"Integrative Biology and Adaptation of Antarctic Marine Organisms"
This National Science Foundation sponsored course will be held in
Antarctica at the United States' McMurdo Station. This is an
international course, open to all nationalities. Applications are
invited from graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and other
research scientists who are interested in the biology of Antarctic
organisms. The course will accommodate up to 24 students. Full
scholarships are available to each student accepted into the course
to cover the cost of travel from 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. Modern laboratory
facilities for experimental work, sophisticated operational support
for field collection, and offering the program in Antarctica, make
this course unique. A diverse teaching faculty will offer students
the possibility of working on a wide range of Antarctic organisms
(bacteria, algae, invertebrates, and fish), as well as working at
different levels of biological analysis (molecular biology to
physiological ecology and species biodiversity). For additional
information about the themes of the course in January 2001, the
teaching faculty, and the application process, see the United States
Antarctic Program's Web site at http://www.polar.org (use the link
option to the Biology Course). Deadline for receipt of completed
applications and letters of reference is June 30th 2000.
