Kyle MacLea

Kyle MacLea is an Associate Professor in Life Sciences at the University of New Hampshire at Manchester, actively engaged in the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science (SEA-PHAGES) program.

His research focuses on bacteriophage discovery and genomic analysis using bacterial hosts Gordonia rubripertincta and Arthrobacter globiformis, integrating wet-lab microbiology with bioinformatics to explore phage diversity and evolution. His work emphasizes undergraduate research training in phage isolation, characterization, and genomic annotation.

As primary instructor for SEA-PHAGES courses BIOL 413 (Phage Discovery) and BIOT/BSCI 418 (Phage Genomics), he mentors freshmen in hands-on research across multiple semesters (Spring 2020, Fall 2025, Spring 2025), with sections accommodating 8-11 students through structured laboratory and computational sessions.

Dr. MacLea actively participates in national SEA-PHAGES initiatives including the 2025 Phage Genomics Workshop (December 12-16, 2025) and 2026 SEA Symposium (April 24-26, 2026), contributing to program development and community building in phage education research.