Dear Jeff,

since 2001 I have discontinued to work with ciliates (Paramecium)  
which I have enjoyed for about two decades. It really is time to  
remove me from e-mail lists. I will not resume working with ciliates.
Best wishes,
Joachim

Zitat von "Kapler, Geoffrey M." <[log in to unmask]>:

> This is the last time I will be soliciting funds through this list  
> server.   We have raised ~$4200, including some informal commitments  
> ('checks are in the mail').    Time to join in support of this  
> worthwhile project, act impulsively and write a check.  Thanks very  
> much.
>
> Jeff
> ===========================================
>
> Dear Ciliate Molecular Biologist,
> I am writing to follow up on an an email that I sent out on the list  
> server four weeks ago (appended below) requesting your help in  
> raising funds to support the production of a Ciliate Molecular  
> Biology video.  Thus far we have raised $3,585 from personal  
> donations and unrestricted research funds.   Ted Clark has lined up  
> some of our ‘scientific rock stars’  to participate in the  
> production.   Please help us advocate for ciliate molecular biology  
> research by contributing whatever you can to this worthwhile cause.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Jeff Kapler
> ==================================
>
> On 4/1/2016 9:05 AM, Kapler, Geoffrey M. wrote:
> In advance of this year’s meeting of the Genetics Society of  
> America, the steering committee of the Tetrahymena research  
> community (the “TetRA Board”) has endorsed the  creation of a  
> promotional video advertising the use of ciliates as model  
> organisms.  The target audience for the video will be 1) grant  
> administrators; 2) prospective graduate students and postdocs; and,  
> 3) established researchers outside the ciliate field who may be  
> interested in collaborative projects or in using ciliates for their  
> own research. The video will highlight the contributions of ciliate  
> investigators to fundamental and applied research, and will touch on  
> major themes such as DNA rearrangement, chromosome  
> structure/epigenetics, and fundamental mechanisms in cell biology.
>
> To attract the next generation of scientists to join our vibrant  
> community, it is increasingly important that we share why we value  
> ciliates as research models particularly in the given funding  
> climate. Thus, I am writing to request your help to defray the cost  
> for the production of the Ciliate Molecular Biology promotional  
> video. Although major funding will be provided by the Tetrahymena  
> Stock Center at Cornell University, we anticipate that additional  
> funds will be needed to meet full production costs (estimated at  
> ~$25K).  The video will be produced by Flying Dreams Inc. You can  
> view a sampling of their work for the Tetrahymena ASSET (K-12)  
> education program by accessing the following link:
> http://www.cornell.edu/video/expedition-science<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.cornell.edu_video_expedition-2Dscience&d=BQMD-g&c=cpvmSBWXd8YiHoMtYk_a9E2QIiaEheG3-gfMB16YPq0&r=qSeH3ErOSarRuyA_emFPM6gcBB6o4m_UDUvKOKDpnXk&m=WGYadQB9u-kwdu2i2qYsxxNRPhYU4Ule1aqlhFLMScE&s=0N2M0oLFGJNvNqhpz4CCVzmg2r9wEMxnAavEZ_kOFO4&e=>
>
> (1) The Ciliate Molecular Biology video will be prominently  
> displayed at the July 2016 TAGC Conference, a seven-model organism  
> meeting hosted by the Genetics Society of America.  It will be used  
> to educate researchers working in other model systems about the  
> advantages of using ciliates to address fundamental questions in  
> cell and molecular biology, and as a system for protein  
> over-production and other biotech applications.  Several thousand  
> scientists will attend this first-of-a-kind meeting.
>
> (2) The Ciliate Molecular Biology video will be posted at the  
> Tetrahymena Genome Database and Tetrahymena Stock Center websites.
>
> (3) The Ciliate Molecular Biology video will be distributed to  
> Program Officers at the National Institutes of Health and National  
> Science Foundation.
>
> (4) The Ciliate Molecular Biology video will be used for STEM  
> educational outreach.
>
> (5) The Ciliate Molecular Biology video can be linked to individual  
> faculty webpages as a recruiting tool for undergraduates, graduate  
> students and postdoctoral fellows.
>
> As Chair of the Tetrahymena Research Advisory Board, I have agreed  
> to oversee a fund raising effort through TetRA Board to secure  
> resources from donors (personal donations or donations made using  
> unrestricted research funds).  We are setting up an account at Texas  
> A&M Health Science Center to deposit funds and I will be the  
> official signatory.  All income will be used for the production of  
> this video and no overhead costs will be incurred by Texas A&M.   
> Checks should be written out to Texas A&M Health Science Center,  
> with ciliate video written in the memo area.  We are working out the  
> logistics for invoicing donations made with unrestricted research  
> funds.  Checks can be mailed to me at the address below and I will  
> email an acknowledgement.  To gauge the community commitment to this  
> effort, please send me an email with your donation pledge.  Thanks  
> in advance for your generosity.  Every little bit helps.
>
> Jeff Kapler
>
> Geoffrey Kapler, Ph.D.
> Jean and Tom McMullin Professor of Genetics
> Chair, Department of Molecular and Cellular Medicine
> Texas A&M Health Science Center
> Reynolds 440
> College Station, TX 77843-1114
> phone: (979) 436-0859
> fax: (979) 847-9481
> [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>



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