[Coral-List] Coral Histopathology Course Announcement

[Esther Peters]

The 3-credit graduate-level course, "Corals from the Inside Out: 
Comparative Histopathology," will be presented this summer at Nova 
Southeastern University's (NSU) Oceanographic Center, Dania Beach, 
Florida, May 8-July 28, 2017.

This course presents the microscopic anatomy of scleractinian corals and 
gorgonians (Phylum Cnidaria, Class Anthozoa) to support studies on their 
ecology, physiology, reproduction, biochemistry, systematics, molecular 
biology/genetics, immunology, embryology, and pathology. Topics covered 
include histology; coral diseases; sample collection, preservation, 
processing, and histoslide preparation (lecture and discussion only, no 
laboratory); and slide reading of healthy and diseased specimens using 
light microscopy and virtual microscopy. The course begins with online 
(Blackboard) readings, research, and assignments.

This summer, two options will be available for the face-to-face lecture 
and laboratory portion of the course:

(1) Credit or audit students meet at NSUOC July 10-14 for one week, full 
time (final exam for credit students will be given on July 14 and they 
must complete assignments before the course ends July 28)

(2) Credit or audit students meet at NSUOC July 17-28 for two weeks, 
half-time in the afternoon (final exam for credit students will be given 
on July 28 and they must complete assignments before the course ends 
July 28)

Non-NSU students need to contact Isabelle De Castro (id7 at nova.edu) to 
learn how to register and complete the paperwork. The cost is $3,750 for 
the 3-credit course or $1,875 to audit the course, plus application 
($50), registration ($25), and lab ($10) fees. Students not living in 
the Dania Beach area can reserve a hotel room at a discounted rate 
(please contact Wendy Wood, wendyw at nova.edu, to obtain information on 
lodging). All students will be responsible for travel, hotel, and meal 
expenses. No scholarships are available.



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