Organizer: Prof. Edward Mitchell

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This workshop will cover a broad range of current topics in protistology, from molecular phylogeny and taxonomy to morphology, biology and ecology of free-living protists in aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems.

• Frederick W. Spiegel , University of Arkansas, USA *
• Daniel J.G. Lahr , University of São Paulo, Brazil *
• Sarah Gray , University of Fribourg
• Jan Pawlowski , University of Geneva *
• Thomas Posch , University of Zurich
• Florian Altermatt , Department of Aquatic Ecology, EAWAG, Dübendorf
• Enrique Lara , University of Neuchâtel *

* Also contribute to the practical session on protists identification

The first part of the workshop will consist in keynote and contributed talks and poster sessions.

The invited speakers are about equally distributed between phylogeny/diversity and ecology and talks will cover a broad spectrum of topics in these disciplines.

The second part will be devoted to a practical session where participants will have an opportunity to use classical methods in protistology and learn about the taxonomy and identification of different groups.

It will start in the end of the afternoon session of April 15th time allowing and continue in the morning of April 16th.

Participants are encouraged to bring their own material (fixed or living, or illustrations) and discuss their fundamental and practical questions.

Program (updated 14.04.2014)
 

Dates :  15 (all day) and 16 April (morning) 2014

Schedule : 15 April: 8.55 - 17.00 and 16 April: 8.55 - 12.00

Location : University of Neuchâtel, Faculté des sciences, UniMail, bâtiment C, room C001

ECTS : 0.5 ECTS (S) for attendance only), add 0.5 ECTS (S) for poster or oral presentation), add 0.5 ECTS (T) for active participation in the practical part. (S= Scientific activities, T= Research tools)

Evaluation : Full attendance and active participation

Information : Please contact Prof. Edward Mitchell or the doctoral program coordinator Dr Christiane Bobillier

Travel expenses : For participants of the Interuniversity doctoral program in organismal biology: see reimbursement conditions.

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MAKE SURE you SIGN the ATTENDANCE LIST EACH and EVERY DAY and TAKE your ATTESTATION of ATTENDANCE at the END of the COURSE  (no attestation will be sent by mail)

Registration fee must be paid in cash at the registration desk on the first day (no credit card, no checks):

• free for PhD students members of the Interuniversity doctoral program in Organismal biology and master student
• CHF 30 for all other PhD students
• CHF 60 for all other participants (postdocs, senior researchers, etc.)

Maximum number of participants: 30 (first day only),  22 (with the practical part).

Registration through the web only: closed

Please note the cancellation policy (CHF 30).

Deadline: 8 April 2014