The American Type Culture Collection, in collaboration with the
University
of Maryland's Center of Marine Biotechnology, is sponsoring a symposium
and
workshop entitled "Extremophile Research:Theory and Techniques". This
course, to be held July 26-29, 1999 in Baltimore, MD, focuses on topics
in
archaeal research with methanogenic, (hyper)thermophilic and halophilic
Archaea.
For information about the course and for a listing of symposium and
workshop schedules please visit
http://www.ib3.gmu.edu/educate/extreme/extremo.html.
Several stipends may be available for graduate students, postdoctoral
fellows and faculty who are not funded in this research area, pending
approval from the National Science Foundation.
Please direct requests for information to myself of Ms. Deborah
Grippaudo,
George Mason University (debbieg at ib3.gmu.edu).
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Harold J. Schreier
Associate Professor
Center of Marine Biotechnology
University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute
701 E. Pratt Street
Baltimore, MD 21202
Voice: 410-234-8874
FAX: 410-234-8896
e-mail: Schreier at umbi.umd.edu
