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Our activities for undergraduates involve not only classroom
education, but hands-on research as well. It is critical for
young researchers to become part of the intellectual community
of the C-DEBI laboratories and to get a certain amount of
ownership of the research and discoveries.
C-DEBI Summer Course for Undergraduates
Global Environmental Microbiology (GEM)
To
apply for the July 9 - August 3, 2012 GEM Course, click
here!
Microbes are the beginning and end for almost every process
on earth! From hydrothermal vents at the bottom of the ocean,
to tropical rainforests near the equator, and from the North
to South Pole, microbiologists uncover their secrets.
At Hot Springs (Photo by A. Close)
At Owens Salt Lake (Photo by J. Heidelberg) |
Don't
you want to come exploring? You don't have to travel that
far - only off the coast of California to Catalina Island.
In partnership with the National Science Foundation, C-DEBI
offers a course in microbiology and microbial ecology. Taught
by Drs. John
Heidelberg and Eric
Webb, this field-based, hands-on course will be:
- Offered at the University of Southern California
- Four weeks in length in the Summer of 2012
- Weeks 1 and 2 at USC with lectures and lab
- Weeks 3 and 4 at the Wrigley Marine Science Center on
Santa Catalina Island
- Field trips to La Brea tar pits, mountains and Long Beach
Aquariums
So come and get your "feet wet" in microbial ecology
and learn what bacteria are, how they work, and what they
do. Explore DNA, genetics and genomics and their potential
function in the environment. Figure out how microbes are used
- not just for wine and cheese.
Course expenses, room and board are paid for by C-DEBI.
Please contact Cindy
Joseph at outreach@darkenergybiosphere.org
with any questions.
> C-DEBI Summer Course flyer [PDF]
> More about the summer
course
Undergraduate Fellowships
During spring and fall semesters, students can get hands-on
experience in faculty laboratories under the mentorship of
faculty and graduate students as part of the C-DEBI "Deep
Scholars" Program. During the summer months, several
options exists within our partner institutions such as:
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