2009 minicourse announcement

Experimental Techniques in

Filariasis Research Fourth Annual MiniCourse

Sponsored by the

NIH Filariasis Research Reagent Resource Center (FR3)

The University of Georgia-College of Veterinary Medicine, Athens, GA

March 9-13, 2009

Monday-Friday 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM

This 1-week course will consist of informal lectures, discussion periods, and wet labs.  Days are split between lectures and labs that cover the biology of filarioid nematode parasites and the Brugia life cycle, molecular methods used in filariasis research, and bioinformatics. 

Course faculty include:  Dr. Ray Kaplan, Dr. John McCall, Dr. Mike Dzimianski, and Dr. Prasit Supakorndej (University of Georgia); Dr. Steven A. Williams and Sue Haynes (Smith College); Dr. Shelly Michalski (University of Wisconsin Oshkosh); Dr. Pat Lammie (Centers for Disease Control)

Attendees will receive a certificate of participation for the course.  There is no cost for the course, but participants are responsible for their costs for travel, hotel accommodations, and meals.

Call or email to sign up now; class size is limited for this special course. 

For more information regarding this course and travel/hotel information, check out our web site:  www.filariasiscenter.org.

Or contact Dr. Ray Kaplan, Department of Infectious Diseases, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, GA  30602                       

Telephone:  (706) 542-8449 or (706) 542-5670;  e-mail:  rkaplan@uga.edu