Announcements

Woods Hole Biological Laboratory Annual Course in Developmental Biology
Dear friends,

I will call your attention to the fact that the Marine Biological Laboratory at Woods Hole is extending the deadline for applications to the 2011 version of its acclaimed course entitled “Embryology: Concepts and Techniques in Modern Developmental Biology” to February 15th

Please take advantage of this wonderful opportunity to learn about development, evolution, multiple animal models and to get in touch with some of the best researchers in our field.

Do not get discouraged by the tuition costs. The MBL can offer up to 75% of these costs (see details here and http://www.mbl.edu/education/courses/summer/course_embryo.html).

Hope you will enjoy!
Xavier

Latin American Zebrafish Network
LASDB is pleased to announce the creation of the Latin American Zebrafish Network (LAZEN), under the auspices of AMSUD-Pasteur. This Network is devoted to the development of the zebrafish as an experimental animal system in Latin America, by bringing local labs together and promoting the formation of researchers and technicians interested in any aspect of zebrafish biology and/or husbandry. The First LAZEN meeting took place in Montevideo, Uruguay, on December 10-11, 2010. During this meeting, which included the participation of around 20 regional principal investigators, a Coordinating Committee was designated, as follows: F.R. Zolessi (Chair; Uruguay), M. Allende (Chile), N.B. Calcaterra (Argentina) and M.R. Vianna (Brazil). For more information, visit: http://www.zebrafish.cl/lazen.html, or contact: lazen@zebrafish.cl

Position available
A position focused on evo-devo is available in the Department of Zoology at the Instituto de Biociências of the University of São Paulo in Brazil.
Click here to download the details (in Portuguese)

5th International Meeting of the Latin American Society for Developmental Biology
November 11-15th Santa Cruz-Chile
Advanced Registration deadline: August 1st, 2010
Abstract Deadline July 1st, 2010
http://www.lasdb2010.com/

Satellite Course 2010
November 2-11, 2010
“Concept and Model organism in Regenerative Biology”
Web Page: http://www.sdbonline.org/2010ShortCourse/course.htm

Developmental Vascular Biology Workshop IV
February 10-13, 2010
Asilomar Conference Grounds, Pacific Grove, Monterey, CA
Organized by: Brant Weinstein, NIH and Richard Hynes, MIT
Sponsored by the North American Vascular Biology Organization
Abstract Submission/Early Bird Discount Deadline: December 15, 2009
http://www.navbo.org/event/DVB

International Course in Developmental Biology (Curso Internacional de Biologia del Desarrollo), Quintay-Chile, 5-14 January 2010. For more information about the course, program, fellowships and applications click here.

The LASDB is pleased to announce that Alejandro Sánchez Alvarado, Ph.D., Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Professor of Neurobiology and Anatomy at the University of Utah School of Medicine, has joined the LASDB Board.

Latin American Meetings: 4th LASDB meeting, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Organizer: Pablo Wappner; e-mail: PWappner@leloir.org.ar)

Latin American Courses and Workshops: In vivo 3D Imaging: computational analysis of cell behavior in developing embryos

Frontiers in Developmental Biology; Concepts, Techniques and Model Organisms

Fellowships: SDB Latin American-Caribbean Scholarships

Postdoctoral positions: http://www.biocel.icb.usp.br/~ireneyan/postdoc.htm