In article <41itls$3cg at nntp3.u.washington.edu> "Mark S. Strom" <strom at listeria.nwfsc.noaa.gov> writes:
>cawhit at aol.com (CAWHIT) wrote:
>>Hello,
>> I've always found marine microbiology to be very interesting, even
>>though I have not had any formal training in the subject. Although I'm
>>currently working on my PhD in the area of bacterial pathogenesis, I would
>>be interested in learning more about and possibly pursuing a career in
>>marine microbiology.
>>Another source to check out, and one which a lot of potential postdocs don't know about, are National Research Council Fellowships, =
>specifically those sponsored by NOAA (which includes the National Marine Fisheries Service). I think you can get the latest book li=
>sting the available Resident Research Associateships by writing to
>>National Research Council
>Associateship Programs (GR430)
>2101 Constitution Ave, NW
>Washington, DC 20418
>>NMFS has several regional research centers, some of which have microbiological and marine biotoxin research groups. Of course I'll =
>be one to tell you to think strongly about combining your pathogenesis background with marine microbiology. There are many importan=
>t problems involving both human pathogens (found in various seafood products) and pathogens of fish and mammals. That's what we do h=
>ere! (http://research.nwfsc.noaa.gov/home-page.html).
>>Good luck.
>-Mark
>>Mark S. Strom, Ph.D. Ph (206) 860-3379 Fax (206) 860-3394
>URD, NWFSC/NMFS/NOAA URL: http://research.nwfsc.noaa.gov/>2725 Montlake Blvd. E. Email: strom at listeria.nwfsc.noaa.gov>Seattle, WA 98112-2097 mstrom at sci.nwfsc.noaa.gov>>>.
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