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Biology of Parasitism
Biology of Parasitism: Modern Approaches

Directors: Heidi Elmendorf , Georgetown University; Daniel Goldberg , Washington University School of Medicine

Course Date: June 12 - August 1, 2009
Online Application Form, (PDF) Deadline: February 2, 2009
2008 Lecture Schedule (PDF)

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 are among those to be covered in the experimental portion of the course: (1) antigenic variation and cytoadherence in malaria; (2) drug design and development for treatment of trypanosomiasis and malaria; (3) immunology and pathogenesis of protozoan and filarial infections and (4) host:parasite interactions using Leishmania, Toxoplasma, and Trichomonas as model systems.

This course is supported with funds provided by

Burroughs Wellcome Fund

Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Wellcome Trust


2009 Faculty and Lecturers:

Judith Allen, University of Edinburgh

David Artis, University of Pennsylvania

Yasmine Belkaid, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

John Boothroyd, Stanford University

Iris Bruchhaus, Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine

George Cross, The Rockefeller University

Johanna Daily, Harvard School of Public Health

Karen Day, New York University

Kirk Deitsch, Weill Medical College of Cornell University

Abdoulaye Djimde, University of Bamako
Michael Ferdig, University of Notre Dame
Kip Guy, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Stephen Hajduk, University of Georgia
Adrian Hehl, University of Zurich
Kent Hill, University of California, Los Angeles

Christopher Hunter, University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine

Marc Jenkins, University of Minnesota

Patricia Johnson, University of California, Los Angeles

Jessica Kissinger, University of Georgia

Elena Levashina, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

Marcelo Jacobs Lorena, The Johns Hopkins University

Andrew MacDonald, University of Edinburgh

Jayne Raper, New York University Medical Center

Eleanor Riley, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

Isabel Roditi, Bern University

Robert Sabatini, University of Georgia

Phillip Scott, University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine

Alan Sher, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

David Sibley, Washington University School of Medicine

Upinder Singh, Stanford University

Deborah Smith, The University of York

Boris Striepen, University of Georgia

Rick Tarleton, University of Georgia

Gary Ward, University of Vermont

Andy Waters, University of Glasgow


 
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