From owner-dros@hgmp.mrc.ac.uk Tue Aug 7 21:43:36 2001 Return-Path: Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mercury.hgmp.mrc.ac.uk (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8F10B17BE9 for ; Tue, 7 Aug 2001 21:43:24 +0100 (BST) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mercury.hgmp.mrc.ac.uk (Postfix) with ESMTP id 839A517C02 for ; Tue, 7 Aug 2001 21:42:49 +0100 (BST) Received: by mercury.hgmp.mrc.ac.uk (Postfix, from userid 6020) id F0E5B17BFA; Tue, 7 Aug 2001 21:40:00 +0100 (BST) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mercury.hgmp.mrc.ac.uk (Postfix) with ESMTP id 21CB517BF3 for ; Tue, 7 Aug 2001 19:36:48 +0100 (BST) Received: by mercury.hgmp.mrc.ac.uk (Postfix, from userid 60001) id 389E517BDE; Tue, 7 Aug 2001 19:32:29 +0100 (BST) To: bionet-drosophila@net.bio.net From: brabant@u.arizona.edu ("Marc Brabant") Newsgroups: bionet.drosophila Subject: Drosophila species workshop announcement Organization: BIOSCI/MRC Human Genome Mapping Project Resource Centre Message-ID: <010e01c11f70$4d2f7ac0$61c1c480@biosci.arizona.edu> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_010B_01C11F35.A0AF3810" X-Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mercury.hgmp.mrc.ac.uk (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6CBA717BFA for ; Tue, 7 Aug 2001 19:32:19 +0100 (BST) X-Received: from deimos.email.Arizona.EDU (deimos-adm.email.Arizona.EDU [128.196.133.166]) by mercury.hgmp.mrc.ac.uk (Postfix) with ESMTP id 489DD17BF8 for ; Tue, 7 Aug 2001 19:27:53 +0100 (BST) X-Received: from brain (128.196.193.97) by deimos.email.Arizona.EDU (5.1.056) id 3B5F1B9D000F1826 for dros@net.bio.net; Tue, 7 Aug 2001 11:27:51 -0700 X-To: X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4133.2400 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4133.2400 Date: Tue, 7 Aug 2001 21:40:00 +0100 (BST) Sender: owner-dros@hgmp.mrc.ac.uk Precedence: bulk This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_010B_01C11F35.A0AF3810 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Drosophila species workshop - October 27-28 - University of Arizona The Tucson Drosophila Species Stock Center will hold a two day workshop = for ten investigators interested in learning to identify different = Drosophila species, prepare culture medium for species with different = dietary requirements, and become familiar with culture techniques = necessary to successfully utilize non melanogaster Drosophila species in = their research. Participants should plan to arrive in Tucson by Friday = evening, October 26 and leave no earlier than Sunday evening October 28. = The $250 registration fee will include all instruction, instructional = materials, continental breakfasts, Friday evening reception, Saturday = night dinner. The Center for Insect Science will assist students with = limited funds in finding housing with UA graduate students.=20 The course will begin with an introduction to Drosophila morphology, = instruction in using Drosophila species keys, and in polytene chromosome = analysis. The melanogaster, obscura, repleta and virilis groups have = been selected as the models for this year's course. Other groups such as = the Hawaiian Drosophila and immigrans species group will be covered in = future workshops. The current workshop will include instruction in = preparation of various diets for specific species groups. Instructors = include Dr. Wyatt Anderson, Dr. William Heed, Dr. Patrick O'Grady, Dr = Scott Pitnick and Dr. Marvin Wasserman. To apply send a letter that includes a brief statement of your research = interests and why the workshop would be valuable to you in achieving = your research goals to: insects@arl.arizona.edu The class will be filled in order of receipt of applications, so please = respond asap if you are interested in attending. ------=_NextPart_000_010B_01C11F35.A0AF3810 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Drosophila species workshop - October 27-28 - University of = Arizona

The Tucson Drosophila Species Stock Center will hold a two day = workshop for=20 ten investigators interested in learning to identify different = Drosophila=20 species, prepare culture medium for species with different dietary = requirements,=20 and become familiar with culture techniques necessary to successfully = utilize=20 non melanogaster Drosophila species in their research. = Participants=20 should plan to arrive in Tucson by Friday evening, October 26 and leave = no=20 earlier than Sunday evening October 28. The $250 registration fee will = include=20 all instruction, instructional materials, continental breakfasts, Friday = evening=20 reception, Saturday night dinner. The Center for Insect Science will = assist=20 students with limited funds in finding housing with UA graduate = students.

The course will begin with an introduction to Drosophila morphology,=20 instruction in using Drosophila species keys, and in polytene chromosome = analysis. The melanogaster, obscura, repleta and virilis groups have = been=20 selected as the models for this year’s course. Other groups such = as the Hawaiian=20 Drosophila and immigrans species group will be covered in future = workshops. The=20 current workshop will include instruction in preparation of various = diets for=20 specific species groups. Instructors include Dr. Wyatt Anderson, Dr. = William=20 Heed, Dr. Patrick O’Grady, Dr Scott Pitnick and Dr. Marvin = Wasserman.

To apply send a letter that includes a brief statement of your = research=20 interests and why the workshop would be valuable to you in achieving = your=20 research goals to: insects@arl.arizona.edu

The class will be filled in order of receipt of applications, so = please=20 respond asap if you are interested in attending.

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