The 2007 Worm Show was a 45-minute presentation at the 16th International C. elegans Meeting at UCLA by Morris Maduro and Curtis Loer (University of San Diego, CA). The show featured all new material and included fake powerpoint talks, audience participation, short movies, the C. elegans Gregorian Chant and worm versions of popular songs. Also included was a five-minute ‘Borat’ parody.

Our biggest challenge was following the 2005 Worm Show. Over the past two years, Curtis and I jotted down ideas and exchanged numerous emails. Closer to the date of the meeting, we cemented various bits to arrive at a provisional show. This year several videos were made in advance. The most arduous of these was the Borat parody, which required interviewing Paul Sternberg and three of the people in his group at Caltech, followed by extensive post-production editing. Yikes!

Thanks to the International C. elegans community for their support and encouragement. (And yes, I will be keeping my day job.) - M. Maduro, 7-10-07