dbd@THEORY.BCHS.UH.EDU (Dan Davison) (03/18/91)
Marine Biological Laboratory
A series of lectures and discussions exploring multiple
approaches to molecular evolution, and a computer laboratory for
phylogenetic and sequence analysis. This two week program is
designed for established investigators, postdoctoral fellows, and
advance graduate students. Scientists with a strong interest in
molecular evolution including organismic biologists, molecular
biologists, and ecologists are encouraged to apply. In addition,
mathematicians, statisticians and computer scientists with some
background in molecular biology and with an interest in molecular
evolution are encouraged to apply. Since a major goal of this
program is to provide a forum for exchange of information between
organismic and molecular biologists, students will be asked to
actively participate in evening discussion sessions. Limited to 60
students.
Topics to be covered include 1) the theoretical basis for
comparative sequence analysis of proteins and nucleic acids, 2)
the analysis of genomic sequence data and identification of
homologous sequences, 3) the applicability of macromolecular
sequences to phylogenetic analyses and contemporary approaches to
molecular systematics, 4) the impact of molecular phylogeny data
on understanding the ecology and evolutionary history of liming
systems, 5) the use of model systems for the study of micro-
evolution, 6) the evolution of chromosomes and genomes, and 7)
current views on the evolution of mutation rates, introns,
transposable elements, repeated DNA sequences, and multi-gene
families.
Director: Mitchell L. Sogin, Marine Biological Laboratory
Faculty: Joseph Felsenstein, University of Washington, Seattle;
David Maddison, Harvard University
Gary Olsen, University of Illinois
Norman Pace, Indiana University
Margaret Riley, Yale University
David Swofford, University of Illinois
Mark Wheelis, University of California, Davis
and others to be announced
Tuition: $550, includes room and board
Limited financial aid is available to qualified
applicants
Application
Deadline: June 1, 1991
Applications are evaluated by an admissions committee.
Individuals are notified of acceptance or nonacceptance within two
weeks of those decisions.
For further information and application forms, contact:
Florence Dwane
Admissions Coordinator
Marine Biological Laboratory
Woods Hole, MA 02543, USA
(508) 548-3705, ext. 216PESOLE@MVX36.CSATA.IT (GRAZIANO PESOLE) (05/22/91)
dear Florence, I wish to reeive more information about the Molecular evolution Conference. The program and the application form. Thanks Graziano Pesole Dept of Molecular Biology University of Bari - Italy