Monthly Archives: May 2014

By Andrew Greenhalgh We survived. From the first day where we were so afraid to break plates to today where we were masters of laboratory work, each and everyone of us has survived this together. And I have had the … Continue reading →

By Justin Decker From the start of the semester to this very busy week, the Phage Hunting course is over.  Left though is a bittersweet feeling.  While it is nice to have isolated a novel bacteriophage in the wet lab, … Continue reading →

By Sarah Cohen Unfortunately, as the semester ends, so does our time with our phages that we worked so hard to nurture and keep alive (as college students it’s hard enough to keep ourselves alive). Our final class period was … Continue reading →

By Aviana Duca As I reflect on my time as a phage hunter, I feel as though I’ve come a long way. At first, I was hesitant in the lab, not sure how the class would be structured if people … Continue reading →

By Matt Merola After two long and intense semesters at Hopkins, freshman year is coming to a close. Looking back it’s amazing how much has changed over the year. A little over a year from today I was visiting this … Continue reading →

By Matthew Brown I didn’t learn about Phage Hunting until the beginning of O-week. I was attending a Biology Major seminar for Freshman when the professor giving the presentation mentioned that there was a Freshman only class called Phage Hunting … Continue reading →

By Jessica Kahan When I wrote my previous post, I was new to the lab and a little apprehensive about how the second half of the class would go–I needn’t have worried! With the help of my TA Katie and the … Continue reading →

By Jessica Bauer Phage hunting is officially over, which is actually quite sad. We all have now successfully isolated, grown, annotated, and experimented on all types of phages. I don’t know about everyone else but I feel like a real … Continue reading →

So, I’m going to be 100% completely honest with you right here, right now, but I’m going to be writing this blog post instead of studying for my chemistry exam because who really cares about crystal field splitting anyways? Or … Continue reading →