Steven Caruso
Principal Lecturer
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410-455-2246
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scaruso@umbc.edu | |
Education |
Ph D, University of Maryland Graduate School Baltimore (2002)
BS, University of Maryland Baltimore County (1994)
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Website | http://phages.umbc.edu |
CV | View CV |
About
Ph.D., UMBC, 2002 BS, UMBC, 1994
Research Interests
Phage biology, microbial physiology, molecular and microbiology, genetics, science education
Teaching Interests
Science education, genetics, micro- and phage biology, active learning, investigative teaching, and creating an immersive lab experience.
Selected Classes
Fall 2019 | BIOL 302L – Mol & Gen Genetics Lab |
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BIOL 396 – Ugrad Tchng Assistantshp | |
BIOL 499 – Undergrad. Lab/Field Rsch | |
Summer 2019 | BIOL 302 – Molecular & General Genetics |
BIOL 499 – Undergrad. Lab/Field Rsch | |
Spring 2019 | BIOL 302L – Mol & Gen Genetics Lab |
BIOL 316L – Phage Genome Analysis | |
BIOL 499 – Undergrad. Lab/Field Rsch | |
Winter 2019 | BIOL 109 – Life: Intro To Mod Biol |
Contracts, Fellowships, Grants, and Sponsored Research
Faculty Mentor and Classroom-based Undergraduate Research Experience (CRE) Instructor for the STEM BUILD at UMBC Initiative Grant (Funded) Sponsored by NIH (Jan 1, 2019 – Dec 31, 2023)
Instructional Faculty, Research Enrichment Core of the STEM BUILD at UMBC Initiative Grant (Funded) Sponsored by NIH (Jan 1, 2015 – Dec 31, 2018)
Intellectual Contributions
(2020) Evidence for shared ancestry between Actinobacteria and Firmicutes bacteriophages bioRxiv, 842583, ver. 3 peer-reviewed and recommended by Peer Community in Genomics. https://doi.org/10.1101/842583
(2019) A Novel Genus of Actinobacterial Tectiviridae Basel Viruses
(2018) Complete Genome Sequences of Six BI Cluster Streptomyces Bacteriophages, HotFries, Moozy, Rainydai, RavenPuff, Scap1, and SenditCS Washington, DC Microbiology Resource Announcements
(2018) Complete Genome Sequences of HonestAbe, Anthony, and Taffo16, Three Cluster C Bacillus cereus Group Bacteriophages Washington, DC Genome Announcements
(2018) Complete Genome Sequence of Streptomyces Bacteriophage Abt2graduatex2 Washington, DC Genome Announcements
(2018) Gamifying critical reading through a genome annotation intercollegiate competition Tested Studies for Laboratory Teaching
(2017) An inclusive Research Education Community (iREC): Impact of the SEA-PHAGES program on research outcomes and student learning Washington, DC Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
(2017) Bacillus cereus Group Bacteriophage Flapjack Genome Sequence Washington, DC Genome Announcements
(2017) Complete Genome Sequences of Three phi29-Like Bacillus cereus Group Podoviridae Washington, DC Genome Announcements
(2017) ICTV Taxonomic Proposal 2016.051a-dB.A.v1.Tsarbombavirus. Create genus Tsarbombavirus in the subfamily Spounavirinae, family Myoviridae, order Caudovirales. London ICTV [International Committee for Taxonomy of Viruses]
(2016) Complete Genome Sequence of the Streptomyces Phage Nanodon. Washington, DC Genome announcements
(2016) Genome Sequence of Bacillus cereus Group Phage SalinJah Washington, DC Genome Announcements
(2016) Genomic characterization and comparison of seven Myoviridae bacteriophage infecting Bacillus thuringiensis Virology
(2015) Genome Sequences of Two Bacillus cereus Group Bacteriophages, Eyuki and AvesoBmore Washington, DC Genome Announcements
(2015) Complete Genome Sequence of Bacillus cereus Group Phage TsarBomba Washington, DC Genome Announcements
(2015) Whole genome comparison of a large collection of mycobacteriophages reveals a continuum of phage genetic diversity. eLife
(2011) Expanding the diversity of mycobacteriophages: insights into genome architecture and evolution. PloS one
(2009) Non-STEM Undergraduates Become Enthusiastic Phage-Hunters. CBE - Life Sci Educ CBE Life Sciences Education
(2007) BIOINFORMATICS – Identification of Bacteria using rDNA Analysis. Proceedings of the 29th Workshop/Conference of the Association for Biology Laboratory Education (ABLE)
(2000) Control of Bacillus subtilis Glutamine Synthetase Expression by GlnR from Staphylococcus aureus. Curr. Microbiol Current microbiology
Research in Progress
Co-author on 103 bacteriophage genome NCBI entries Scholarly (On-Going) Jan 1, 2009
Presentations
Tenth Annual NGRI SEA-Phages Symposium Poster GOing forward: developing critical reading skills through an inter-campus GO annotation competition Howard Hughes Medical Institute Janelia Farms, Ashburn, VA (Jun 9, 2018)
39th Annual ABLE Meeting – Major Workshop Seminar Gamifying critical reading through a genome annotation intercollegiate competition ABLE Madison, WI2 (Jun 14, 2017)
Regional ABLE (RABLE) Conference Other Genome Annotation Using the Gene Ontology in an Intercollegiate Competition Setting Association of Biology Laboratory Education Shenandoah University, Winchester, VA (Oct 8, 2016)
UMBC50 A Look Ahead, Explorations in Transformative Research Other Exploring Research in STEM Teaching University of Maryland Baltimore County UMBC, Baltimore, MD (Apr 20, 2016)
Seventh Annual NGRI SEA-Phages Symposium Poster Giving it a GO - enhancing bacteriophage genome annotation and student learning with the Gene Ontology Seventh Annual SEA-Phages Symposium Howard Hughes Medical Institute Janelia Farms, Ashburn, VA (Jun 14, 2015)
Seventh Annual NGRI SEA-Phages Symposium Poster Host range of Bacillus phages. Seventh Annual SEA-Phages Symposium Howard Hughes Medical Institute Janelia Farms, Ashburn, VA (Jun 14, 2015)
Fifth Annual NGRI SEA-Phages Symposium Poster Out From Under the Bridge: Switching the Student Population of SEA-Phages Howard Hughes Medical Institute Janelia Farms, Ashburn, VA (Jun 8, 2013)
Fifth Annual NGRI SEA-Phages Symposium Poster Troll, a curved-tail Myoviridae of Bacillus thuringiensis Howard Hughes Medical Institute Janelia Farms, Ashburn, VA (Jun 8, 2013)