Communications from the Hubrecht Laboratory 



I The building project 



At the time when this issue reaches the subscribers the Laboratory will be 

 moving into its new building. This is situated 3 kms. from Utrecht, in an area 

 that is reserved for the new Campus of the University of Utrecht. It is a two- 

 storey building about five times as larc? as the present one. The building will 

 house a number of service and research units. Among the service units is one 

 for animal care (including a large aquarium, a separate animal house for birds 

 and mammals, and a greenhouse). Other service units house the technical 

 workshops, the Central Embryological Library and the Central Embryological 

 Collection. The following research units are provided for: photo- and cin- 

 ematography, histology, histo- and cytochemistry, experimental developmental 

 morphology (including 6 double guest rooms specially meant for international 

 research teams), electron microscopy, tissue culture, developmental genetics, 

 developmental physiology, and developmental biophysics. Each of these units 

 will be run by a scientific staff member and one or two technical assistants, 

 and each includes a double guest room. Furthermore the building contains a 

 lecture hall, and eleven climate rooms of varying temperature and humidity 

 ranges. The general direction of the Institute will be in the hands of two 

 persons: the general and scientific Director (Prof. Nieuwkoop) and the 

 Administrator (Mr. Leussink, one of the present staff members and consequent- 

 ly a qualified biologist). 



II The international team project 



We are glad to be able to announce that the practice of regularly organizing 

 international teams in embryology will be resumed in the new building. The 

 fifth international research team will meet from February 1st till July 31st, 

 1965. Its general topic will be: "Organogenesis in Vertebrate embryos". A 

 circular pertaining to this team has been sent to all Institutes active in the field 

 of developmental biology. Extra copies will be sent on request. Preliminary 

 applications for participation in the team should be submitted as soon as 

 possible. 



Apart from the international teams individual guest workers will always be 

 welcome for shorter or longer periods. The new building provides ample 

 facilities for such guest workers. 



III The scientific staff 



At present the scientific staff of the Hubrecht Laboratory is as follows: 



Prof. Dr. P. D. Nieuwkoop, general and scientific Director 

 J. A. Leussink, M.Sc, Administrator 



Dr. J. Faber, 1st scientific Officer (developmental genetics; "General Em- 

 bryological Information Service") 

 Dr. Elze C. Boterenbrood (experimental developmental morphology; Central 



Embryological Collection) 

 Dr. Kirstie A. Lawson (tissue culture) 

 Dr. K. Hara (photo- and cinematography) 

 Dr. Th. M. Konijn (histo- and cytochemistry) 



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