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Workshop in Biomedical Research Imaging
Dates: January 26-27, 2009
Faculty: Dr. Andrea Tilden, Colby College
Location: MDI Biological Laboratory
Sponsors: Maine
IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence (Maine
INBRE)
This is a hands-on laboratory workshop on confocal microscopy techniques open to Colby College students.
Molecular
Biology Research Techniques
Dates:February 16-20, 2009
Faculty: Dr. David Towle, MDIBL
Location: MDI Biological Laboratory
Sponsors: Maine
IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence (Maine
INBRE)
This is a hands-on laboratory course in molecular biology, focusing experimental procedures including RNA and DNA extraction, Polymerase Chain Reaction and DNA sequencing. The curriculum will mix intensive, hands-on laboratory work with several informal seminars. The course will meet at Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory February 16-20, 2009 and will culminate in research summaries or poster presentations at MDIBL. All course expenses are paid through the Maine INBRE grant. Course limited to 12 students.
Functional
Genomics of Membrane Transport
Dates: March 2-13, 2009
Faculty: Dr. Denry Sato, MDIBL; Dr. Bruce Stanton,
Dartmouth Medical School
Sponsors:
Maine IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence (Maine
INBRE)
INBRE short course open to undergraduates
from the University of Maine and other Maine colleges. The course will focus on cystic fibrosis as a model
disease that can be studied with a variety of techniques currently
used in biomedical research, and it will consist of both lectures
and hands-on training in the laboratory. Cystic fibrosis is
caused by genetic mutations resulting in functional defects
in a chloride ion transport protein called the cystic fibrosis
transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR). Students will
use electrophysiological methods to assay CFTR function in
transfected cultured mammalian cells and in Xenopus oocytes.
Students will also learn to culture cells in vitro and examine
the subcellular localization of CFTR in stem cells by confocal
microscopy. They will determine CFTR sequences and use informatics
and computational techniques to compare sequences. The course
will be team taught by faculty from the University of Maine,
Dartmouth Medical School, and the Mount Desert Island Biological
Laboratory.
Molecular Biology of Crustacean Neuropeptides
Dates: March 7-17, 2009
Faculty: Dr. Andy Christie, MDIBL; Dr. Patsy Dickinson, Bowdoin College
Sponsors: Maine IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence (Maine
INBRE)
INBRE short course open to undergraduates
from Bowdoin College and other Maine colleges. The course will investigate the roles and distributions of neuropeptides in crustacean nervous systems using a combination of molecular, immunohistochemical and physiological techniques.
Evolutionary Molecular Genetics
Dates: March 16-27, 2009
Faculty: Dr. Charles Wray, MDIBL
Sponsors: Maine IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence (Maine
INBRE)
INBRE short course open to undergraduates
from College of the Atlantic and other Maine colleges. This is a hands-on laboratory course in molecular genetics, focusing on
genomic DNA isolation, genomic library construction and amplification of
molecular markers by polymerase chain reaction. Participants in the course will be introduced to a variety of molecular
techniques that can be used to investigate population genetics of animal
species. In particular, we plan to have students apply newly learned
techniques to marine species, with an emphasis on shark and skate
species.
36th
Maine Biological and Medical Sciences Symposium
Dates:April 17-18, 2009
Location: MDI Biological Laboratory Conference
Center
Sponsors:
Maine IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence (Maine INBRE), MDI Biological Laboratory, and The Jackson Laboratory
The 36th Maine Biological and Biomedical
Sciences Symposium will be held April 17-18, 2009 in the Maren
Auditorium and Dahlgren Hall Conference Center at the Mount
Desert Island Biological Laboratory in Salisbury Cove, Maine.
The Maine Biological and Medical Sciences Symposium (MBMSS)
is a state-wide gathering of researchers and students—an
opportunity to share research results, exchange ideas, promote
collaboration, and network with Maine scientists in a variety
of disciplines. Invited and selected speakers will present
short research reports, followed by question/answer and open
discussion. A poster session and a special networking session for Maine junior faculty will
also be held.
All Maine researchers, science faculty, graduate, undergraduate
and high school students are cordially invited to attend.
Experimental Neurophysiology
Dates: May 10 - 23, 2009
Faculty: Dr. Nancy Kleckner, Bates College
Sponsors: Maine IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence (Maine
INBRE)
This course examines the roles of neuropeptides in modulation of simple behaviors such as feeding in mollusks. The distribution and quantification of common neuropeptides like FMRFamide and neuropeptide phenylalanine (NPF) in molluscan neural tissue will be examined with reference to their likely physiological functions in the animals. The first two weeks of the course are spent at Bates learning about the roles of neuropeptides in behavior and the techniques to be employed in the study (in situ hybridization, immuno-cytochemistry and RT-PCR). The two weeks at MDIBL are spent carrying out molecular localization and quantification of these peptides. The final week is spent back at Bates preparing for presentation of the results of the study.
