CUK Indian Bee Course | 10–14 August 2015

Indian Bee Course 2015

Department of Animal Science,

Central University of Kerala

Dates: 10–14 August 2015

Venue: Central University of Kerala, Riverside Transit Campus, Nileshwar 671 314, Kasaragod, Kerala (nearest rail head: Kanhangad Railway Station)

Application deadline: 25 July 2015

Registration fees: M.Sc./Ph.D. students: Rs 3000 (includes accommodation on shared basis, all meals, field trip and Conference material); TA of students by II sleeper will be reimbursed.

Faculty participants: Rs 5000 (travel and accommodation will be borne by the faculty participants).

Consultancy fees: If you wish to get your bees identified by the specialists, a consultancy fees of Rs 5000 will be charged above the registration fees.

Who can apply: Post-graduate students, Ph.D. students, Post-doctoral students, Young teaching and research faculty pursuing research in taxonomy, systematics, ecology and evolution of bees, pollination biologists. Students are encouraged to bring their own stereo-zoom microscope if possible.

Selection and payment: Maximum participation: 22 students.

The selected participants will be notified on 28 July 2015, who will have to make payment to: Head of Department, Animal Science, SB AC# 0711101071898, Canara Bank, Nileshwar, Kerala (IFSC code: CNRB0000725).

Apply with your (1) CV, (2) Brief write-up (1 page max.) on your current research/research interests and (3) Statement how the course will benefit your research, to: Dr Palatty Allesh Sinu (Course Director) through e-mail: sinu@cukerala.ac.in (Mobile: 085478 87834).

Course modules: Identification of bees to families, genus and to species (some genus) using morphological and molecular markers, hands-on training in DNA isolation, agarose gel electrophoresis, sequencing, phyologeny studies, molecular data analysis, basics in pollination ecology studies, field study, beekeeping.