B. Charles B. Beard,Ph.D. Chief, Vector Biology Activity, Entomology Branch, Division of Parasitic Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA. Dr. Beard has been developing molecular genetic markers to study the epidemiology of human Pc. He has established a sequencing center for this purpose as well as related studies. Dr. Beard has committed to a 5X coverage of 1 Mbp of the rat Pc genome.

C. Eduardo Dei-Cas, Ph.D. Project leader, European Pc Genome Project. Dr. Dei-Cas is seeking support from the Chair of the National Sequencing and Genotyping Center and Director of the Scientific and Administrative Direction of the Pasteur Institute of Lille, France for a portion of the sequencing of the Pc Genome project. Dr. Dei-Cas has formed a European group of investigators including, Dr. Ann Wakefield, Oxford University, UK; Dr. Phillippe Hauser, Lausanne, Switzerland and his own group committed to sequencing 30% of the Pc genome (about 2.7 Mbp) to the 5X coverage.

D.Yoshi Nakamura, Ph.D. Professor, the Institute of Medical Science, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan. Dr. Nakamura will sequence approximately 2.9 Mbp of the rat Pc Genome after being granted independent funding by the Japanese government.

E. Ralph Dean,Ph.D. Associate Professor; Chair, Genetics; Associate Director, Clemson University Genome Center. Dr. is interested in shared pathogenicity factors among plant and animal pathogens and would particpate in the comparative genomics studies planned. Some sequencing of the human Pc genome is tentatively planned.

F. Peter Phillipsen, Ph.D. Professor; Biocentrum, University of Basel, Switzerland. Dr. Phillipsen will participate in first pass sequencing of cosmid clones and serve in an advisory capacity for the project. He will also participate in comparative genomic studies and evaluate the evolutionary relationship of the filamentous fungus, Ashbya gossypii and P. carinii.