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
SEA Faculty
Primary Faculty Contact
SEA-PHAGES Faculty Members
vbrownkennerly64@webster.edu
314-246-8645
Assistant Professor
Biological Sciences
Legal Contact
Julian Schuster
Provost and Senior Vice President
314-246-8242
julianschuster@webster.edu
Academic Terms
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
Mary Lai Preuss
Webster University
Department of Biological Sciences
470 E Lockwood Ave
Webster Groves, MO 63119
USA
Current Shipping Address
Department of Biological Sciences
Webster University
40 N Rock Hill Rd
Webster Groves, MO 63119
USA