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Mushroom Ecotour in Northern Thailand
Are you interested in looking for mushrooms in northern
Thailand? We are currently trying to organize a mushroomoriented
“ecotour” in northern Thailand, outside of Chiang
Mai. The tour will include a variety of things to be determined
by participants later, but will revolve around collecting in the
mountainous areas near Chiang Mai. Lectures, cultivation
workshops, cooking demonstrations, field identification and
microscope work will also be components of the tour.
The tour will be all-inclusive, including transport, food,
accommodations, use of laboratory equipment and guided
collecting trips with a native English speaker (Dr. Edward
Research support is available for graduate study in the
biodiversity of pyrenomycetes beginning January 1, 2006 at
the Illinois Natural History Survey. This project is part of an
inventory of the wood-inhabiting pyrenomycetes of the Great
Smoky Mountains National Park and emphasizes training in:
1) the diverse methods of traditional collections-based research,
2) the development and management of digital information
tools, and 3) the application of molecular sequencing
techniques and phylogenetic analyses. The project will include
research on the systematics, biogeography, and ecology
of temperate pyrenomycetes and will contain a large fieldwork
component. Desirable qualifications includes experience
in fungal systematics and DNA sequencing techniques.
Support includes a full RA stipend ($20,000 per year) and tuition
waiver for 3 years including summers. The successful
candidate will join a group using multidisciplinary approaches
in systematic research. The Illinois Natural History Survey
is affiliated with the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
(UIUC) and is located on the south end of campus.
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Grand). Dr. Edward Grand is a recent graduate from the University
of Tennessee, where he studied Lentinus, Panus and
other Basidiomycetes with Dr. Ronald Petersen. The Centre
also houses several students working with Basidiomycetes as
well as frequent visiting researchers.
For more information about the Centre or the tour, please
email Dr. Edward Grand at edwardgrand@yahoo.com or visit
our website at: www.mushroomresearchcentre.net
Please note that biological material cannot be taken outside
of Thailand without the permission and/or collaboration
of a Thai university or institution.
Postdoctoral Fellowships Available at Duke University
The Institute for Genome Sciences & Policy’s Center for
Evolutionary Genomics at Duke University is pleased to announce
the continuation of its Post-doctoral Fellowships in
Evolutionary Genomics and Molecular Evolution. This Fellowship
provides an annual salary of $37,000 plus benefits
and $11,000 in research funds per year for a two-year period.
The program allows Fellows to pursue research in the laboratory
of a sponsoring faculty member affiliated with the Institute
for Genome Sciences & Policy. Two Fellowships will be
awarded this year.
We invite innovative proposals from scientists of any nationality
to carry out research at Duke University for a twoyear
appointment, beginning in the fall of 2005. We are particularly
interested in proposals that address mechanisms of
molecular evolution, comparative genomics, and the evolution
of development. Although proposals focused exclusively
on building phylogenies will not be considered, the appli-
Doctoral Student Funding Available
cation of phylogenetic approaches to analyzing the evolution
of genes and genomes is certainly appropriate. Faculty sponsors
can be located within any department or school at Duke
University; the only stipulation is that the project fall within
the areas of research listed above.
Please send curriculum vitae, a three-page research proposal,
a one-page summary of past research, and two letters of
recommendation to: Evolutionary Genomics, c/o Greg Wray,
Department of Biology, Box 90338, Duke University, Durham,
NC 27708-0338, USA. Applications received by 1 June 2005
will be guaranteed full consideration. Duke University is an
Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Female and
minority candidates are especially encouraged to apply.
Questions can be directed to Greg Wray by email
(gwray@duke.edu). For information about the IGSP Center
for Evolutionary Genomics and genomics at Duke University,
visit www.genome.duke.edu.
Students should apply to the Department of Plant Biology at
UIUC (www.life.uiuc.edu/plantbio/). For more information,
please contact Andrew Miller [amiller@inhs.uiuc.edu; (217)
244-0439] at the Illinois Natural History Survey, Center for
Biodiversity, 607 East Peabody Drive, Champaign, IL 61820.
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