Structure and Function of Polarized Epithelial Cells
Dates: University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine--May
23-30, 2009
Yale University School of Medicine--June 6-13, 2009
Course Directors: Yale University School of Medicine, Dr. John N. Forrest, Jr.;
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Dr. Ray Frizzell
Intensive one-week course in biomecial
research protocols and techniques is open to first-year medical
students from Yale University School of Medicine and University
of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Four biomedical research topics are the focus of each course: 1) physiological studies of chloride transport in an intact epithelial organ from Squalus acanthias; 2) ion channel gene expression in a heterologous expression system (Xenopus oocytes); 3) studies in isolated tubule preparations, including immunocytochemistry of phosphorylated vs. non-phosphorylated co-transporters, tissue processing, confocal microscopy, Western blots, and antibody design; molecular biology of membrane proteins and transporters in shark salt gland, including methods in RNA, cDNA, PCR, cloning, and sequencing.
11th Annual Course in Quantitative Fluorescent Microscopy
Dates: May 30 - June 6, 2009
Faculty: Dr. Simon Watkins, Course Director, Univ. of Pittsburgh School of Medicine; Dr. Anne Kenworthy, Vanderbilt University; Dr. David Piston, Vanderbilt University ; Dr. Claudette St. Croix, Univ. Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Sponsors: MDIBL, Support from various microscopy/imaging companies (listed here)
This one week, intensive microscopy
course will cover all aspects of the technology from the principals
of fluorescence imaging to multidimensional imaging in living
cells. Lectures dealing with the theory, mechanics, and application
of fluorescent imaging methods will be intermingled with extended
laboratory practicals in which students will be encouraged
to use their own specimens, to optimize the utility of the
course. Our goal will be to provide students with the knowledge
and expertise to implement cutting edge microscopic methods
within their own laboratories. Registration deadline is April
1, 2009; rolling admissions in December, February, and April. Early registration
is recommended--enrollment is limited to 32 students.
Satellite Workshop to the Gordon Conference on Mycotoxins and Phycotoxins
Dates: June 19-20, 2009
Organizers: Dr. Jim Pestka, Michigan State Univ.; Dr. Vera Trainer, NOAA
The 2009 Gordon Research Conference on Mycotoxins and Phycotoxins will be held at Colby-Sawyer College in New London, New Hampshire, June 21-26, 2009. As in previous years, a satellite workshop will be convened at the Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory in Salisbury Cove, Maine on the weekend prior to this important conference. For 2009, the workshop will be titled “Early Warning and Integrated Management of Natural Toxin Events”.
Mount
Desert Island Stem Cell Symposium: Epigenetic Regulation of Stem Cells
Dates: August 7-8, 2009
Organizers: Dr. David Barnes, MDIBL; Dr. John N. Forrest,
Jr., MDIBL; Dr. Barbara Knowles, A-STAR; Dr.
Edward Benz, Dana Farber Cancer Inst. and MDIBL; Dr. Paul
Collodi, Purdue University; Dr. Jonathan Epstein, U Pennsylvania SOM; Dr. John Macauley, TJL; Rajesh Rao, Yale Univ. SOM; Dr. Leonard
Zon, HHMI and Harvard School of Medicine.
Sponsors: MDIBL, TJL
A joint symposium of MDIBL and The
Jackson Laboratory. This meeting will bring together
some of the leading experts on epigenetics and stem cell regulation and will provide a forum for the efficient exchange
of new ideas and directions.
Health
and Colony Management of Laboratory Fish
Dates: August 24 - 28, 2009
Faculty: Dr. Paul Bowser, Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine; Dr. Mike Kent and Dr. Jan Spitzbergen, Center for Fish Disease Research, Oregon State University.
A short course for principal investigators, technicians, or core managers who utilize or plan to utilize fish models in laboratory research. Topics covered include:
Fish Disease: identification, treatment & management
General training: anatomy, histology and necropsy techniques
Core management: water quality, facility considerations
Species covered: Zebrafish, Fundulus, Medaka, Elasmobranchs
National Renal Fellows Course: Origins of Renal Physiology
Dates: September 5-12, 2009
Course Directors : Dr. Mark L. Zeidel, Beth Israel Deaconness Medical Center/Harvard Medical School; Dr. Biff Forbush, Yale University School of Medicine; Dr. John N. Forrest, Jr., Yale University School of Medicine and MDIBL; Dr. Orson Moe, UT Southwestern Medical Center; and, Dr. Joseph Bonventre, Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical School
Endorsed by the American Society of Nephrology
A one-week national course open to renal fellows. Classical physiological experiments will be coupled to modern mechanistic studies:
- Water Homeostasis
- Collecting Duct Sodium Transport
- Distal Nephron Acid Secretion
- Glomerular Filtration
- Salt Secretion and Salt Balance
- Proximal Tubule Function
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Course in Comparative Physiology
Dates: September 12-19, 2009
Course Directors : Dr. William C. Aird, Beth Israel Deaconness Medical Center/Harvard Medical School; Dr. Mark L. Zeidel, Beth Israel Deaconness Medical Center/Harvard Medical School
Sponsors: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center / Harvard Medical School
This one week intensive course for junior medical residents at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center is designed to engender an understanding of, and appreciation for major physiological mechanisms. The course will provide residents will an opportunity to conduct hands-on research using invertebrates and fish. Working in teams, they will generate, interpret and present data relevant to the hematologic and cardiovascular systems, as well as water homeostasis and salt secretion. Using a comparative approach, participants will gain an understanding of fundamental physiological processes that are common to humans.
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