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. 216
PESOLE@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