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Audience:

The program was planned for graduaonstudents, preferrably in their first year of PhD,in the field of environmental sciences, whocould benefit directly and imediately from thecourse.

The course is supported by the Brazilian andRio de Janeiro Research Councils (CNPq andFAPERJ) and the distribuon of vacancies will

be:* 5 Brazilians

* 10 lan Americans

* 15 All over

It is higly desirable that the student hasaended to a previous edion of PRIMO,SETAC or other related internaonal meengabroad their own.

The course will be all presented in english andit is imperave to have fluence in English toaend.

Selecon process:

The selecon process for the students isalready open and you are asked to invite yourstudents and students at your department oruniversity to apply.

Thirty Students will be selected based on CVand informaon provided in the applicaonstudent applicaon form (mandatory). Readthe informaon in the form carefully!

The selecon process will proceed through thewhole month of August and the selectedstudents will be announced on September the10t.

Wait no longer to apply!

Fees:

There are no fees. The organizaon willprovide ground transportaon (Rio-Buzios-Rio), housing (shared room) and hal-board(one meal a day) during the lenght of the

School. Students will have to provide theirtravel and private expenses to/in Brazil.

Organizaon:Universidade Federal do Rio de JaneiroInstuto de Biosica Carlos Chagas FilhoAv. Carlos Chagas Filho, S/N CCS, Bl. GCidade Universitria, Ilha do FundoRio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil21941-902Tel: +55 21 2562 6643

Fax: +55 21 228081932nd PRIMOs Next

Advanced Students

Workshop on

Fundamentals of Science,

Environment and Health

October 20th to 30th

2011

Bzios, RJ

Brazil

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Wait no longer!

Go Now to

http://bioletim.biof.ufrj.br/primosnext

and start the selection process

Organizer:* Dr. Mauro de Freitas Rebelo,

UFRJ - Brazil

Organizing Commiee:* Dr. Anne Bjorstad,

IRIS - Norway* Dr. Francesco Dondero,

UNIPMN Italy* Dr. John Stegeman,

WHOI - EUA* Dr. Milton Moraes,

FIOCRUZ - Brazil

The School is an iniave of the Biophys-ics Instute of the Rio de Janeiro FederalUniversity and the PRIMO community, toincrease curiosity in graduate studentsand discuss the fundamentals of environ-mental sciences. You can find the pro-

posed program and more about thescope and the goal of the school athp://biolem.biof.ufrj.br/primosnext.

Biomarkers are the answer!

But what is the queson?

Are you red of the same-old samequestions? Are you under the impressionthat being a scientist is just pushingbuttons on complicated machines?

Come to Brasil to discuss with topresearchers in the environmental fieldwhat are the challenging questions to beasked in Environment and Health. Youwill find out once again the joy of whatscience is really about: make sharpobservations and ask intersting relevantequestions.

The school will be held in the pictur-esque city of Buzios, Rio de Janeiro,Brazil, at the Tangars Pousada