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Day1: Phage Discovery & Genomics Research

Discover the hidden world around you! Join your classmates and other student-scientists from schools all across the U.S. and beyond in a hunt for phages 鈥� viruses that infect bacteria.

Day1: Phage means meaningful and cohesive labwork
Work in groups to explore the hidden world around you
Learn to use comprehensive and detailed analyses to understand your phage
What is the significance of these microscopic phages and what potential do they have?
Learn to use comprehensive and detailed analyses to understand your phage
Question and explore the world around you as you engage with your peers and professors
Phage lab allows you to experience real research without intimidation

Day1: Phage Discovery & Genomics Research invites you to explore the hidden world that exists all around you. Isolate, characterize and name your newly discovered phage. Sequence the DNA of several new phages and explore their genomes. All discoveries, as part of this national undergraduate research program, are shared on public databases available to researchers around the world.

Since 2008, Hope has been a part of a select group of institutions across the world to pioneer the Science Education Alliance PHAGES program supported by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. As a member of the Phage Discovery community, you will learn how science is truly done through first-hand experience starting your first day at college, while building community with 20 outstanding first-year students at Hope. In the fall semester, you will learn to conduct microbiological and molecular research in order to isolate, identify and investigate novel phages. In the spring semester, you鈥檒l investigate the DNA sequence and structure of your phage's genomes and compare them to the database of known phages. All students can present research results at local, regional and national meetings.

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This two-semester cutting-edge research course in phage genomics (the study of the structure and evolution of phage genomes) is guided by Ph.D. faculty members
Program participants must enroll in General Biology I and General Biology II in addition to the Phage Discovery course for the full academic year
Phage Discovery labs replace your General Biology Laboratory I and General Biology Laboratory II lab requirements with a year-long lab course that offers you the unique opportunity to conduct research in a continuous and comprehensive lab experience

Faculty Mentors

Dr. Joseph Stukey

Assistant Professor of Biology

Schaap Science Center 2021
35 East 12th Street
Holland,听MI听49423-3605
616.395.7295
stukey@hope.edu

Dr. Aaron Best

Harrison C. and Mary L. Visscher Professor of Genetics

Schaap Science Center 3015
35 East 12th Street
Holland,听MI听49423-3605
616.395.7376
best@hope.edu

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