Rich Lab:Summer Courses

• Frontiers in Reproduction

Lead Director: Mario Ascoli Section Directors: Lane Christenson, Rafael Fissore, and Lawrence Reynolds An intensive six-week laboratory and lecture course designed for advanced graduate students, post-doctoral fellows, newly independent scientists and physicians who seek training in modern state-of-the-art methods and a broad view of current concepts in all areas of reproductive biology.

• Microbial Diversity

Directors: Jared R. Leadbetter and Dianne K. Newman An intensive 6.5 week course for graduate students, postdoctoral scholars and established investigators who aim to learn how to cultivate and genetically manipulate metabolically and phylogenetically diverse microorganisms. Students will also be exposed to state-of-the-art imaging and bioinformatic techniques used to study not-yet-cultivated microbes. Guest lecturers from a wide array of microbiology subfields will contribute to enhancing the intellectual richness of the course.

• Neural Systems & Behavior

Directors: Andre Fenton and Hans A. Hofmann An intensive eight-week laboratory and lecture course focusing on the neural basis of behavior, including the cellular and synaptic levels, sensory and motor systems, neurogenetics, and the analysis of complex systems. Intended for graduate students, postdoctoral students, and independent investigators who wish to gain a broad perspective on neural systems and how they produce behavior.

• Neurobiology

Directors: Graeme Davis, and Timothy A. Ryan An intensive and comprehensive laboratory-oriented course in cellular and molecular neurobiology intended primarily for advanced doctoral or postdoctoral students and for clinical scientists who have completed their residency training and are beginning independent research careers. Established investigators interested in acquiring expertise in areas of neurobiology beyond their own research specialty will also be considered.

• Physiology: Modern Cell Biology Using Microscopic, Biochemical and Computational Approaches

Directors: Jennifer Lippincott-Schwartz, Wallace F. Marshall, and Rob Phillips An intensive laboratory course that provides a unique interdisciplinary training environment at the interface between cellular and computational biology. Students with backgrounds in both the biological and physical/computational sciences are encouraged to apply.

• Biology of Parasitism: Modern Approaches

Directors: Kirk Deitsch and Gary Ward A unique course for advanced graduate students, postdocs, and independent investigators, who are seeking thorough training in modern approaches to the study of protozoan and helminthic parasites.

• Embryology: Concepts & Techniques in Modern Developmental Biology

Directors: Alejandro Sánchez Alvarado, and Richard R. Behringer An intensive six-week laboratory and lecture course for advanced graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and more senior researchers who seek a broad and balanced view of the modern issues of developmental biology.

• Geobiology course [1]

• Stable Isotope Biogeochemistry and Ecology summer course [2]

• Isotopes in Spatial Ecology and Biogeochemistry (SPATIAL Short Course) [3]