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JANUARY 2013

Thur, Jan 10

VIP Tour for HBOI/Members & Guests-Reservations required. 10am-11:30am. Meet at the Ocean Discovery Center at 9:30am. Tour: Coral Reef Research Labs.(772) 242-2559 for information and reservations.

Sat, Jan 12

Spoil Island Clean-up. Depart Johnson Education Center at 8:30am, return at 12:30pm. Call (772) 242-2559 for information and reservations.

Wed, Jan 16 - Wed, Apr 3, 2013

Ocean Science Lecture Series, each Wednesday evening at 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. at the Johnson Education Center.

Thur, Jan 17

Tour Florida's Newest Winery - Endless Summer Vineyard and Winery, Ft. Pierce. Depart HBOI at 10:30am, return at 1:00pm. $30 for members, $35 for nonmembers. Call (772) 242-2559 for information and reservations.

Thur, Jan 24

Explore the Kissimmee - Depart HBOI at 9:00am, return at 3:00pm. Transportation and lunch included. $40 for members, $50 for nonmembers. Limited seating - call (772) 242-2559 for information and reservations.

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Wed, Jan 30, 2013

OSLS *Special Guest Speaker* Dr. Rita R. Colwell, Chairman, Canon US Life Sciences, Inc. and Distinguished Professor, University of Maryland College Park and Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health. Ocean Science Lecture Series, 7 p.m. at the Johnson Education Center. Free Admission.

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Love Your Lagoon

February 6-8

Wed Feb 6 - 6:30 pm at St. Edwards School - HBOI OSLS in Partnership with the Yale Club of the Treasure Coast: Sir Peter Crane, Dean of the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies

Thursday, Feb 7 - IR Lagoon Symposium 2013 Community encouraged to “Meet the Scientists” poster session from 5:30 p.m. – 7 p.m.

Friday, Feb 8 Forum on Lagoon Health 9 a.m - 12 p.m.

Friday, Feb 8 – “Love Your Lagoon” Dinner

For more information: www.indianriverlagoon.org

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Marine Drug Discovery

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The CMBBR has active research programs in two areas of marine biotechnology: the use of marine microorganisms; and the cultivation of invertebrates and their cells under laboratory conditions.

Providing adequate supplies of marine natural products remains a daunting challenge. Approaches to address this issue include methods at the organismal, cellular and molecular levels. Aquaculture efforts funded by HBOI and Sea Grant have provided base-line data for the culture of sponges and ascidians. Using a model sponge system, the Invertebrate Cell Culture group has developed techniques for primary culture and monitoring of growth and production of bioactive metabolites. Many groups, including the CBMMR, consider the microbial population of the invertebrate to be the original source for the synthesis of many marine natural products and consequently much of the our research is targeted towards understanding the microbial population of specific sponges and the identification of potential producers of specific metabolites. One of our current projects, funded by Sea Grant, is targeting the producer of leiodermatolide.

Marine microorganisms are also being studied as a source of novel enzymes and industrial chemicals.