AFRO-NETS> Course on immunology, vaccinology & biotechnology

[Dieter Neuvians MD <neuvians@harare.iafrica.com>]

Source: tdr-scientists@who.ch 

Course on immunology, vaccinology & biotechnology
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Advanced course on immunology, vaccinology and biotechnology applied to 
infectious diseases 

13 September - 28 October, 2000
Lausanne, Switzerland


This course will be held at the WHO Immunology Research and Training 
Centre, Lausanne, Switzerland. It will be organized specifically for 
English-speaking candidates from developing countries, through a dona-
tion from the Government of Switzerland (Federal Department of Foreign 
Affairs, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation).

Programme

The course will be conducted in English. The first part will be devoted 
to the recent advances in the areas of basic immunology and molecular 
biology. Teaching modules will be structured to deal with the specific 
problems related to bacterial, parasitic and viral infections of public 
health importance. One module will be specifically devoted to the de-
velopment of new vaccines and the testing of their efficacy. One module 
will be related to epidemiology.

Practical sessions will be organized during which participants will 
perform techniques related to:

1.the evaluation of the humoral and cellular immune response to infec-
  tious agents; 
2.identification of microorganisms in biological samples by nucleic
  acid hybridization. 

Extended Research Training

There will be an opportunity for ONE or TWO participants to stay at the 
Centre (for a period of up to 4 months) after the course for further 
practical specialized training. It is mandatory that those interested 
in this possibility mention it in their initial application to their 
Government and explain in detail their motivation in the letter to Dr 
J. A. Louis.

Who Can Apply?

Candidates should fulfill the following requirements:

- have an excellent knowledge of English; 
- university degree: doctorate of medicine, or MSc or PhD in microbiol-
  ogy or other biological sciences; 
- be actively engaged in teaching, research or national public health
  services; 
- be under 40 years of age. 

How to Apply

Scientists interested in participating in the course should:

* apply to the health authority of their Government and complete a Fel-
  lowship Application Form (WHO52.1) which can be obtained from the Of-
  fice of the WHO Representative; 

* submit the completed form for approval to the Government, who will
  then forward the nominations to the WHO through the relevant WHO Re-
  gional Office. Only candidates nominated by their Governments and
  who can attend the entire course will be considered. 

* send details of their scientific work and explain their interest in
  the course in a letter sent directly to: 

Dr J. A. Louis 
Head, WHO Immunology Research and Training Centre 
c/o UNDP/World Bank/WHO Special Programme for Research and Training in 
Tropical Diseases (TDR) 
WHO, 20 Avenue Appia 
CH-1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland
Fax: +41-22-791-4774
mailto:louisjae@who.ch

This letter, which is mandatory, should also indicate that an official 
application has been made through the appropriate Government channels.

DEADLINE FOR RECEIPT OF APPLICATIONS: 30 MAY, 2000

Selected candidates will be contacted in June 2000. They will receive 
air tickets (or other) for their travel to Switzerland and a fellowship 
allowance for the duration of the Course and, where applicable, for ex-
tended research training periods.

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