Venue: Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China 

Time: 12-29^th October, 2013 

The training course is sponsored by the Chinese Academy of Sciences and will be organized by the Institute of Biophysics, CAS. It aims to update participants’ knowledge about the molecular mechanisms of infections, to help participants better understand and utilize the technologies regarding diagnosis, prevention and treatment of infectious diseases; to promote exchange and cooperation among Chinese researchers and scholars from other developing countries in the fight against infectious diseases.  

Requirements for participants: 

About 20 participants from the developing countries will be selected to attend the course. Participants should have educational background and work experience in biomedicine and related fields. Fluent listening and spoken English is required. Participants should be in good health condition; personnel with infectious diseases, severe hypertension, cardiovascular diseases, mental disorders or pregnant women are not eligible. No accompany with family members or relatives during the training course.  

Course format: 

Lectures, group discussions, laboratory demonstrations, facility tours. 

Participants’ local accommodations will be covered by the organizer. Limited grant is available to cover international travel expenditure of selected participants.  

The following topics will be covered in the course: 

1.      Pathogenic molecular mechanism of major infectious diseases 

2.      Application of epidemiology in the prevention and control of infectious diseases 

3.      Application of proteomics in the prevention of infectious diseases 

4.      Epidemic situation of zoonotic infectious diseases 

5.      Pathogenesis of zoonotic infectious diseases 

6.      Diagnosis and prevention of zoonotic infectious diseases 

7.      Monitoring immune responses in infectious diseases 

8.      Application of bioinformatics in the prevention and control of infectious diseases 

9.      Biomarkers of pathogens and diagnostic reagents of infectious diseases 

10.  Research on drug targets against infectious diseases 

11.  Gene chip technology and diagnosis of infectious diseases 

12.  Pathological detection of infectious diseases 

13.  Medication against drug-resistant tuberculosis 

14.  Recombinant gene technology and vaccine development 

15.  Application of monoclonal antibody in the diagnosis and treatment of infectious diseases 

Contact information: 

Ms. LI Ying, Tel/Fax: +86-10-64889860, E-mail: yingli@moon.ibp.ac.cn 

Mr. XIA Xiaoke, Tel/Fax: +86-10-64889860, E-mail: xiaxk@ibp.ac.cn 

Dr. ZHANG Lei, Tel/Fax: +86-10-64888494, E-mail: zhanglei@ibp.ac.cn 

Address: 15 Datun Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100101, China 

                 Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences