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2008 Summer Courses

Biology of Parasitism:  Modern Approaches

Directors: Patricia Johnson, Heidi Elmendorf, and Daniel Goldberg
A unique course for advanced graduate students, postdocs, and independent investigators, who are seeking thorough training in modern approaches to the study of protozoan and helminthic parasites.

Embryology:  Concepts & Techniques in Modern Developmental Biology

Directors: Lee Niswander, and Nipam H. Patel

An intensive six-week laboratory and lecture course for advanced graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and more senior researchers who seek a broad and balanced view of the modern issues of developmental biology.

Frontiers in Reproduction

Directors: David Albertini, Mario Ascoli, Francesco DeMayo, and Leslie Heckert

An intensive six-week course consisting of lectures and laboratories. This course is designed for advanced postdoctoral fellows, newly independent scientists and physicians, or senior graduate students who are seeking training in state-of-the-art research strategies and methods needed to pursue studies on reproduction.

Microbial Diversity

Directors: William Metcalf, and Thomas Schmidt
An intensive six-and-a-half-week course for graduate or postdoctoral students, as well as established investigators, who want to become competent in microbiological techniques for working with a broad range of microbes, and in approaches for recognizing the metabolic, phylogenetic, and genomic diversity of cultivated and as yet uncultivated bacteria.

Neural Systems & Behavior

Directors: Paul Katz, and James Knierim
An intensive eight-week laboratory and lecture course focusing on the neural basis of behavior, from the cellular and synaptic levels to the analysis of complex systems. Intended for graduate students, postdoctoral students, and independent investigators who wish to gain a broad perspective on neural systems and how they produce behavior.

Neurobiology

Directors: Hollis Cline and Yishi Jin
An intensive and comprehensive laboratory-oriented course in cellular and molecular neurobiology intended primarily for advanced doctoral or postdoctoral students and for clinical scientists who have completed their residency training and are beginning independent research careers. Established investigators interested in acquiring expertise in areas of neurobiology beyond their own research specialty will also be considered.

Physiology:  Modern Cell Biology Using Microscopic, Biochemical and Computational Approaches

Directors: Timothy J. Mitchison, and Ronald D. Vale
An intensive laboratory course that provides a unique interdisciplinary training environment at the interface between cellular and computational biology. Students with backgrounds in both the biological and physical / computational sciences are encouraged to apply.

Special Topics Courses
These intensive educational programs, one to four weeks long, provide experience in specialized research techniques. Lecture and laboratory courses in topics of current interest are also available.