Monthly Archives: September 2011

A New Kind of College Streaking

Posted on September 28, 2011 by Alison

By Alison Tretter When I told my parents on our weekly phone call that I would be streaking in the lab on Monday, they were less than thrilled. It took a very hurried explanation that I wouldn’t be arrested for … Continue reading →

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One more chance…

Posted on September 24, 2011 by derekmacmath

By Derek MacMath Things have certainly been getting exciting here in the JHU Phage Hunters Lab.  People are isolating phages left and right.  At the beginning of every class, everyone rushes over to the counter where our incubated plates wait … Continue reading →

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The Few, the Proud, the Phage Hunters

Posted on September 19, 2011 by ebruner2

By Ellen Bruner What an adventure! I write now from the Central Command Center aka the wooden desk in my dorm room. In less than an hour, I’ll return to the lab for another exciting day of pursuing those promising … Continue reading →

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Ramblings After Disappointing Results

Posted on September 17, 2011 by caryn429

By Caryn Carson Okay, so we’re now into the business of getting actual lab results…sort of.  It’s been three weeks since our first gathering of dirt, and since then some people have gotten some seriously awesome plaques.  They’ve done streaking … Continue reading →

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And the hunt is on!

Posted on September 10, 2011 by dwoods07

By Daniel Woods We are officially two weeks into the brand new school year, and what an exciting two weeks it has been for the phage hunting crew.  I know I’ve personally had fun so far for the 3 times … Continue reading →

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Phage Hunting 101

Posted on September 9, 2011 by aelsberry

Phage Hunters Blog Post # 1 By Ashley Elsberry The first week has certainly been interesting. Before starting this project, I had no idea something like bacteriophages existed, much less that they may be used in a medical setting.  I … Continue reading →

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One Week In

Posted on September 4, 2011 by Joel Schildbach

One week into the semester, two meetings of the lab, and the 24 students we started with are all still here.  What do we know? We Got Some Characters.  Our two dozen Phage Hunters are pretty much how you would … Continue reading →

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