Applications are now being accepted for the third training course
organised by the FP7-funded AQUAEXCEL (Aquaculture Infrastructures for
Excellence in European Fish Research) project. The course, The Application of
Chromosome Set Manipulations and the Importance of Gamete Collection and
Management in Aquaculture, will be hosted by the Institute of Aquaculture (IoA)
at University of Stirling, Scotland, on 18-22 November 2013. Additional inputs
will be provided by scientists based at l’Institut National de la Recherche
Agronomique (INRA), France, and the Institute of Marine Research (IMR), Norway.
Course attendance is free, thanks to EC Seventh Framework Programme (FP7)
funding.
AQUAEXCEL aims to integrate key aquaculture research infrastructures
across Europe in order to promote their coordinated use and development.
AQUAEXCEL is organising four pioneering new technical training courses in
total, with each course focusing on different aspects of aquaculture
experimentation. These courses are unique in putting emerging aquaculture
infrastructure centres of excellence at the forefront. They also present a
valuable opportunity for researchers and technicians in this field to further
their experience.
Chromosome Set Manipulation (CSM) technology is used in fish and
shellfish aquaculture and has important applications in the development of
unique genotypes for basic research (haploid, meiotic and mitotic gynogenetic
and androgenetic individuals) and direct commercial applications to the
aquaculture industry (sterile triploids and investigation and manipulation of
sex-determination systems e.g. YY males). The Application of Chromosome Set
Manipulations and the Importance of Gamete Collection and Management in
Aquaculture course will give practical training in the collection, handling and
storage of gametes for these purposes, from a range of species, but with a
focus on salmonids and tilapias as examples.
The course is aimed at participants who want to gain experience in
gamete handling and management and the application of CSM techniques in the
course of their work or research.
Course attendance is free, thanks to EC FP7 funding. Participants are
expected to pay for their own travel, subsistence and accommodation.
Participants are requested to submit their CV and a brief letter outlining
their motivation for wanting to attend the course. Please find attached to this
email the course information leaflet and registration form. For more
information and online registration, please visit
www.aquaexcel.eu/training_courses.
The first AQUAEXCEL course, which focused on Recirculating Aquaculture
System (RAS) Technology and was provided by Wageningen University (WU), the
Netherlands, with expertise from the Norwegian Institute of Food, Fishery and
Aquaculture (Nofima), l’Institut Francais de Recherche Pour l’Exploitation de
la Mer (IFREMER) and the Institute for Marine Resources and Ecosystem Studies
(IMARES), was very successful and oversubscribed. The second AQUAEXCEL training
course: Contribution of Genomic Approaches to the Development of Sustainable
Aquaculture for Temperate and Mediterranean Fish, will be hosted by the
Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA) in Rennes, France, on
16-18 October 2013. The final course, Efficient Utilisation of New Monitoring
and Control Systems in Fish Experiments, will be provided by The Norwegian
University of Science and Technology (NTNU) and SINTEF Sealab, on 19-22 May
2014. Registration for this course will open in January 2014.
