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Western Kentucky University

Four letter SEA-PHAGES code: WEKU

Location: Bowling Green, KY USA

Website: http://www.wku.edu/

Joined SEA-PHAGES: PHAGES Cohort 2 (started in 2009)

Buddy school: Western Kentucky University

Term type: None

Total SEA-PHAGES sections taught: 33

Total SEA-PHAGES students: 747

SEA Faculty

Primary Faculty Contact

rodney.king@wku.edu

270-745-6910

Western Kentucky University

Professor

Biology

SEA-PHAGES Faculty Members

chandrakanth.emani@wku.edu

270-745-2104

Western Kentucky University

Associate Professor

Biology

Dr. Chandrakanth Emani is an Associate Professor of plant molecular biology at Western Kentucky University. His current research funded by the National Science Foundation-EPSCoR program involves the utility of plant-based pharmaceutical compounds as integrative treatment options for cancer, plant bioinformatics aimed at plant molecular evolution, and phytoremediation strategies to reclaim cultivable land near oil fields. Dr. Emani has a Master’s degree in Biochemistry from Pune University, India, and a Ph.D. in Genetics and Plant Molecular Biology from Osmania University, India. During his doctoral research, he was a Junior Research Fellow of the Rockefeller Foundation and a doctoral fellow of the Hindustan Ciba-Geigy (presently Syngenta). He pursued research in plant genetic engineering as a post-doctoral fellow of the Rockefeller Foundation at the Norman Borlaug Center of Texas A&M University where he worked on plant genetic transformation of sorghum, rice, and cotton. A multi-collaborative research project at Texas A&M University involving plant molecular promoters from rice and sugarcane resulted in eleven patents from the USPTO (5), European patent office (2), Brazilian Patent office (2), and World Intellectual Organization (2).

claire.rinehart@wku.edu

270-745-6892

Western Kentucky University

Professor

Biology

naomi.rowland@wku.edu

2707456931

Western Kentucky University

Biology Lab Instructor

Biology

SEA-GENES Faculty Members

rodney.king@wku.edu

270-745-6910

Western Kentucky University

Professor

Biology

claire.rinehart@wku.edu

270-745-6892

Western Kentucky University

Professor

Biology

Legal Contact

Dr. Ranjit Koodali
Associate Provost for Research and Graduate Education
Office:  Wetherby Administration Building; 213
Phone:  (270) 745-6132
Email:  ranjit.koodali@wku.edu
Website:  http://www.wku.edu/research/index.php

Academic Terms

Spring Semester 2024

Start: Jan 16, 2024, End: Apr 26, 2024

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Fall Semester 2023

Start: Aug 21, 2023, End: Dec 01, 2023

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Fall Semester 2022

Start: Aug 22, 2022, End: Dec 09, 2022

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Spring 2022

Start: Jan 18, 2022, End: May 05, 2022

Instructor: Dr. Chandrakanth Emani Number of students: 39 Phages annotated: Rosmarinus Sunflower1121 Bench Topper

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Fall 2021

Start: Aug 23, 2021, End: Dec 10, 2021

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Summer 2021

Start: Jul 06, 2021, End: Aug 05, 2021

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Spring 2021

Start: Jan 18, 2021, End: Apr 30, 2021

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Fall 2020

Start: Aug 24, 2020, End: Dec 04, 2020

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Spring Semester 2020

Start: Jan 22, 2020, End: May 10, 2020

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Spring Semester 2020

Start: Jan 22, 2020, End: May 10, 2020

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Fall Semester 2019

Start: Aug 26, 2019, End: Dec 06, 2019

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Spring Semester 2019

Start: Jan 22, 2019, End: May 10, 2019

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Fall 2018

Start: Aug 27, 2018, End: Dec 07, 2018

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Spring Semester 2018

Start: Jan 22, 2018, End: May 11, 2018

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Fall Semester 2017

Start: Aug 21, 2017, End: Dec 08, 2017

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Spring Semester 2017

Start: Jan 23, 2017, End: May 12, 2017

Bioinformatics

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Fall Semester 2016

Start: Aug 22, 2016, End: Dec 09, 2016

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Spring 2016

Start: Jan 25, 2016, End: May 13, 2016

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Fall 2015

Start: Aug 24, 2015, End: Dec 11, 2015

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Spring Semester 2015

Start: Jan 26, 2015, End: May 15, 2015

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Fall Semester 2014

Start: Aug 25, 2014, End: Dec 12, 2014

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Institution Addresses

Current Mailing Address

Rodney King

Western Kentucky University

Biology Department, Western Kentucky University

1906 College Heights Blvd

EBS 3104A

Bowling Green, KY 42101-1080

USA

Current Shipping Address

Rodney King

Western Kentucky University

Biology Department, Western Kentucky University

1906 College Heights Blvd

EBS 3104A

Bowling Green, KY 42101-1080

USA

Upcoming Events

2024 Phage Genomics Workshop

December 13, 2024 to December 17, 2024

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April 25, 2025 to April 27, 2025

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June 6, 2025 to June 9, 2024

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July 13, 2024 to July 19, 2024

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