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New courses at Karolinska Institutet – application deadline 18 May

The following new courses in line with the focus of the National Doctoral Programme in Infections and Antibiotics are open for application at Karolinska Institutet until 18 May 2015:

Flow cytometry: from theory to application 21-21 September, 2015

Infectious Disease Epidemiology 12-16 October, 2015

Biomedical Ecology – The microbiota in health and disease 23-27 November, 2015

The major global infectious dieseases: tuberculosis and HIV 23-27 November, 2015

Doctoral students in KI collaboration programmes such as the National Doctoral Programme in Infections and Antibiotics are considered equal to KI doctoral students when selecting participants if the activities are oversubscribed.
Additional information about eligibility.

National Course in Molecular Virology, Smögen 17-19 August

This 1 ECTS course aims to provide a broad and in-depth knowledge of different areas of virology. Senior Scandinavian researchers will give lectures spanning a wide array of fields in virology such as pathogenesis, evolution, host genetics, diagnostics and immunology. The course will also include poster sessions where participants can communicate their research, time for group discussions and networking activities.

Schedule

Reduced registration fee for NDPIA members:
single room – 3135 SEK, part of double room – 2235 SEK

Registration dead-line 4 June

Additional information and registration:
https://ndpia.se/events/national-course-in-molecular-virology/

Welcome to the first network meeting: Antibiotic Resistance – a One Health Perspective, Uppsala, 20-21 April, 2015!

The first network meeting of the National Doctoral Programme in Infections and Antibiotics will be held in Uppsala 20-21 April, 2015, and focus on antibiotic resistance, including human, animal and environmental perspectives. The meeting will at the same time provide the first larger networking opportunity for programme participants. The meeting is a joint collaboration with One Health Sweden, a collaboration for researchers with interest in zoonotic infections.

Invited speakers include leading national experts and researchers in antibiotics and resistance mechanisms. Programme participants will give very short presentations of their research projects (irrespective of research focus), complemented by poster presentations – with an award for the best poster. Additional networking opportunities with participants and invited speakers will be provided.

The meeting and accommodation 20-21 April are free of charge for programme participants and all participants outside of Uppsala will receive co-funding of travel costs (if the need for this is indicated in the form below).

All programme participants are highly encouraged to attend this and future network meetings in order to establish the intended programme network.

Meeting venue: Gamla universitetet, hall IV (Universitetshuset)

Link to program

Link to the event with registration form (at the bottom of the page)

Dead-line for registration: March 11 2015, however please register as soon as possible in order to facilitate meeting logistics.

New activities and features at www.mims-infectantibio.se

The following new courses have been advertised at
https://ndpia.se/events/:

Introduction to Bioinformatics using NGS data
RNA-seq
Epigenetic Methods
Introduction to Genome Annotation
Cellular Imaging and Confocal Techniques – Theory
Global Malaria Eradication

Now it is also possible for registered participants to access other participant’s project titles and descriptions together with e-mail addresses via https://ndpia.se/extended-user-list/ found under "For programme participants" in the main menu to the left.

Molecular Virology Workshop and Symposium on Virology in Smögen, August 17-22, 2015

A workshop entitled “Molecular Virology” will be organized in Smögen, August 2015, preliminary dates 17-19. PhD students are the primary target group, but also postdocs are welcome to participate if there are vacancies.

More information about the workshop will be posted as soon as possible at https://ndpia.se/events/molecular-virology-workshop/.

The workshop is sponsored by the MIMS affiliated Doctoral Programme in Infections and Antibiotics and therefore programme participants will be prioritized if the workshop is oversubscribed.

In connection to the workshop, the “Smögen Symposium on Virology” will be held, 20-22 August, 2015. Information about the symposium will be posted at http://www.swedishvirology.se/meetings.html (although this page currently contains information on the previous Virology Symposium).

Participants of the MIMS affiliated Doctoral Programme in Infections and Antibiotics will be able to apply for co-funding of travel/accommodation for participating in the symposium by filling out an on-line form to be included at https://ndpia.se/events/smogen-symposium-on-virology/ closer to the meeting date.