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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><FONT size=3><U><STRONG>Marine
Phytoplankton Taxonomy Workshop</STRONG><BR></U></FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=EN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><FONT size=3>The Sir Alister Hardy
Foundation for Ocean Science (SAHFOS) and The Marine Biological Association
(MBA) are delighted to announce that they are jointly running a Marine
Phytoplankton Taxonomy Workshop. The course will run from 6-17 July
2009.<BR></FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=EN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><FONT size=3>The proposed program
will consist of a series of seminars and practical sessions, with tuition from
specially selected international experts. The workshop is aimed at all those
working in the <STRONG>marine phytoplankton field</STRONG>. A basic knowledge of
plankton would be beneficial. <BR></FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=EN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><FONT size=3>For further enquiries
please visit our website at </FONT><A
title=blocked::http://www.mba.ac.uk/phytoplanktonworkshop
href="http://www.mba.ac.uk/phytoplanktonworkshop"><FONT
size=3>www.mba.ac.uk/phytoplanktonworkshop</FONT></A><FONT
size=3>.<BR></FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=EN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><FONT size=3>For immediate
assistance please email us at </FONT><A
title=blocked::mailto:Phytotax09@sahfos.ac.uk
href="mailto:Phytotax09@sahfos.ac.uk"><FONT
size=3>Phytotax09@sahfos.ac.uk</FONT></A><FONT size=3>.</FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P style="BACKGROUND: white"><SPAN lang=EN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><FONT size=3><STRONG><U>Course:
Marine Botany<BR></U></STRONG>Where: Friday Harbor Laboratories, University of
Washington<BR>When: June 15-July 17, 2009<BR>Instructors: Dr. Charles O’Kelly
</FONT><A href="mailto:cokelly@hawaii.edu"><FONT
size=3>cokelly@hawaii.edu</FONT></A><BR><FONT size=3>Dr. Paul Gabrielson
</FONT><A href="mailto:drseaweed@hotmail.com"><FONT
size=3>drseaweed@hotmail.com</FONT></A><BR><FONT size=3>For Whom: Graduate
students and advanced undergraduate students (juniors, seniors).<BR>Application
Deadline: 1 February 2009<BR></FONT><FONT size=3><STRONG>Course
Summary:<BR></STRONG> The theme of the
course is “<STRONG>principles, methods, and applications of marine algal
biodiversity studies</STRONG>”, in particular the <STRONG>macro- and microalgae
of benthic environments</STRONG>. This is a hands-on field and laboratory
intensive course. Students will learn classical and contemporary methods to
characterize, identify and classify algae; the theories underlying the methods;
application of biodiversity information in research (e.g. benthic ecology,
cellular evolution), regulatory (e.g. invasive species) and industrial (e.g.
biofuels) settings. Students will gain practical experience in tools that are
applicable worldwide, such as: specimen collection, preservation, and
databasing; light and electron microscopy; DNA isolation and sequencing;
computational approaches to phylogeny reconstruction. Field work will be
extensive, as the diverse and species-rich aquatic habitats on and around San
Juan Island are ideal for the examination of both macroalgal and microalgal
diversity.<BR> Course structure:
Lectures offered Mon. through Sat., 2 lectures/day except Saturday and on days
with field work. Extensive lab time emphasizing tools and techniques to
identify, culture and curate algae collected from natural field populations,
including DNA extaction, amplification, sequencing and phylogenetic analysis.
Numerous field trips to various marine and brackish water habitats around San
Juan I. and to the exposed, outer coast. Book for the course is: Keys to the
Seaweeds and Seagrasses of British Columbia, Southeast Alaska, Washington and
Oregon by Gabrielson, Widdowson & Lindstrom (2006). Enrollment limited to
12.<BR><BR> Financial Aid: Available from
the Friday Harbor Labs (see WEB address below). For graduate students who are
members of the Phycological Society of America, travel funds are available to
attend a course at a biological station: </FONT><A
href="http://www.psaalgae.org/soc/croasdale.shtm"><FONT
size=3>http://www.psaalgae.org/soc/croasdale.shtm</FONT></A><BR><BR><FONT
size=3>For more information about the course, financial aid, and the Friday
Harbor Laboratories, visit the FHL home page: </FONT><A
href="http://depts.washington.edu/fhl/"><FONT
size=3>http://depts.washington.edu/fhl/</FONT></A><BR></SPAN></P>
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face=Verdana><U><FONT size=3>Advanced Tropical Phycology
workshop </FONT><BR></U></FONT></STRONG></SPAN><FONT size=3><SPAN lang=EN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN"><SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>The
Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Bocas del Toro Research Station, has
received a grant* to run an Advanced Tropical Phycology workshop from <SPAN
style="COLOR: black">Aug. 14 to Sept. 4, 2009</SPAN> modelled on the NATO
Advanced Studies Institutes.<BR><SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>The
Workshop will be focused on participants from the Caribbean and the
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style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>Please
help advertise this great opportunity for graduate students, post-docs and young
faculty working on algae.<BR><SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>More
information at: </SPAN><SPAN lang=DA
style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: DA"><A
href="http://striweb.si.edu/taxonomy_training/future_courses/2009/2009_PASI_atp.html"><SPAN
lang=EN-GB
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">http://striweb.si.edu/taxonomy_training/future_courses/2009/2009_PASI_atp.html</SPAN></A>
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size=3> *The grant is part of the US
NSF's Pan American Advanced Study Institutes (PASI) Program. This is
a jointly supported initiative between the US Department of Energy (DOE) and the
</FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=EN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN"><FONT
size=3>US National Science Foundation (NSF). PASI's are short courses ranging in
length from ten days to one month duration, involving lectures, demonstrations,
research seminars and discussions at the advanced graduate and post-doctoral
level. PASIs aim to disseminate advanced </FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=EN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN"><FONT
size=3>scientific and engineering knowledge and stimulate training and
cooperation among researchers of the <u1:country-region u2:st="on"><u1:place
u2:st="on">Americas</u1:place></u1:country-region> in the mathematical,
physical, and biological sciences, and in engineering fields. This phycological
workshop continues adding to the considerable list of similar taxonmic workshops
at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute's wonderful Bocas del Toro Lab on
the western end of <u1:country-region u2:st="on">Panama</u1:country-region>'s
<u1:place u2:st="on">Caribbean</u1:place> coas</FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=EN
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