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42nd Annual Drosophila Research Conference WORKSHOP Drosophila Research at Primarily Undergraduate Institutions |
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| NOTE: For those workshop presentations for which an abstract was provided by the presenter, program numbers, beginning with 1W, precede the presentation titles. To view the full text of the abstract, click on the abstract number. | ||||
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| Summary: This workshop is a forum both for the many Drosophilists who work in environments where resources and expectations differ from those in research universities, and for those interested in exploring this type of career. A panel discussion will focus on the rewards and tribulations of careers at undergraduate institutions. Several presentations will then center on creative uses of Drosophila in undergraduate lab exercises as well as on undergraduate research projects. |
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| Panel discussion: Careers at Undergraduate Institutions Panelists: C. Cheney, Pomona College; Karen Hales, Davidson College; Nancy Pokrywka, Vassar College; and Janna McLean, Truman State University. |
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| Presentations on using Drosophila as a learning tool: |
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| 1W | An advanced molecular techniques laboratory using projects based on Drosophila P-element insertion mutants. Beverly Clendening, Hofstra University. |
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| 2W | Flies for all occasions. Michael Kotarski, Niagara University. |
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| 3W | A semester-long laboratory project synthesizing molecular and classical approaches to gene mapping and cloning. Karen Hales, Davidson College. |
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| 4W | Developmental biology laboratory: Drosophila embryogenesis and the regulation of transcription during development. Elaine Reynolds, Lafayette College. |
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| Undergraduate research presentations: |
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| 5W | Identification and analysis of swallow homologues from other species. John Zuchero, Vassar College. |
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| 6W | Mapping of suppressors of segregation distortion. Brian Zid, Truman State University. |
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