Four letter SEA-PHAGES code: WBST
Location: Webster Groves, MO USA
Website: http://www.webster.edu/
Joined SEA-PHAGES: PHAGES Cohort 9 (started in 2016)
Buddy school: Washington University in St. Louis
Term type: None
Total SEA-PHAGES sections taught: 10
Total SEA-PHAGES students: 85
Webster University nurtures the skills, knowledge and personal growth of our students, cultivating learners who are engaged citizens, ready to create meaningful change in their communities and the world. Through interprofessional collaborations, the College of Science and Health facilitates high-impact educational and professional experiences that develop global citizens whose work promotes the advancement of science and holistic health, healing and well-being of persons and peoples, and strives toward a healthier natural world in ways that are equitable, inclusive, accessible and sustainable.
SEA Faculty
Primary Faculty Contact
vbrownkennerly64@webster.edu
314-246-8645
Associate Professor
Natural Sciences and Mathematics
SEA-PHAGES Faculty Members
Legal Contact
Dean Michael Hulsizer, PhD
Vice President for Academic Affairs
Webster University
470 East Lockwood Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63119 U.S.A.
(314) 246-7440
(314) 246-5912
hulsizer@webster.edu
Academic Terms
Fall 2025 ▼
Start: Aug 18, 2025, End: Dec 12, 2025
Phage discovery
PHAGES Sections in this Term
No sections entered for this term yet
Fall semester 2024 ▼
Start: Aug 19, 2024, End: Dec 13, 2024
PHAGES Sections in this Term
No sections entered for this term yet
Fall 2023 ▼
Start: Aug 21, 2023, End: Dec 15, 2023
PHAGES Sections in this Term
BIOL 3600 01
Primary Instructor: Mary Preuss
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Microbacterium foliorum
Number of students: 8
Sophomores: 1
Juniors: 6
Seniors: 1
Meetings per week: 3
Hours per week: 3.0
These are all first-semester transfer students enrolled in the class.
BIOL 3600 03
Primary Instructor: Mary Preuss
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Microbacterium foliorum
Number of students: 9
Juniors: 8
Seniors: 1
Meetings per week: 3
Hours per week: 3.0
GENES Sections in this Term
BIOL 2000 01
Primary Instructor: Victoria Brown-Kennerly
Additional Instructor: Stephanie Schroeder
Phage Used:
Number of students: 9
Sophomores: 3
Juniors: 3
Seniors: 3
Meetings per week: 3
Hours per week: 3.0
Fall1 2022 ▼
Start: Aug 22, 2022, End: Oct 14, 2022
PHAGES Sections in this Term
BIOL 3600 02 Topics in Biology
Primary Instructor: Mary Preuss
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Microbacterium foliorum
Number of students: 8
Juniors: 8
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 2.0
Fall Semester 2019 ▼
Start: Aug 26, 2019, End: Dec 20, 2019
PHAGES Sections in this Term
BIOL 1580.01
Primary Instructor: Victoria Brown-Kennerly
Additional Instructor: Victoria Brown-Kennerly
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: No host information yet.
Number of students: 2
Juniors: 2
Seniors: 2
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 3.0
Spring Semester 2019 ▼
Start: Jan 14, 2019, End: May 10, 2019
PHAGES Sections in this Term
BIOL 1561.05
Primary Instructor: Victoria Brown-Kennerly
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Microbacterium foliorum
Number of students: 15
Freshmen: 5
Sophomores: 6
Juniors: 2
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 3.0
Fall semester 2018 ▼
Start: Aug 27, 2018, End: Dec 21, 2018
PHAGES Sections in this Term
BIOL 1350 01
Primary Instructor: Mary Preuss
Additional Instructor: Mary Preuss
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Microbacterium foliorum
Number of students: 6
Freshmen: 6
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
This course is geared towards conditionally admitted biology students. They take this prior to entering into the normal sequence of Essentials of Biology and General Chemistry. The idea is for them to develop skills and critical thinking skills their first year before jumping into the regular curriculum.
Spring 2018 ▼
Start: Jan 16, 2018, End: May 11, 2018
PHAGES Sections in this Term
BIOL 1580 01 Intro to Comp Bio
Primary Instructor: Mary Preuss
Additional Instructor: Victoria Brown-Kennerly
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: Mycobacterium smegmatis
Number of students: 8
Freshmen: 2
Sophomores: 1
Juniors: 3
Seniors: 2
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 3.0
Fall 2017 ▼
Start: Aug 28, 2017, End: Dec 22, 2017
PHAGES Sections in this Term
BIOL 1350 01
Primary Instructor: Victoria Brown-Kennerly
Additional Instructor: Mary Preuss
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Microbacterium foliorum
Number of students: 11
Freshmen: 4
Juniors: 3
Seniors: 4
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
Spring 2017 ▼
Start: Jan 17, 2017, End: May 13, 2017
PHAGES Sections in this Term
BIOL 1580 (01)
Primary Instructor: Mary Preuss
Additional Instructor: Victoria Brown-Kennerly
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: Mycobacterium smegmatis
Number of students: 10
Freshmen: 5
Sophomores: 1
Juniors: 1
Seniors: 3
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 3.0
Fall 2016 ▼
Start: Aug 22, 2016, End: Dec 16, 2016
BIOL 1350 Phage Discovery is a freshman lab course that has been designed for students accepted conditionally for the Biology program. We have two faculty and 3 TAs this inaugural semester.
PHAGES Sections in this Term
BIOL 1350 01
Primary Instructor: Mary Preuss
Additional Instructor: Stephanie Schroeder
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Mycobacterium smegmatis
Number of students: 8
Freshmen: 6
Juniors: 1
Seniors: 1
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
In addition, we have 3 juniors who are TAs for the class. They help before/during/after class and are also isolating/characterizing their own phages.
Institution Addresses
Current Mailing Address
Victoria Brown-Kennerly
Webster University
Department of Natural Sciences & Mathematics
455 E. Lockwood Ave
ISB Browning Hall Room 362
St. Louis, MO 63119
USA
314-246-8645
Current Shipping Address
ATTN: V. Brown-Kennerly or S. Schroeder
Webster University
Department of Natural Sciences & Mathematics
455 E. Lockwood Avenue
ISB Browning Hall Room 305
Webster Groves, MO 63119
USA
(314) 246-7075