[APRU-DLP] Status of the DLPP Project

[Zita Wenzel]

All,

I am back from hiatus, but on email sporadically due to a family illness.

My evaluation of the DLPP project is as follows:

- Judy Lemus' crab Global Heartbeat study is a very good one, but Judy 
and I have determined that there is no current plan to provide 
shipping/insurance and assurance/responsibility/replacement of the 
units.  As we discussed previously, I think we should reevaluate this 
project for next year (when we also may have funding for the units and 
for the concerns listed above).

- Megan Harber's Comparative Research Study of five fishes in each of 
the partners' regions is a good one.  It will enable everyone to work on 
their school's timeline, and to work asynchronously but communicate via 
a number of media.  We can provide a web site that will support this 
project.

- If Megan's study cannot be adopted by all or most of the partners, I 
encourage bilateral collaborations.  We have spent a good time learning 
about the bioscience summer school programs at our universities, and 
this knowledge may allow each program to work with one other 
school/program.  In addition, I would be happy to provide support for 
bilateral collaborations.

Please indicate ASAP if you would like to work with as many partners as 
possible on Megan's study.  Again, the partner schools are Far Eastern 
National University (Alexei, Russia), University of California at San 
Diego (Megan Harber, USA), University of Southern California (Judy 
Lemus, USA), and Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (Adolfo 
Gracia/Manuel Alcocer, Mexico).

YES____  I plan to participate in Megan's study.
NO_____ I do not plan to participate in Megan's study.

If NO, I (__________________________) plan to work on a bilateral 
collaboration with ____________________________.

Thank you for your prompt response and welcome to Summer.

Best regards,
Zita