22-24 October 2018, Trieste, Italy
This Workshop aims at providing an opportunity for young scientists, especially from least developed countries in endemic areas, for advanced training on the related topics by leading scientists in the field, as well as to establish collaborations with fellow researchers.
Topics
- Overview of Leishmaniasis and its epidemiology
- Computer based analysis of the Leishmania Genome
- The Sandfly vector and transmission
- Virulence factors involved in infection
- Recent advances in therapy and vaccine development
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Greg Matlashewski, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
Implementation research for elimination of VL
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Nicolas Fasel, University of Lausanne
Drug Screening in Leishmania infected macrophages
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Philip Desjeux, iOWH, Divonne, France
Overview of Leishmaniasis”. This movie is part of “Molecular biology of Leishmania
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Peter Myler, CIDR Seattle, USA
RNAseq and system approaches
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Izhak Kehat, Faculty of Medicine Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
Extracellular signal-Regulated Kinases (ERK) in cardiac hypertrophy and failure
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Greg Matlashewski, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada Leishmania virulence
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Philip Desjeux, iOWH, Divonne, France
Drug Development
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Paul Kaye, University of York, UK
Immune Responses to Leishmania: what’s new
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Paul Kaye, University of York, UK Identifying targets for host directed therapy in leishmaniasisYoutube | iTunes | Download
Peter Myler, CIDR Seattle, USA
Host parasite interactions and viral co-infections
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