beyer et al, Microbiology Resource Announcements, 2024
Academic Terms
Fall 2023 ▼
Start: Apr 17, 2023, End: Dec 05, 2023
PHAGES Sections in this Term
No sections entered for this term yet
Spring 2023 ▼
Start: Jan 17, 2023, End: May 01, 2023
PHAGES Sections in this Term
BIOL123-01
Primary Instructor: Andrea Beyer
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: Arthrobacter globiformis
Number of students: 8
Freshmen: 6
Sophomores: 2
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
Fall 2022 ▼
Start: Aug 15, 2022, End: Nov 22, 2022
PHAGES Sections in this Term
BIOL122-11 BioInvestigationsI
Primary Instructor: Andrea Beyer
Additional Instructor: Andrea Beyer
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Arthrobacter globiformis, Gordonia rubripertincta, Microbacterium foliorum
Number of students: 9
Freshmen: 8
Sophomores: 1
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
Fall 2021 ▼
Start: Aug 16, 2021, End: Nov 30, 2021
PHAGES Sections in this Term
Fall 2021
Primary Instructor: Andrea Beyer
Additional Instructor: Andrea Beyer
Type: Other
Hosts used: No host information yet.
Number of students: 0
Spring 2021 ▼
Start: Feb 01, 2021, End: May 07, 2021
PHAGES Sections in this Term
BIOL446-04 Investigations
Primary Instructor: Andrea Beyer
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: Arthrobacter globiformis
Number of students: 9
Seniors: 9
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 5.0
Fall 2020 ▼
Start: Aug 17, 2020, End: Dec 07, 2020
Semester completely online due to COVID-19; normal freshman class was canceled
PHAGES Sections in this Term
BIOL446-04 Investigations
Primary Instructor: Andrea Beyer
Additional Instructor: Andrea Beyer
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: Mycobacterium smegmatis
Number of students: 9
Seniors: 9
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
Annotating two K1 cluster phage; 1 by the biology class (7 students), and 1 by the chemistry students (2 students)/graduate students (rotating).
Spring 2020 ▼
Start: Jan 13, 2020, End: Apr 29, 2020
PHAGES Sections in this Term
BIOL123-10
Primary Instructor: Andrea Beyer
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: Arthrobacter globiformis, Microbacterium foliorum
Number of students: 10
Freshmen: 10
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
Fall 2019 ▼
Start: Aug 19, 2019, End: Dec 09, 2019
PHAGES Sections in this Term
BIOL122-10
Primary Instructor: Andrea Beyer
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Arthrobacter globiformis, Microbacterium foliorum
Number of students: 12
Freshmen: 12
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
Spring 2019 ▼
Start: Jan 14, 2019, End: May 01, 2019
PHAGES Sections in this Term
BIOL110-10/BIOL240-10
Primary Instructor: Brian Sayre
Additional Instructor: Kathryn Shows
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: Microbacterium foliorum
Number of students: 12
Freshmen: 12
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
Fall 2018 ▼
Start: Aug 20, 2018, End: Dec 03, 2018
PHAGES Sections in this Term
BIOL120-28/BIOL121-13
Primary Instructor: Andrea Beyer
Additional Instructor: Kathryn Shows
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Microbacterium foliorum
Number of students: 10
Freshmen: 10
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
Institution Addresses
Current Mailing Address
Andrea Beyer
Virginia State University
P.O. Box 9064
Owens Hall Rm 102
Petersburg, VA 23806
USA
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Current Shipping Address
Andrea Beyer, Biology Department
Virginia State University
Central Receiving Facility
5755 Myster Macklin Street
Petersburg, VA 23806
USA
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