Comparative Developmental Biology at the Marine Biological Laboratory

Comparative Developmental Biology is an intensive two-week laboratory course for graduate students (2nd year+) and postdoctoral researchers who seek a broad training in experimental approaches to developmental questions across diverse study organisms. Students will develop advanced experimental embryology skills-many of which are transferable across organisms-in the handling and cellular/genetic manipulation of embryos, including microinjection, lineage tracing, microdissection, cell transplantation, in situ hybridization, CRISPR/Cas mutagenesis, and 3D in vivo imaging. Students will be trained to think comparatively, and will learn how best to select model systems to address specific developmental questions. They will be exposed to classic, recent, and developing methodologies and techniques and will learn about exciting ongoing research using these approaches. Developing and completing a short independent or team-based research project will enhance skills in hypothesis generation and experimental design.

Course directors:  Nipam Patel (MBL) and Victoria Prince (University of Chicago)

Course faculty:  Karen Echeverri (MBL), Carrie Albertin (MBL) and Andrew Gillis (MBL)

Course location:  Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA, U.S.A.

Course dates:  6-20 October 2024

Application deadline:  21 June 2024

For details and application instructions, please see:  https://www.mbl.edu/education/comparative-developmental-biology

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