Dear colleagues,<br><br>please distribute widely to potential applicants.<br><br>Sincerely,<br>Nataliya<br><br><br>The White Sea Biological station (WSBS) of the Moscow State University offers 2.5 week long intensive summer course in embryology of marine invertebrates.<br>
<br>Instructors: Nataliya Budaeva(1), Igor Kosevitch(2) and Maria Semenova(3)<br>Invited lecturers: Svetlana Maslakova(4), George von Dassow(4), Stefano Piraino(5)<br><br>1 Laboratory of Ocean Benthic Fauna, P.P. Shirshov Institute of Oceanology Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia<br>
2 Dept. of Invertebrate Zoology, M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russia<br>3 Dept. of Embryology, M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russia<br>4 Oregon Institute of Marine Biology, University of Oregon, USA<br>
5 Laboratory of Zoology and Marine Biology, University of Salento, Italy<br><br>Location:<br>The White Sea Biological Station is located on the wild and scenic coast of Kandalaksha Bay of the White Sea (66 34' N, 33 08' E). It is a remote and isolated University settlement accessible only by boat from the nearest village Poyakonda. Poyakonda is connected to major cities by train: 21 hours from St. Petersburg, and 36 hours from Moscow. <br>
<br>Course description:<br>This course will provide extensive laboratory experience observing embryonic and larval development in a large diversity of marine invertebrates. Students will participate in several field trips to collect adult animals, and learn to obtain gametes, fertilize eggs, and maintain live cultures of marine embryos and larvae in the laboratory. Lectures will examine development in major invertebrate phyla in an evolutionary context. Different types of cleavage, gastrulation, larval morphology and metamorphosis will be discussed. Students are expected to observe as many different developmental stages of various invertebrates as possible, and to maintain a notebook of drawings. <br>
<br>Please visit <a href="http://wsbs-msu.ru/doc/index.php?ID=68">http://wsbs-msu.ru/doc/index.php?ID=68</a> for detailed descriptions of the application process and course fees.<br><br><br><br>Nataliya Budaeva, Ph.D.<br>
P.P. Shirshov Institute of Oceanology<br>Russian Academy of Sciences<br>Nakhimovsky Pr., 36<br>117997 Moscow<br>RUSSIA<br><br>Tel +7 499 124 8510<br><br><a href="mailto:nbudaeva@wsbs-msu.ru">nbudaeva@wsbs-msu.ru</a><br><a href="mailto:nbudaeva@mail.ru">nbudaeva@mail.ru</a><br>
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