notice of SEPM Congress in August '95

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Paleoneters:  I'm passing this message along just received from
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> Hi- I wanted to get this on PaleoNet or TrainingNet and heard you know 
> how to do it.  Thanks for any help you can offer!
> Lisa Robbins
> 
> First SEPM Congress in Sedimentary Geology, Aug. 13-16, TradeWinds Resort 
> St. Petersburg Beach Florida
> 
> Pre-Meeting Workshop August 13, 1995
> Molecular Paleontology: New techniques and applications 
> 
> General Overview
> Molecular Paleontology is a young, interdisciplinary field that offers new approaches for
> interpreting the fossil record.   Analysis of organic/inorganic constituents in geological materials
> can potentially provide valuable information on taxonomy, paleoecology, as well as diagenesis of
> the components over time.  So many molecular techniques are being presently employed that it
> can be a daunting prospect to "keep up" on the latest innovations, the potential of techniques and
> their pitfalls.  We have yet to take full advantage of the wealth of information that remains
> confined within the organic component of fossils.  Come expand your background and evaluate
> the prospects of this information in your research area by hearing experts in the field discuss the
> latest in research, applications, and future directions.
>      
> Goals
> This workshop is designed to acquaint the participant in some of the fundamental principals and
> techniques for the recovery and analysis of molecular data.  Experts will discuss topics such as
> using residual molecules of skeletal components for taxonomy and tracing decay pathways; 
> detection and recovery of ancient DNA and its application to taxonomic problems; the use of
> antibodies for taxonomic studies;  microstructural concerns (organic/inorganic interactions) and
> their potential use;  biomarkers and their application to fields of paleoecology and geology. 
> 
> Structure
> This workshop is divided into a morning and an afternoon session.  The participants will become
> familiarized with some of the major innovations in the field and their new applications in the
> morning session.  The afternoon session will include "hands on" demonstrations and poster
> discussions.
> 
> Workshop Leaders and Participants: 
> Lisa L. Robbins (U. South FL) and Peggy Ostrom (Michigan State):  Molecular analysis of
> ancient proteins;
> 
> Participants:
> Emily CoBabe  (UMass): Use of bivalve shell lipids as paleoecological and paleo-
> environmental indicators;
> Matthew Collins (Univ. Newcastle England): Diagenetic pathways of  fossil organic material; 
> Jean-Pierre Cuif  and Yannicke Dauphin (Universite de Paris): Molecular preservation in ancient
> sponges, corals and mollusks; 
> Stephen Macko (Univ. of Virginia): Authentication of amino acid indigeneity in ancient materials;
> George Poinar, (UCal- Berkeley) and Hendrik Poinar (U. Munich) - Extraction and analysis of
> ancient DNA ;
> 
> Registration: Professionals-$125.; Students-$50.
> For more information, please contact Dr. Lisa Robbins, (813) 974-1597;
> robbins@chuma.cas.usf.edu
> 
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