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International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology
Meetings and Courses 2008
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19 - 24 January 2008
Khartoum, Sudan
Theoretical Course "Molecular Medicine and Genomics in Africa"
Organisers: Muntaser E. Ibrahim (University of Khartoum, Sudan)
Francisco E. Baralle (ICGEB, Trieste, Italy)
Prof. Muntaser E. Ibrahim
Head, Department of Molecular Biology
Institute of Endemic Diseases, University of Khartoum, Medical Campus Qasser Street
Khartoum, Sudan
Tel.: +249-183-793263; Fax: +249-183-793263, 779712; E-mail: mibrahim
iend.org
29 February - 9 March 2008
Cape Town, South Africa
Theoretical Course "The Molecular and Cellular Basis of Infection"
Organisers: Iqbal Parker (University of Cape Town, South Africa)
Pascale Cossart and Hélène Bierne (Institut Pasteur, Paris, France)
Prof. M. Iqbal Parker
Division of Medical Biochemistry, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine
Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town
Anzio Road, Observatory 7925, Cape Town, South Africa
Tel.: +27-21-4066259, Fax: +27-21-4066061, E-mail: Iqbal.Parkeruct.ac.za
3 - 14 March 2008
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Theoretical and Practical Course ''Proteomic Approaches in Molecular Biology: Theory and Practice"
Organisers: Silvia Moreno (Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina)
Alessandro Vindigni (ICGEB, Trieste, Italy)
Dr. Silvia Moreno
Departamento de Química Biológica, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales
Universidad de Buenos Aires, Ciudad Universitaria - Pabellón 2 - Piso 4, 1428
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Tel.: +54-11-45763342, +54-11-47909591; Fax: +54-11-45763342, +54-44-47909591
E-mail: smorenoqb.fcen.uba.ar
7 - 10 April 2008
Trieste, Italy
Theoretical Course ''RNA Structure and Function"
Organiser: Glauco Tocchini-Valentini (Institute of Cell Biology / CNR, Rome, Italy)
ICGEB Conferences and Meetings, Padriciano 99, I-34012 Trieste, Italy
Tel.: +39-040-3757333; Fax: +39-040-226555; E-mail: coursesicgeb.org
Deadline for receipt of applications at ICGEB Trieste: 30 November 2007
14 - 17 April 2008
Ca' Tron di Roncade, Italy
International Burkholderia cepacia Working Group (IBCWG)
Organisers: Vittorio Venturi (ICGEB, Trieste, Italy)
Paola Cescutti and Roberto Rizzo (University of Trieste, Italy)
Ms. Elisabetta Lippolis, ICGEB Conferences and Meetings, Padriciano 99, I-34012 Trieste, Italy
Tel.: +39-040-3757332; Fax: +39-040-226555; E-mail: lippolisicgeb.org
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4 - 8 May 2008
Sfax, Tunisia
International Symposium on Biotechnology
Organiser: Hammadi Ayadi (Center of Biotechnology of Sfax, Tunisia)
Prof. Hammadi Ayadi
Center of Biotechnology of Sfax, P.O. Box: K.3038, Sfax, Tunisia
Tel.: +216-74-440816; Fax: +216-74-440818; E-mail: directeur.generalcbs.rnrt.tn, hammadi.ayadifmsf.rnu.tn
12 - 16 May 2008
Istanbul, Turkey
NATO Advanced Research Workshop on "Translational Knowledge for Heart Health''
Organisers: Belma Turan (Ankara University, Turkey)
Vladimir N. Smirnov (Institute of Experimental Cardiology, Cardiology Research Center, Moscow, Russia)
Prof. Belma Turan
Faculty of Medicine, Department of Biophysics, Ankara University
Morfoloji Binasi, Sihhiye, 06100 Ankara, Turkey
Tel.: +90-312-3103010 ext. 386; Fax: +90-312-3106370; E-mail: belma.turanmedicine.ankara.edu.tr
13 - 16 May 2008
Tehran, Iran
6th International Workshop on "Application of Advanced Molecular Methods for Diagnosis of Human Genetic Diseases''
Organiser: Massoud Houshmand (NIGEB - National Institute for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Tehran, Iran)
Dr. Massoud Houshmand
National Institute of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (NIGEB)
Pajoohesh Blvd., Shahraq-e Pajoohesh, Km. 17, Tehran-Karaj Highway, P.O. Box 14965/161
Tehran, Iran
Tel.: +98-21-44580390; Fax: +98-21-44580399; E-mail: massoudhnigeb.ac.ir, housh62yahoo.com
19 - 23 May 2008
ICGEB Biosafety Outstation, Ca' Tron di Roncade, Italy
organised in collaboration with the Ministry for Environment, for the Protection of the Territory and the Sea
Workshop "Introduction to Biosafety for the Environmental Release of GM Crops: Evaluation of Scientific Data and Risk Assessment Dossiers"
Organisers: Giuliano Degrassi and Wendy Craig (Biosafety Unit, ICGEB, Trieste, Italy)
ICGEB - Conferences and Meetings, Padriciano 99
Tel.: +39-040-375733; Fax: +39-040-226555; E-mail: coursesicgeb.org
Deadline for receipt of applications at ICGEB Trieste: 30 November 2007
