This undergraduate workshop is designed to introduce a small group of students to evolutionary genomics by exposing them to a sample of methods and concepts in molecular evolution, population genetics and comparative genomics. The workshop is practical, with extensive "wet lab" experience on modern molecular techniques (PCR, DNA sequencing, etc.), and will be complemented with lectures from faculty associated with the CCG and computer laboratory classes. Applications from women and underrepresented minorities are particularly encouraged. Complete and partial scholarships to defray housing and stipend are available.

The workshop is organized by UI faculty member Josep M. Comeron and it is part of a NSF Research Grant to investigate patterns and rates of evolution in Drosophila genes (DEB 03-44209).

Students interested in attending future NSF Summer Workshops in Comparative and Evolutionary Genomics at the University of Iowa, Iowa City, should feel free to contact us.