[USA] Integrative Biology and Adaptation of Antarctic Marine Organisms
The National Science Foundation is sponsoring “Integrative Biology and Adaptation of Antarctic Marine Organisms,” a one-month, advanced biology training course beginning in January 2008 at the U.S. McMurdo Station in Antarctica.
This international course is open to all nationalities, and applications mare invited from PhD students, postdoctoral fellows, and faculty-level research scientists who are interested in the study of extreme environments and the biology of Antarctic organisms. The course will accommodate up to twenty students. Full scholarships are available for each student accepted to the course to cover the cost of travel from their home institution to Antarctica, and room and board while in
Antarctica. The emphasis of the course is on integrative biology, with laboratory- and field-based projects focused on adaptations in an extreme polar environment. A diverse teaching faculty will offer students the opportunity to study a wide range of Antarctic organisms (bacteria, algae, invertebrates, and fish), as well as several different levels of biological analysis (molecular biology, biomechanics, physiological ecology, species diversity, and evolution).
Contact:
Course Announcement
Integrative Biology and Adaptation of Antarctic Marine Organisms
January-February 2008
McMurdo Station, Antarctica
Application Deadline: 15 August 2007
For further information, please go to:
http://antarctica.usc.edu/