1 -7 June 2008
Valparaíso, Chile
Theoretical Course "VII Latin American Course on Biotechnology"
Organiser: Claudia Altamirano (Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Chile)
Prof. Claudia Altamirano
School of Biochemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Chile
Tel.: +56-32-2273755; Fax: +56-32-2273803; E-mail: claudia.altamiranoucv.cl
23 - 28 June 2008
Trieste, Italy
Practical Course "Bioinformatics: Computer Methods in Molecular Biology"
Organiser: Sándor Pongor (ICGEB, Trieste, Italy)
ICGEB - Conferences and Meetings, Padriciano 99, I-34012 Trieste, Italy
Tel.: +39-040-3757333; Fax: +39-040-226555; E-mail: coursesicgeb.org
Deadline for receipt of applications at ICGEB Trieste: 15 February 2008
15 - 19 September 2008
ICGEB Cape Town Component, University of Cape Town, South Africa
Workshop "Risks, benefits and opportunities from the release of GMOs in the African Regions''
Organisers: Hennie Groenewald (PlantBio, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa)
Kelebohile Lekoape (CSIR, Biosciences, Pretoria, South Africa)
Giuliano Degrassi and Wendy Craig (Biosafety Unit, ICGEB, Trieste, Italy)
Hennie Gorenewald
PlantBio National Innovation Centre for Plant Biotechnology, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
E-mail: hennieplantbio.co.za
Kelebohile Lekoape
CSIR, Biosciences, Pretoria, South Africa
E-mail: klekoapecsir.co.za
30 September - 3 October 2008
Trieste, Italy
Workshop "Human RNA Viruses"
Organisers: Oscar Burrone and Alessandro Marcello (ICGEB, Trieste, Italy)
ICGEB - Conferences and Meetings, Padriciano 99, I-34012 Trieste, Italy
Tel.: +39-040-3757333; Fax: +39-040-226555; E-mail: coursesicgeb.org
Deadline for receipt of applications at ICGEB Trieste: 15 February 2008
13 - 24 October 2008
New Delhi, India
Workshop on "Molecular Evolution and Epidemiology of Avian Influenza''
Organiser: Sunil Lal (ICGEB, New Delhi, India)
Ms. H.S. Narayanan, Chief of Administration
ICGEB - New Delhi Component, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, 110 067 New Delhi, India
Tel.: +91-11-26167356; Fax: +91-11-26162316; E-mail: shubhaicgeb.res.in
Deadline for receipt of applications at ICGEB New Delhi: 30 May 2008
23 - 25 October 2008
Trieste, Italy
Theoretical and Practical Course ''Molecular Biology of Leishmania''
Organisers: Lawrence Banks (ICGEB, Trieste, Italy)
Greg Matlashewski (McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada)
ICGEB - Conferences and Meetings, Padriciano 99, I-34012 Trieste, Italy
Tel.: +39-040-3757333; Fax: +39-040-226555; E-mail: coursesicgeb.org
Deadline for receipt of applications at ICGEB Trieste: 7 May 2008
3 - 14 November 2008
New Delhi, India
Theoretical and Practical Course "Transgene Expression in Plants"
Organiser: V. S. Reddy (ICGEB, New Delhi, India)
Ms. H.S. Narayanan, Chief of Administration
ICGEB - New Delhi Component, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, 110 067 New Delhi, India
Tel.: +91-11-26167356; Fax: +91-11-26162316; E-mail: shubhaicgeb.res.in
Deadline for receipt of applications at ICGEB New Delhi: 30 June 2008
10 - 13 November 2008
Trieste, Italy
Theoretical Course ''Mouse Behavioural Phenotyping"
Organiser: Glauco Tocchini-Valentini (Institute of Cell Biology/CNR, Rome, Italy)
ICGEB - Conferences and Meetings, Padriciano 99, I-34012 Trieste, Italy
Tel.: +39-040-3757333; Fax: +39-040-226555; E-mail: coursesicgeb.org
Deadline for receipt of applications at ICGEB Trieste: 7 May 2008
17 - 28 November 2008
New Delhi, India
Theoretical and Practical Course "Molecular Methods in Malaria Research"
Organisers: Chetan E. Chitnis, Pawan Malhotra and Asif Mohammed (ICGEB, New Delhi, India)
Ms. H.S. Narayanan, Chief of Administration
ICGEB - New Delhi Component, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, 110 067 New Delhi, India
Tel.: +91-11-26167356; Fax: +91-11-26162316; E-mail: shubhaicgeb.res.in
Deadline for receipt of applications at ICGEB New Delhi: 30 August 2008
2 - 4 December 2008
Dhaka, Bangladesh
International Symposium on "Regulatory and Safety Issues in Commercialization of Biotechnology Research in Developing Countries"
Organisers: Ahmed A. Azad, Naiyyum Choudhury, Aparna Islam (BRAC University, Dhaka, Bangladesh)
Rakha Hari Sarker, Imdadul Hoque, Zeba I. Seraj, Haseena Khan (University of Dhaka, Bangladesh)
Firdausi Qadri, S. M. Faruque (ICDDR, Dhaka, Bangladesh)
Prof. Ahmed Abdullah Azad
Department of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, BRAC University, 66 Mahakhali
Dhaka-1212, Bangladesh
Tel.: +88-02-9881265 ext. 4060; Fax: +88-02-8810383; E-mail: a_azad05yahoo.com.au