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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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Peter McCarthy, Ph.D.

Research Professor

pmccart5@hboi.fau.edu
772-242-2632

Title

Research Professor

Education

Ph.D. Microbiology/Biochemistry, University of Kent, Canterbury, UK.

B.Sc. (Hons) Biochemistry, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.

Career

Following a post-doctoral fellowship working with the Natural Products Discovery group at Smith Kline Beckman in Philadelphia, Dr. McCarthy joined Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution where he is currently a Florida Atlantic University Research Professor in the Center for Marine Biomedical and Biotechnology Research. Dr. McCarthy has over 50 publications in scientific literature, teaches through the Florida Atlantic University Semester-by-the-sea program, and is a former President of the Florida Branch of the American Society for Microbiology,

Detailed CV

Research Interests

Projects taking place in Dr. McCarthy's lab include: the cultivation and identification of the symbiotic microbes present in deep-water marine sponges; screening for novel antimicrobial agents from marine invertebrates and microbes; and finding biotechnological applications for microbial products. Dr. McCarthy works closely with the chemists in the Natural Products Discovery group on the isolation and identification of chemicals produced by the unusual microbes with the ultimate goal of discovering new therapies for diseases such as cancer.