Arabidopsis Molecular Genetics
	Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory , Cold Spring Harbor, NY June 30 - July 20
	This course provides an intensive overview of topics in plant growth, physiology and development, focusing on molecular genetic approaches to understanding plant biology. It emphasizes recent results from Arabidopsis thaliana and other model plants and provides an introduction to current methods used in Arabidopsis research. It is designed for scientists with experience in molecular techniques or in plant biology who wish to work with Arabidopsis. The course consists of a vigorous lecture series, a hands-on laboratory, and informal discussions. Discussions of important topics in plant research will be presented by the instructors and by invited speakers. These seminars will include plant morphology and anatomy; plant development (including development of flowers, roots, meristems and leaves, male and female gametophytes, and embryos); perception of light and photomorphogenesis; synthesis, function and perception of hormones. Lectures describing bioinformatics tools available to the Arabidopsis community, and the potential of the Arabidopsis genome project for accelerating Arabidopsis research will also be included. Speakers will provide overviews of their fields, followed by in-depth discussions of their own work. The laboratory sessions will provide an introduction to important techniques currently used in Arabidopsis research. These include studies of Arabidopsis development, mutant analysis, in situ detection of RNA, histochemical staining, transient gene expression, applications of green fluorescent protein fusions, protein interaction and detection, techniques commonly used in genetic and physical mapping, map-based cloning, and mutant isolation by reverse genetics. The course also includes several short workshops on important themes in genetics.
	Organized by:	Kathy Barton, John Bowman & Ueli Grossniklaus
	Invited Speakers:	Last year's speakers included: Philip Benfey, Winslow Briggs, Zach Cande, Joanne Chory, Jerry Cohen, Xing-Wang Deng, Nancy Dengler, Thomas Jack, David Jackson, Nancy Kerk, Rob Martienssen, Peter McCourt, Ann Palmenberg, Scott Poething, Eric Richards, David Spector, Ian Sussex, Michael Sussman, Athanasios Theologis, Albrecht Von Arnim, Susan Wessler, & Detlef Weigel.
	Deadline for Abstracts:	Application Deadline: March 15, 2000
	Registration:	Application Deadline: March 15, 2000 apply online
	Email for Requests and Registration:	meetings@.cshl.org
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