The Research Center for Marine Biology, Asamushi, Tohoku University is going to hold an International Marine Biology Course with the theme of “Introduction of Marine Invertebrates as tools for studies on oocyte maturation, fertilization and early development“.
This program is supported by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology in Japan.
The course is open for undergraduate and graduate students who are majoring in biology, life science and related fields, with particular focus on developmental biology and embryology to provide experiences with basic experiments and practices. Half of the participants will be Japanese students; therefore, it will be a good opportunity for deepening exchange with each other. We will introduce marine invertebrates as experimental materials; however, experience with handling marine invertebrates is not necessary.
The details of the course are shown on our website.
http://www.biology.tohoku.ac.jp/lab-www/asamushi/cn62/pg758.html
Dates:
June 18th to June 25 th 2015
Place:
The Research Center for Marine Biology, Asamushi, Tohoku University 039-3501, Sakamoto 9, Asamushi, Aomori, Japan
Teaching Staffs:
Dr. Evelyn Houliston, Villefranche-sur-mer Marine Station, France
Cnidarian developmental mechanisms
Dr.Noriyo Takeda, Asamushi Research Center for Marine Biology, Tohoku University, Japan
Mechanisms of oocyte maturation and spawning in hydrozoan jellyfish
Dr. Alex McDougall, Villefranche-sur-mer Marine Station, France
Cell cycle in eggs and embryos
Dr. Gary Wessel, Brown University, USA
Cell and molecular biology of fertilization, organelle biogenesis
Dr. Stephen A. Stricker, University of New Mexico, USA
The roles of kinases and cyclic nucleotides in eggs, calcium dynamics during oocyte maturation, fertilization, and early development
Dr. Luigia Santella, Stazione Zoologica, Anton Dohrn, Italy
Ca2+ signaling and actin cytoskeletal modulation at oocyte maturation and fertilization
Application
Deadline: May 1st, 2015
We ask that any students, who has interest in our course to please get in touch with us through our website. We will then send them an application form with additional information about the course, accommodations and so on.
Contact
The Research Center for Marine Biology, Asamushi, Tohoku University 039-3501, Sakamoto 9, Asamushi, Aomori, Japan
TEL 017-752-3388
Fax 017-752-2765
Email asamushi(at)bureau.tohoku.ac.jp
http://www.biology.tohoku.ac.jp/lab-www/asamushi/index.html
Poster of the International Marine Biology Course