Research on the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans ranges from such global problems as the functioning of an entire nervous system and the evolution of form to the molecular bases of gene structure and function. C. elegans hs become an important experimental organism for the study of many aspects of animal biology, particularly the genetic and molecular bases of development and behavior. We are requesting funds to help support two C. elegans meetings to be held at the Cold Spring Harbor Labortory in May of 1987 and 1989. Previous C. elegans meetings have led to the exchange of knowledge, methods, mutants, and clones and have been vital in establishing the sense of excitement and collegially that characterizes this field.
