From owner-bionews@hgmp.mrc.ac.uk Thu Dec 5 03:11:36 2002 Return-Path: Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mercury.hgmp.mrc.ac.uk (Postfix) with SMTP id 4A8737D283 for ; Thu, 5 Dec 2002 03:11:36 +0000 (GMT) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mercury.hgmp.mrc.ac.uk (Postfix) with ESMTP id D79517D264 for ; Thu, 5 Dec 2002 03:11:35 +0000 (GMT) Received: by mercury.hgmp.mrc.ac.uk (Postfix, from userid 6022) id AD5B87D283; Thu, 5 Dec 2002 03:11:34 +0000 (GMT) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mercury.hgmp.mrc.ac.uk (Postfix) with ESMTP id BA32F7D25B for ; Wed, 4 Dec 2002 04:03:47 +0000 (GMT) Received: from agamemnon.td.rutgers.edu (agamemnon.td.rutgers.edu [128.6.235.137]) by mercury.hgmp.mrc.ac.uk (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0C1D87D1FD for ; Wed, 4 Dec 2002 04:03:44 +0000 (GMT) Received: (from news@localhost) by agamemnon.td.rutgers.edu (8.11.6+Sun/8.11.6) id gB443eC08172; Tue, 3 Dec 2002 23:03:40 -0500 (EST) To: bionet-announce@net.bio.net From: Daniel Gonzalez Reply-To: meton@rci.rutgers.edu Organization: Acme Biotechnologies User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; U; PPC Mac OS X; en-US; rv:1.1b) Gecko/20020722 X-Accept-Language: en,fr,de,es,ru MIME-Version: 1.0 Newsgroups: bionet.announce Subject: GFP purification short course Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-ID: <3ded7e9b$1@rutgers.edu> X-Trace: rutgers.edu 1038974619 165.230.209.153 (3 Dec 2002 23:03:39 -0400) Date: Thu, 5 Dec 2002 03:11:34 +0000 (GMT) Sender: owner-bionews@hgmp.mrc.ac.uk Precedence: bulk Short Course in Protein Purification Using GFP I have been asked to announce the following, The State University of New Jersey Rutgers (Campus at New Brunswick) Center for Research and Education in Bioluminescence and Biotechnology Programs in Biotechnology, Presents: Protein Purification: Isolation, Analysis, and Characterization of GFP, A Five and One-Half Day Hands-On Laboratory Course Using the remarkable Green-Fluorescent Protein (GFP), A Novel Marker For Gene Expression, as the source material; January 12-17, 2003 and March 16-21, 2003 More than 1100 scientists from around the world have strongly recommended this intensive course as an opportunity to develop protein research and analytical skills in a retreat setting. Participants work hard, identify and solve problems in the lab and enjoy camaraderie and good food and beer with colleagues. An added bonus of this course is practical laboratory exposure to the GFP, now a staple of life sciences laboratories everywhere. This five and one-half day laboratory course covers a wide variety of conventional methods for protein isolation, purification, and characterization. The course format integrates hands-on laboratory exercises with classroom lectures, demonstrations, study breaks, and short take-home assignments. A special feature of the course is that all laboratory work will be performed on the same starting sample (native or recombinant Aequorea GFP), which will be purified from an exceedingly crude form to near homogeneity as judged by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), SDS gel electrophoresis, and isoelectric focusing. This feature provides a continuity of purpose, integrating dozens of preparative and analytical protein techniques in a way that few competing courses can match. A problem-solving approach will be used throughout the course. Under the guidance of experienced lab instructors, participants will work in groups of three to plan their own protocols, analyze data, and interpret results. A student-teacher ratio not greater than 8:1 will be maintained and the faculty coordinators will be present throughout the course. For further details you can reach us, by E-mail at: meton@rci.rutgers.edu or crebb@rci.rutgers.edu by phone at: (732) 932-9071 extension 225 or 216 by FAX at: (732) 932-3633 for a brochure and further information please visit the GFP purification short course official Web site at: http://www.rci.rutgers.edu/~meton/protein.html For a lecture only course which covers these topics, we present "Biochemical Separations: An Introduction to Laboratory techniques" --January 9-10, 2003. For more info please visit the web site for the course. http://www.rci.rutgers.edu/~meton/biosep.html .