Academic Activities
The first
“Gorgas Advanced” course with the
University of Alabama (UAB) took place between August 15 and 30, 2005.
Twenty experts in Tropical Medicine from around the world (US, Canada, Japan
and Australia) came as students during these two weeks.
The first International Workshop for Research in Emerging and Reemerging Diseases in Peru took place on the 12th August, in the city of Iquitos. The Institute of Tropical Medicine, NMRCD and UCSD organized the event. Drs. Eduardo Gotuzzo, David Blazes and Joseph Vinetz, and other important national researchers participated, thanks to the support of the United States’ National Institute of Health. Graduate students from the UPCH and from Iquitos presented oral papers and posters. More information
Between September 15 and 18, Dr. Carlos Seas, President of the Peruvian Society for Infectious and Tropical Diseases (SPEIT) and Member of the IMT AvH presided over the IX Peruvian Congress of Tropical and Infectious Diseases, II Peruvian Congress of Hospital Epidemiology and Control of Infections and I AIDS Congress.
On 23-24
September, Dr. Luis Velásquez Jones, Chief of the Department of Medical
Editions and Editor of the Medical Bulletin – Federico Gómez Children’s
Hospital, México, offered the course “Writing a Scientific Article”. The
course was intended for Physicians, Residents, Fellows and Pre and Post-Graduate
students.
A “Good
Clinical Practices” course took place on the 28th September, conducted by
Dr. Carlos Goicochea. Medical Residents and Fellows from the Institute of
Tropical Medicine took part.
The Course
“How to write a Grant Proposal”, headed by Dr. Joseph Vinetz, (University of
California, San Diego) and Dr. Clinton White (Baylor College of Medicine)
took place on 2-3 November, 2005.
On November 17,
Dr. Greg Matlashewski from McGill University,
Canada (Dept of Immunology and Microbiology) gave a conference on
“Developments in the treatment and diagnosis of Leishmania infection”.
The First Regional
Meeting of Youth Leaders, HIV/AIDS and Human Rights took place in Lima, Feb.
21-24, 2005. International Organizations gave their support, together with
NGOs from different countries, Latin American HIV/AIDS Networks and other
Peruvian Institutions.
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On November 21st, 2005,
a Workshop on the Theory and Demonstration of “PCR – OLIGOCHROMATOGRAPHY and
its Application to the Diagnosis of Tropical and Infectious Diseases” took
place. The speakers were: Drs. Jean Claude Dujardin, Thierry Laurent and
Stijn Deborggraeve, both from the Prince Leopold Institute of Tropical
Medicine – Antwerp, Belgium.
Expositors IMT Principe Leopoldo – Amberes – Bélgica:
Dr. Jean Claude Dujardin
, Dr. Thierry Laurent, Dr. Stijn Deborggraeve
PERSONAL TRAINING :
IMT AvH scientists supported through the DGOS Project (Antwerp Institute of Tropical Medicine), Emerging Diseases in the Amazon Project, VLIR Project (Florence University) and Baylor College are:
· Master in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology – UPCH:
o Blgo. Vanesa Adaui,
o Blgo. Gabriel Rojas,
o Blgo. Kalina Campos y
o
Blgo. Angélica
Minaya.
· Master in Control of Tropical and Infectious Diseases – UPCH:
o
Dra. Carol
Zavaleta.
· Master in Microbiology:
o
Blga. Sandra
Cubas
· Doctorate in Genetics
o Blgo. Michael Talledo
· Doctorate in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology – UPCH:
o Blgo. Palmira Ventosilla,
o Blgo. Iskra Tuero, Blgo.
o Víctor Neyra y
o Blgo. José Chauca.
Post-Graduate Training:
ü Vanesa Adaui - PHD en IMT Amberes, Bélgica - DGOS
ü Christian Ganoza -San Diego, USA – Enfermedades Emergentes
ü Michael Talledo – PHD en Genética – Universidad de Amberes – Bélgica - VLIR
ü Jessica Ricaldi – PHD en Microbiología en UC San Diego, USA – Enfermedades Emergentes
ü Oscar Nolasco – Bèlgica - DGOS
ü Alberto Mendoza – Residente de 3er año en el area de Infección nosocomial - Galveston, USA. – IMT AvH UPCH.
Baylor College of Medicine: Fogarty Internacional Center (FIC) TRAINING GRANT
ü Dr. Martin Montes
ü Dra. Coralito García
ü Dra. Theresa Ochoa
University of California, San Diego: Fogarty Internacional Center TRAINING GRANT
ü Srta. Kalina Campos Gala.
ü Srta. Iskra Tuero Ochoa.
ü Dr. Raúl Chuquiyauri Haro.
ü Srta. Sandra Luz Cubas Mejía.
ü Srta. Angélica Minaya Galarreta.
ü Dra. Claudia Carol Zavaleta Cortijo
ü Sr. Víctor Manuel Neyra Chagua.
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