Robert Logan

Robert Logan is a Lecturer at Endicott College serving as Primary Instructor for the Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science (SEA-PHAGES) program. He teaches in silico phage genomics and bioinformatics courses (BI103L, BI105L, BI107) using Microbacterium foliorum as the host bacterium, with 2 weekly meetings totaling 4-6 instructional hours per course.

His research focuses on computational analysis of bacteriophage genomes, emphasizing undergraduate training in genome annotation, evolutionary relationships, and microbial genomics. He integrates bioinformatics pipelines to study phage diversity and host interactions, fostering student skills in genomic data interpretation and scientific discovery through the national SEA-PHAGES initiative.

Logan has mentored 24 undergraduate students across recent terms: 14 students (3 freshmen, 5 sophomores, 6 juniors) in Spring 2023 with 4.0 weekly hours, and 10 students (8 freshmen, 2 sophomores) in Spring 2024 with 6.0 weekly hours. His mentorship guides students through end-to-end phage genome analysis from sequencing to functional annotation within collaborative research frameworks.