BIO 142 SEA-PHAGES I 2.0 CreditsDrexel University is one of over 100 institutions associated with the Science Education Alliance – Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science (SEA-PHAGES) program funded through the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI). This means that in the Honors section of Introductory Biology, we have a new scientific discovery-driven research based lab component to discover and analyze new bacteriophage viruses. There are approximately 1031 bacteriophages in the world and we can help understand their evolution, their diversity, and their functional roles (medical, environmental, ecological) through contributing the data on the phage we discover to this growing database. This laboratory course is part of a sequence of three introductory courses.
BIO 143 SEA-PHAGES II 2.0 CreditsThis course will allow students to experience scientific discovery-driven research, using bioinformatics to annotate bacteriophage genomes. Student will examine phage genomes to identify gene start sites, assign gene functions to individual phages. Phage genomes will be compared to investigate shared and unique regions of the genomes and shared and unique gene functions. As a result of this course, the bacteriophage annotations will be made available through the open access database GenBank. This laboratory course is part of a sequence of three introductory courses.
BIO 144 SEA-PHAGES III 2.0 CreditsIn this course students will develop and implement hypothesis-driven experimental plans, to expand our knowledge of bacteriophages. In groups students will work collaboratively in lab to collecting data, interpreting results and drawing conclusions. The projects will be presented at the end of term to other students in the form of a poster presentation. This laboratory course is part of a sequence of three introductory courses.
BIO 143 SEA-PHAGES II 2.0 CreditsThis course will allow students to experience scientific discovery-driven research, using bioinformatics to annotate bacteriophage genomes. Student will examine phage genomes to identify gene start sites, assign gene functions to individual phages. Phage genomes will be compared to investigate shared and unique regions of the genomes and shared and unique gene functions. As a result of this course, the bacteriophage annotations will be made available through the open access database GenBank. This laboratory course is part of a sequence of three introductory courses.
BIO 144 SEA-PHAGES III 2.0 CreditsIn this course students will develop and implement hypothesis-driven experimental plans, to expand our knowledge of bacteriophages. In groups students will work collaboratively in lab to collecting data, interpreting results and drawing conclusions. The projects will be presented at the end of term to other students in the form of a poster presentation. This laboratory course is part of a sequence of three introductory courses.