Fwd: tdr> Biology of Parasitism Course

[Jeffrey Shaw]

>Date: Sat, 16 Dec 2000 09:49:02 +0100
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>COURSE ANNOUNCEMENT
>
>Biology of Parasitism: Modern Approaches
>June 7 - August 4, 2001
>
>Directors:  Edward J. Pearce, Cornell University and Christian Tschudi,
>Yale University.
>
>A unique course for advanced graduate students, postdocs, and
>independent investigators, who are seeking thorough training in modern
>approaches to the study of protozoan and helminthic parasites. Limited
>to 16 students.
>
>The focus of this course is on the molecular basis of parasite function
>and the host/parasite interaction with special emphasis on the most
>recent and exciting developments in these areas. The course consists of
>daily lectures juxtaposed with intensive experimental work. About 40
>invited speakers will give a lecture in their area of expertise and meet
>informally with students. These lectures will cover virtually all of the
>systems and areas of active research in modern parasitology.
>
>The laboratory portion of the course strikes a balance between ensuring
>that students acquire the technical expertise necessary to pursue these
>areas of research in their own careers while maintaining the element of
>the search for the unknown. Furthermore, the students will have the
>opportunity to work side-by-side at the benchtop with faculty recognized
>as leaders in their respective fields. The following areas will be
>covered in the experimental portion of the course: (1) The origin and
>function of rudimentary plastids in malaria parasites and Toxoplasma.
>(2) Secretion and protein trafficking in African trypanosomes. (3)
>Identification of new agents against malaria and the molecular
>mechanisms which contribute to rapid emergence of drug resistance in
>malaria. (4) Protein phosphorylation in trypanosomes. (5) The immunology
>and pathogenesis of Trypanosoma cruzi infection. (6) Regulation of gene
>expression in trypanosomes with special emphasis on RNA interference.
>(7) Genomics, proteomics and bioinformatics applications in
>parasitology.
>
>This course is supported in part by a grant from the Burroughs Wellcome
>Fund, the Ellison Medical Foundation and a grant from the National
>Institutes of Health.
>
>Faculty:  Jay Bangs, University of Madison, Wisconsin; Richard Grencis,
>University of Manchester; Geoffrey Ian McFadden, University of
>Melbourne; Marilyn Parsons, Seattle Biomedical Research Institute,
>Washington; Pradipsinh K. Rathod, The Catholic University of America,
>Washington, DC; David S. Roos, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia;
>Rick L. Tarleton, University of Georgia, Athens; Christian Tschudi, Yale
>University, New Haven; Elisabetta Ullu, Yale University, New Haven.
>
>Application deadline: February 1, 2001.
>
>Applications can be downloaded at http://courses.mbl.edu/
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