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2006 Chautuaqua
Courses, workshops, talks

We offer professional development activities covering a wide range of bioinformatics topics. Courses this summer are available through Bio-Link, the University of Texas, Austin; and the Fralin Biotechnology Institute.

If you are interested in hosting a workshop or arranging for specialized training, please contact Dr. Sandra Porter (phone: 206-633-4403, or by e-mail: sandy at geospiza.com).
Date Topic Location & contact info
March 29th, 2007 Keynote address: Doing Research with Digital Tools: The Promise of Bioinformatics in Biology Education Ohio State University, Research Day
April 13th, 2007 Talk: Blogs as form of scientific communication ALPSP International Scholarly Communications Conference

London, UK
June 4-8th, 2007 Workshop: Pharmacogenomics, alcohol, and the genetics of human behavior

Bio-Link National Fellows Conference
Berkeley, CA


Information: www.bio-link.org
June 27-29, 2007 Short course: Studying Evolution with Bioinformatics University of Alaska, Anchorage, AK
Chautauqua Short Courses for College Teachers

Registration Information and Course description

optional course pairing: Ecology of South Central Alaska
July 8th-13th, 2007 Workshop: Tastes like chicken: drug resistance in avian influenza Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle WA
July 18-21st , 2007 Workshops:

1. BLAST for beginners

2. Tastes like chicken

3. Alcohol, genetics, and human behavior

 Fralin Biotechnology Conference

Blacksburg, VA
October 2007

Short course: Bioinformatics for biotechnicians

Class meets on MW from 5-8 pm

Course dates: 10/22/2007-11/14/2007

 Shoreline Community College, Washington
Winter 2008 On-line bioinformatics course Austin Community College, Austin, TX
Spring 2008 Talk: Ethics in the biotechnology industry Tulsa Community College, Tulsa, OK

Interested in scheduling a workshop or obtaining Geospiza materials for a workshop?

We give discounts on workshop materials. Find out about course costs and logistics by contacting Geospiza.

We have given workshops and courses on the following topics:

  • Allelic variants of superoxide dismutase and resources for studying genetic disease
  • BLAST for beginners
  • Everything you always wanted to know about BLAST (but were afraid to ask)
  • Exploring DNA structure
  • Exploring protein structure
  • An Entrez into finding what you want
  • Mitochondria and Chloroplasts
  • Of mice and men: browsing the genome to find out why we're human
  • Using bioinformatics to study HIV evolution
  • Using molecular structures to discover new drugs and understand the effects of mutations
  • Tastes like chicken: Finding and comparing molecular structures