Good Day!
My name is Kate from School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia. Our department is holding a Microarray Workshop this August specifically for the Forestry major scholars. Could you please help us to distribute this announcement plus two attachments to the forestry/natural resources list or any other mailing lists that might be interested or beneficial?
Thank you so much and have a nice day!
Regards,
Kate
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Greetings from the School of Forestry and Natural Resources @ University of Georgia!
We are pleased to announce the "Forest Tree Microarray Workshop" to be held at the University of Georgia on August 3-7, 2009. Please post and forward the attached workshop flyer and pre-registration form to your faculty, staff and graduate students as appropriate.
Postdocs and advanced graduate students who have no prior hands-on experience with microarray technology are particularly encouraged to attend. The 5-day workshop will guide the participants through the wet-lab as well as data analysis processes, using the Agilent poplar whole-genome arrays. Spaces are limited to 12 and the registration fees are $700 per person (excluding lodging). Download pre-registration form & submit ASAP (seats will be filled on a first-come-first-serve basis).
August 3-7, 2009 Forest Tree Microarray Workshop @ University of Georgia
Workshop topics:
* Overview of microarray expression profiling
* Hands-on target amplification and Cy-dye labeling
* Microarray hybridization using Agilent Poplar array
* Array scanning and image analysis
* Data analysis, clustering, and more
Who should attend?
Participants who have no prior hands-on experience in microarray technology. Postdocs and graduate students are
particularly encouraged to attend.
What is the cost?
Registration fee is $700 per person.
Space is limited to 12.
How to register?
* Download pre-registration form & submit ASAP (seats will be filled on a first-come-first-serve basis).
* Selected participants must register by June 15.
Accommodation:
A block of rooms have been reserved at the Georgia Center.
Participants must make their hotel reservations by July 1 to enjoy the special rates.
* Single occupancy: $89 plus tax
* Double occupancy: $109 plus tax
* Please reference "Microarray Workshop" for the special rates.
* If you are interested in sharing a room with another workshop participant, please contact Kate for assistance.
Workshop Instructors:
* Juan Cui (Ph.D.), Institute of Bioinformatics
* Prof. CJ Tsai, Department of Genetics & Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources
* Scott Harding (Ph.D.), Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources
* Kate Tay (M.S.), Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources
For more information, please visit http://aspenDB.uga.edu/workshop
or contact Kate Tay (ktay from warnell.uga.edu) or Professor CJ Tsai (cjtsai from warnell.uga.edu).
We are looking forward to seeing you soon!
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