Disease Workshop

[Harry McCarty]

A workshop, "New Perspectives on Pathobiology of Coral Reef Organisms," 
will be presented at the 8th International Coral Reef Symposium, 24-29 June 
1996 in Panama City, Panama.  This one-day workshop will be held mid-week 
during the symposium and will provide a forum for education and 
communication in the field of pathobiology as it relates to the study of 
diseases in algae, invertebrates, and vertebrates of tropical marine 
ecosystems.  The workshop will consist of short presentations on diseases 
and research topics, hands-on discussion/demonstration sessions of methods 
and techniques in histopathology, microbiology, and parasitology, and a 
discussion on physical/chemical factors causing or mediating diseases in 
these organisms. 

Participants are encouraged to provide short seminars on topics in their 
area(s) of expertise, as well as to contribute examples of their own 
disease research "problems" for consultation.  Participants are also 
encouraged to submit papers on diseases of tropical marine organisms for 
presentation during a contributed paper session at the symposium, which 
will be published in the symposium proceedings. 

If you are interested in attending the workshop, please contact: 

Esther Peters                          Debbie Santavy 
Tetra Tech, Inc.                       U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 
10306 Eaton Place                      Environmental Research Laboratory 
Suite 340                              1 Sabine Island Drive 
Fairfax, VA  22030  USA                Gulf Breeze, FL 32361  USA 
phone:  703-385-6000                   phone:   904-934-9358 
fax:    703-385-6007                   fax:     904-934-9300 
e-mail: ecpeters at planetcom.com         e-mail:  dsantavy at gulfbr.gbr.epa.gov