Thursday, March 4, 2010

Filariasis Lab Methods FREE minicourse

This is coming up soon, but a good opportunity for anyone interested in learning molecular methods in parasitology. ITS FREE! (you pay for travel etc..) Many of the participants are from the veterinary field, but all methods apply for those interested in the global filariasis burden of disease.




March 9-12, 2010

The FR3 offers a free, hands-on minicourse to introduce students, postdocs, PIs, university professors, and industry representatives to organismal and molecular techniques commonly used in filariasis research. Lectures are given daily and include topics related to vector and nematode biology, experimental models of filarial disease, FR3 molecular and parasite resources, molecular data analysis and reporting, bioinformatics, and pathogenesis and control of filarial diseases. Daily hands-on lab exercises involve vector propagation, filarial nucleic acid purification and characterization, RT-PCR, isolation of filarial life cycle stages from vertebrate and invertebrate hosts, and host animal handling. The week-long minicourse is held at University of Georgia (Athens, GA), and is taught by FR3 personnel and filariasis researchers. It is a great way to learn filarial biology, ask lots of questions, and network with leading filariasis researchers. Please join us in 2010! For more information, click here for the 2009 syllabus, and here for the 2009 announcement.

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