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Apply Now for the 2016 Yeast Genetics & Genomics Course
March 30, 2016
For almost 50 years, the legendary Yeast Genetics & Genomics course has been taught each summer at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
For almost 50 years, the legendary Yeast Genetics & Genomics course has been taught each summer at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. (OK, the name didn’t include “Genomics” in the beginning…). The list of people who have taken the course reads like a Who’s Who of yeast research, including Nobel laureates and many of today’s leading scientists.
The application deadline is April 15th, so don’t miss your chance! Find all the details and application form here.
This year’s instructors – Grant Brown, Maitreya Dunham, and Marc Gartenberg – have designed a course (July 26 – August 15) that provides a comprehensive education in all things yeast, from classical genetics through up-to-the-minute genomics. Students will perform and interpret experiments, learning about things like:
- How to Find and Analyze Yeast Information Using SGD
- Isolation and Characterization of Mutants
- Transformation of Plasmids & Integrating DNAs
- Meiosis & Tetrad Dissection as well as mitotic recombination
- Synthetic Genetic Array Analysis
- Next-Gen. whole-genome and multiplexed DNA barcode sequencing
- Genome-based methods of analysis
- Visualization of yeast using light and fluorescence microscopy
- Exploring synthetic biology with CRISPR/CAS9-directed engineering of biosynthetic pathways
Techniques have been summarized in a completely updated course manual, which was recently published by CSHL Press.
There’s fierce competition between students at CSHL courses in the Plate Race, a relay in which teams carry stacks of 40 Petri dishes (used, of course).
Scientists who aren’t part of large, well-known yeast labs are especially encouraged to apply – for example, professors and instructors who want to incorporate yeast into their undergraduate genetics classrooms; scientists who want to transition from mathematical, computational, or engineering disciplines into bench science; and researchers from small labs or institutions where it would otherwise be difficult to learn the fundamentals of yeast genetics and genomics. Significant stipends (in the 30-50% range of total fees) are available to individuals expressing a need for financial support and who are selected into the course.
Besides its scientific content, the fun and camaraderie at the course is also legendary. In between all the hard work there are late-night chats at the bar and swimming at the beach. There’s a fierce competition between students at the various CSHL courses in the Plate Race, which is a relay in which teams have to carry stacks of 40 Petri dishes (used, of course). There’s also a sailboat trip, a microscopy contest, and a mysterious “Dr. Evil” lab!
Last year’s Yeast Genetics & Genomics Course was loads of fun – don’t miss out!
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