From owner-celegans@net.bio.net Wed Apr 24 23:00:00 1996 Path: biosci!CSHL.ORG!hengartn From: hengartn@CSHL.ORG (Michael Hengartner) Newsgroups: bionet.celegans Subject: C. elegans course at CSHL? Date: 24 Apr 1996 18:07:38 -0700 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 45 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Distribution: world Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net Dear wormnetters, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory is mulling over whether it would be desirable, with the worm genome project and what not, to set up a CSHL course on C. elegans genetics et al. As the resident wormer, I've been hit upon to figure out whether this was a good idea, and how it could be implemented. Not in the mood to take all the blame, and eager to get useful input and useless banter from y'all, I've decided to take this poll to the net. Please give me your opinion as to the the desirability and feasibility of such an enterprise. Those who can take the time to specifically answer the questions below will be held in particularly high esteem. I'll post the summary of the answers I get (without promise that CSHL will act on them). Michael Hengartner Senior Staff Investigator TEL: (516) 367-8363 Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory LAB: (516) 367-8385 1 Bungtown Road FAX: (516) 367-8461 Cold Spring Harbor, NY 11724, USA Email: mir@cshl.org --------------- The following are questions about a potential C. elegans course that might be held in 1997 (at the earliest). It seems most likely that a two-week session, rather than three weeks, would be available. About 16 students would be expected to take part in the course. 1. Could a worm course be held for two weeks, or would three weeks be necessary? 2. Who are potential students? Those going to C. elegans labs or working on C. elegans already; those who want to start work or switch to using C. elegans' genome types as the sequence becomes available? All of the above? 3. Who are potential instructers? (Names, self-nominations by volunteers welcome!). 4. What - and how much - would be taught? What must absolutely be included? 5. What type of equipment, and how many of each type, would be needed? (Obviously depends on what you answered for question 4, but let's be specific.) .