Partners and sponsors.

Community Phages is a collaboration among Roxbury Community College, Harvard Medical School instructors, program sponsors, field sites, and scientific resource partners.

Program Students

Core partners.

HMS Microbiology, Roxbury Community College, HHMI, and New England Biolabs.

HMS

Harvard Medical School Department of Microbiology Teaching lab, mentors, and scientific community. RCC

Roxbury Community College Student partnership and recruitment. HHMI

Howard Hughes Medical Institute Program support and science education. NEB

New England Biolabs Program sponsor and funding support, with reagents and sequencing-related resources.

Partner roles.

Student recruitment, HMS lab teaching, program funding, supplies, field access, and scientific resources.

Roxbury Community College

RCC student recruitment and academic partnership.

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HMS Department of Microbiology

HMS labs, instructors, research equipment, and meeting space.

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Bernhardt Lab and HMS mentors

Faculty sponsorship, lab leadership, instructor network, and program continuity.

New England Biolabs

Program sponsor and funding support, with reagents, field trip opportunities, and sequencing-related resources.

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HHMI

Program support for summer research education.

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Field, microscopy, and community partners

Sampling sites, microscopy access, career panels, and science connections.

What partners provide.

Partners provide student recruitment, paid research time, lab instruction, reagents, field access, microscopy, sequencing support, and poster-session opportunities.

Recruitment and access

RCC connections help the program reach students who can benefit from a first research experience.

Mentorship

HMS instructors turn working research spaces into a supported learning environment.

Support

Sponsors help sustain student pay, supplies, field trips, and scientific resources.

Public records

PhagesDB records, posters, and program events document student discoveries.