Sept 4-8th, 2011

The 4th Polar and Alpine Microbiology meeting was held in Ljubljana, Slovenia and attended by Laurie. She presented a talk detailing some of the ongoing work of the lab using Automated Ribosomal Intergenic Spacer analysis as a tool to screen fungal isolates from Anarctic soils [SEE PROJECT PAGE].

The meeting included sessions on microbial diversity and evolution, permafrost and ecology among other topics. There was much discussion of the impacts of climate change on sensitive polar and alpine environments. For more information about the conference, visit :

http://polaralpinemicrobiology2011.bf.uni-lj.si/

Past Project Updates:

May, 2011: Ireland BEACONS meeting

November, 2010: Laurie South for the Winter

Graduate Research Opening - Laurie is currently looking for a prospective graduate student to continue work on developing biological sensors. Ideal candidates will have a training or experience in electrical engineering. Please check our current project pages for more general info and contact Laurie if interested.