The Course

This course has been in existence since 1998 and has been funded at various times by The British council, The Society for General Microbiology, The Wellcome Trust and The European Molecular Biology Organisation. The course delivers state-of-the-art lectures and practicals in Molecular Systematics and Evolution.

The Organisers

Briefly, there are five of us working in the area of molecular systematics. Our experience ranges from method development to the application of methods to some of the most difficult problems in Molecular Systematics and Evolution. You can get more information here.

The location

Centro Nacional de Pesquisa de Solos - Rio de Janeiro, RJ - Brasil.

The dates

The course will run in 2006 from Monday the 13th of March until Sunday the 19th of March.

How to apply

Applications can be submitted by email to Prof. Embley at Martin.Embley{at}newcastle.ac.uk. Replace the {at} with @.

You must submit a short (2 page) CV, along with one paragraph that states explicitly why you should be a student on the course, how you expect to benefit from it and how you are going to use this information in your research.