Genome Meeting, RIO
Jeffrey Jon Shaw
jeffrey at ftpt.br
Sat Apr 9 06:47:48 BRT 1994
Dear Dr Gottleib,
I am pleased to inform you that under the auspices of the
UNDP/World Bank/WHO Special Programme for Research and Training
in Tropical Diseases (TDR) and the Fundacion Oswaldo Cruz
(FIOCRUZ), Rio de Janeiro, a joint planning meeting of
Trypanosoma cruzi, Leishmania and African trypanosomes Genome
Networks will be meeting in Rio de Janeiro 14-15 April 1994.
The objectives of the meeting are:
1. Select the organism to bre used in all laboratories and assign
tasks to share the work
2. Decide methodologies, data collection and processing
3.Decide common software, a central data bank and communication
media 4. Draft proposals to be finalized and submitted to TDR for
consideration by the Steering Committee on Strategic Research
5 Develop plans for involving qualified scientists from
developing endemic countries both as collaborators and trainees
6. Draw up a plan of activities and time table.
Dr Modabber informed me that you have had previous discussions
about this meeting and you have indicated that you would like
to attend on behalf of NIH. I am therefore requesting Dr Win
Degrave, FIOCRUZ, by a copy of this message, to send you an
invitation. A provisional list of participants is attached for
your information. I hope that you will be able to attend. I
regret the short notice.
Yours sincerely
Felix Kuzoe
Manager
Parasite Genome, TDR
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THE PARASITE GENOME
TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI, LEISHMANIA & AFRICAN TRYPANOSOMES
GENOME NETWORKS
PLANNING MEETING, RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL 14 - 15 APRIL 1994
Provisional List of Participants
T. CRUZI GROUP
1. Dr Jorge E. Allende, Santiago, Chile. FAX: (56-2) 737-6320
2. Dr Wim Degrave, Oswaldo Cruz Institute, Dept. of Biochemistry
& Molecular Biology, CX Postal 926-CEP 20000, Rio de Janeiro,
RJ., Brazil. FAX: (55-21) 590-3495, TEL: (55-21) 598-4345 or
290 7549
3. Dr S. Pena, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
4. Dr Bianca Zingales, University of Sao Paolo, Institute of
Chemistry, Dept. of Biochemistry, P.O. Box 20.789-01498 Sao
Paolo-SP- Brazil. TEL: (55-11) 210-2122/326 FAX: (55-11)
815-5579
5. Dr E. Rondinelli, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
6. Dr Juan J. Cazzulo, Fundacion Campomar, Antonio Machado 151,
(1405) Buenos Aires, Argentina. FAX: (54-1) 865 2246 TEL:/FAX:
(54-1) 88-1916
7. Dr Carlos Morel, Fundacion Oswaldo Cruz, Avenida Brasil 4365,
Manghinhos, CX Postal 926, CEP 2000 Rio de Janeiro, R.J.
Brazil. FAX: (55-21) 590-3495 TEL: (55-21) 280-8787.
8. Dr Paul Lizardi, Departmento de Biologia Molecular, Instituto
de Biotecnologia, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, APDO.
POSTAL, 510-3, --more-- Cuernavaca, Morelos 62271,
Mexico. FAX: (52-73) 172388 TEL: (52-73) 172799, 172999, 175687.
9.Dr Jerry E. Manning, Department of Molecular Biology annd
Biochemistry, University of California, Irvine, CA 92717, USA.
TEL: (714) 856-5578 FAX: (714) 856-8551
10. Dr John Swindle, Dept. of Microbiology and Immunology,
University of Tennessee, 858 Madison Ave., Memphis, TN 38163,
USA. FAX: (901) 577-8462 TEL: (901) 577- 8230 or 577-4687.
11. Dr Alberto Carlos C. Frasch, Fundacion Campomar, Antonio
Machado 151, (1405), Buenos Aires, Argentina. FAX: (54-1) 865
2246 TEL:/FAX: (54-1) 88-1916
12. Dr Mariano, J. Levin, Instituto de Investigaciones en
Ingeneniearia, Genetica/Biologia molecular, Obligado 2490, Piso
2, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tel.783.2871/784-5516, Fax: 54 1.
786.8578.
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LEISHMANIA GROUP
1. Dr. S Beverly, Department of biological Chemistry and
Molecular Pharmacology, Harvard Medical School, Boston,
205 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA
2. Dr Angela Cruz, USP Robeirao Preto
3. Dr Jim Ajioka, Microbiology and Parasitology Division,
Department of Pathology, Cambridge University,
Cambridge CB2 1QP, UK. (To purchase his ticket against
subsequent reimbursement)
4. Dr Pam Langer, University of Wyoming, Dept. of
Microbiology and Biochemistry, University Station Box
3354, Laramie, NY 82071, USA. e-mail:langer at uwyo.edu,
tel. 307 766 3251, 307 766 3426 lab., fax 307 766 5098
(Unable to attend).
