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Call for applications:
Latin American Course on Bioinformatics for Tropical Disease Research
A Workshop Sponsored by UNDP/World Bank/WHO Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR)
- Taking place at the Departments of Parasitology and Computer Science - University of São Paulo, Brazil
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The Course
The objective of the course is to introduce the participants to the use of computational tools applied to pathogen genome research. The course will focus on genome sequences of pathogens causative of TDR target tropical diseases (malaria, tuberculosis, leishmaniasis, dengue, leprosy, schistosomiasis, onchocerciasis, filariasis, and African and American trypanosomiasis). The course will also provide fundamentals of Computer Science to researchers in tropical diseases as well as fundamentals of tropical diseases to computer scientists. This key action will promote the interaction between researchers of these two different disciplines, establishing a common background and language for information exchange, fostering long-term development projects and networking.
Note: Participants will receive full financial support, including roundtrip tickets.
Course organizers
- Dr Alan Mitchell Durham
- Dr Arthur Gruber
The Place
The course will be held in the city of São Paulo, Brazil , in the campus of the
State University of São Paulo,
at the Institute of Mathematics and Statistics.
More information on the City of São Paulo
Dates
- Application Deadline: November 13th, 2005
- Announcement of participation: November 20th, 2005
- Beginning of Course: January 16th, 2006
- End of Course: January 28nd, 2006
Selection Criteria
We will select twenty one Latin American Ph.D. candidates, post-doctoral researchers, Junior University Lecturers and Researchers meeting the following criteria:
- Twenty one researchers with good biochemistry/molecular biology/immunology background in tropical diseases and basic knowledge in informatics or with expertise in Computer Sciences and basic knowledge in molecular biology.
- All candidates must have reliable access to e-mail and internet.
- All candidates must be fluent in English (upon selection the candidate should be available for a phone inverview).
- All candidates must be available full-time for the entire duration of the two-week course.
- Priority will be given to candidates whose research activities will immediately benefit from the course as reflected by letters of intention.
How to Apply
All information, with the exception of the letters of recommendation, should be provided by the internet using
the submission
form.
The application should include:
- a biographical sketch including educational training, relevant research experience, list of 5 selected publications (relevant to research experience) in a TDR targeted disease (not mandatory for computer scientists);
- a letter of intention describing why and how the course will assist the candidate research
projects;
- a statement describing the relationship with other supported or ongoing research projects at the candidate institution that will be enhanced by his participation in the training course;
- two recommendation letters from senior investigators (IMPORTANT: letters of recommendation should be sent BOTH by e-mail and addressed to
Prof. Alan Mitchel Durham and Prof. Arthur Gruber).
Prof. Alan Durham and Prof. Arthur Gruber.
Departamento de Ciência da Computação (IME)
Universidade de São Paulo
Rua do Matão 1010
São Paulo, SP 05508-900
Brazil
Tel. +55-11-3091-9877 or +55-11-9781-0735
Fax +55-11-3091-6134
E-mail: tdr.brazil@gmail.com
Applications
must be received by 13 November 2005
Links to previous editions of this course
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