IBA invites NDPIA members to their Principles of Infection Biology course
When: May 30 – June 3rd, 2022
Where: MH2, UiT – The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø
This course aims to provide a thorough background in basic concepts of infection biology spanning the disciplines of host-parasite interaction and infections caused by bacteria, eukaryotic microbes and viruses.
International speakers of renown and national experts will deliver lectures on:
Fundamental concepts of infection biology and “virulence”
Molecular mechanisms of microbial pathogenesis
Experimental approaches and modern methodologies
Genomic perspectives on pathogen evolution and epidemiology
Current and future challenges in infection biology
Suggested ECTS: 2 ECTS. This must be discussed with your univeristy. You will receive a certificate stating the suggested ECTS, your attendance and the workload.
The antibiotics and antibiotic resistance course in 2022 was held during 4-8 April at Hjortviken Konferens in Mölnlycke, Gothenburg. This course was co-organized by NDPIA and the Norwegian PhD School in Infection Biology and Antimicrobials (IBA).
Antibiotic resistance is a global public health concern that threatens the use of modern medical therapies to fight infectious diseases. The aim of this course was to introduce antibiotic resistance from a microbial perspective and from a clinical – One Health perspective. The fruitful collaboration between NDPIA and IBA made it possible to invite twenty-three national and international lecturers covering wide expertise in this field. The course provided an overview on the modes of action of antibiotics and how microbes resist the effects of antibiotics, on diagnostic methods to detect known and novel resistance genes, on the origins of resistance genes and the biological cost of resistance for the microbe, and on new antibiotic development and alternative therapeutics for infectious disease. In addition, ethics of antibiotic resistance management was also discussed.
Group photo of the participants and organizers of the Antibiotics and Antibiotic Resistance course in 2022. Photo: Hanna Eriksson.
“The opportunity to interact with the top-class lecturers in such a small group was amazing! Very high quality of the talks, I’m impressed!”
-Anonymous participant
Both NDPIA and IBA put a high value on the networking opportunities during their activities and the lectures were thus combined with poster sessions enabling the participants to present and discuss their own research. In addition, time was provided for informal discussions and to build national and international scientific networks between participants and lecturers.
“The enthusiasm of all the participants, both students and speakers, was amazing. All the topics were relevant and important to understand antibiotic resistance. It is a very insightful and complete course, which I believe is the most important strength of it. I also appreciated a lot that international speakers attended the talk, as well as some people from outside academia.”
NDPIA members are invited to the International Joint Meeting Infection Biology and Antibiotics 2022, which will take place in Berlin, Germany, from May 2-4, 2022.
What: The aim of this NDPIA course is to provide an in depth understanding of pathogen-vector interaction and transmission dynamics of mosquito-borne pathogen. It will provide better understanding of mosquitoes as vectors of arboviruses and parasites most of which are zoonotic in nature and affect both humans and animals. The course will include various aspects of the mosquito vector including; ecology, biology, population genetics, competence, capacity and how these factors influence transmission to the susceptible host. The course will also cover vector surveillance, identification, diagnostics, prevention and control, as well as application of high-throughput sequencing platforms in virus discovery.
Suggested ECTS: 1.5 ECTS. This must be discussed with your University. You will receive a certificate stating the suggested ECTS, your attendance and the workload.
