"Phage Hunters" year-long research oriented course launches at ASU

"Phage Hunters" year-long research oriented course launches at ASU

Susanne Pfeifer and Kerry Geiler-Samerotte are offering Science Education Alliance - Phage Hunters Advancing Genomic and Evolutionary Science for Barrett Honors College Students.

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Part I of a year-long laboratory course in which undergraduate STEM majors actively engage in research to discover (Part I), isolate (Part I), and computationally analyze (Part II) bacteria-infecting viruses (i.e., bacteriophages). At the end of the academic year, a selection of students will be able to present their results at the national SEA-PHAGES symposium, held at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Janelia Research Campus, VA.  
For more information contact: susanne.pfeifer@asu.edu or kerry.samerotte@asu.edu