5. Dr Deborah F. Smith, Imperial College of Science,
Technology and Medicine, Dept. of Biochemistry, London
SW7 2AZ, UK. tel 44 71 225 8270 , fax 44 71 225 0960,
email d.smith at ic.ac.uk.
6. Dr Hoomen Momen, Rio de Janeiro
7. Dr Grimaldi, G., Brazil
8. Dr Patrick Bastien from the Montpellier Group
9. Dr J. M. Blackwell, Microbiology and Parasitology
Division, Department of Pathology, Cambridge U
University, Cambridge CB2 1QP, UK.
10. Dr J.L Ramirez, Centro de Biologia Celular, Facultad
de Ciencias, Universidad Central de Venezuela, Apartado
47525, Los Chaguaramos, Caracas, 1041A, Venezuela.
Tel. 582-752-10111, FAX 582 752 5897
11. Dr Marc Ouellette and wife Barbara Papadopoulus
12. Dr Diane McMahon-Pratt, Dept. of Epidemiology and
Public Health, Yale University School of Medicine, 60
College Street, New Haven, Connecticut 06510, USA
AFRICAN TRYPANOSOME GROUP
1. Dr John Donelson, Department of Biochemistry, Howard Hughes
Medical Institute, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242 USA
tel 319 335 7889, fax 319 335 6764
2. Dr Sarah Melville, Cambridge, Department of Pathology,
Cambridge University, Cambridge CB2 1QP, UK
3. Dr Andy Tait, Wellcome Unit of Parasitology, Department of
Veterianry Parasitology, Bearsden Road, University of Glasgow,
Glasgow GG1 1QH, Scotland. tele 41 339 8855 extn 5756, fax 41 330
5603.
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4. Dr Phelix Majiwa, ILRAD, P.O. Box 30709, Nairobi, Kenya. (tel
254 2 632311, fax 254 2 631499.
5. Dr K. Stuart, Seattle Biomedical Research Institute, 4
Nickerson Street, Seattle, WA 98109 USA, tel 206 284 8846. fax
206 284 0313.
6. Dr Steve Hadjuk, Department of Biochemistry, University of
Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA . (Current tel. 31
20 512 2880, Current fax 31 20 669 1383)
7. Dr Daniel Masiga, University of Bristol, University of
Bristol, Department of Pathology and Microbiology, Langford,
Bristol BS18 7DU, Royaume-Uni, FAX: 44 934-852741, or 44 934 85
33 68, TEL: 44 934-852581 EXT. 9255
8. Dr Christine Clayton, Zentrum fur Moleculaire Biologie, Im
Neunheimer Feld 282, D-69 Heidelberg, Germany, 49 6221 566860,
fax 49 6221 565894.
9. Dr Theo Baltz, University of Bordeaux, University de Bordeaux
II, Laboratoire d'Immunologie, 146 Rue Leo Saignat, Bordeaux,
France.
10. Professor Nina Agabian, Director, Intercampus Program,
Molecular Parasitology, University of California, Laurel
Heights, Suite 150, 3333 California Street, San Francisco, CA
94143-1204, USA
MALARIA GENOME:
1. Dr Christopher Newbold, Molecular Parasitology Group,
Institute of Molecular Medicine, John Radcliffe Hospital,
Headington, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK, Tel. 44 865 222 303, Fax 44 865
222 500, Oxford, UK (Unable to attend)
HUMAN GENOME
1. Dr Val Sheffield, Department of Paediatrics, University of
Iowa City, Iowa, USA
2. Dr Geoffrey Duyk, Department of Genetics Warren Alpert
Building, Room 447, Harvard Medical School, 200 Longwood Avenue,
Boston, MA 02115, USA, tele 617 432 6072, fax 617 432 7663.
3. Dr D. Cohen, Centre d'Etude du Polymorhisme Humaine (CEPH),
27 rue Juliette Dodu, 75010 Paris, France, Fax: 33 1 42 061 619.
C. ELEGANS GENOME
1. Dr Alan Coulson, The Sanger Centre, Hinxton Hall, Hinxton,
Cambridgeshire CB10 1RQ, UK. tel 44 223 402 033, fax 44 223 402
008, e-mail jes%mrc.lmb.cam.ac.uk at ukacrl
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WHO SECRETARIAT
1. Dr A. Moncayo, World Health Organization, 1211 Geneva 27,
Switzerland
2. Dr F. Modabber, World Health Organization, 1211 Geneva 27,
Switzerland
3. Mr F. Kuzoe, World Health Organization, 1211 Geneva 27,
Switzerland
4. Dr J. Hashmi, World Health Organization, 1211 Geneva 27,
Switzerland
3. Dr Jorge Arias, Brazilia
------- Network Coordinators
28 March 1994
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