Date
31 March - 6 April 2003 (one week incl. weekend)
Venue
Department of Veterinary Microbiology, the Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University
Organisers
Assistant Professor Michael Engelbrecht Nielsen (KVL) and Research Professor Kurt Buchmann (KVL)
ECTS
3 points
Keywords
Fish diseases, Molecular biology, Micro-arrays, RNA-interference, Molecular research and diagnostics, DNA-vaccination, Large scale DNA production.
Participant institutes
Department of Veterinary Microbiology, the Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University (Den Kongelige Veterinær- og Landbohøjskole, KVL); Danish Veterinary Laboratory; GeneCare Aps; Scandinavian Micro Biodevices A/S; FRS Marine Laboratory, Aberdeen, Scotland; University of Tasmania, Tasmania, Australia; University of Copenhagen
Abstract
The course will give a broad introduction to the usage of novel molecular techniques in fish diseases reserch. The focus will be made to techniques like sequencing, Micro-arrays, RNA-interference.
Additionally a seminar on geosmines in aquaculture and a workshop on fish diseases will be a part of the course.
Course description
The objective of this course is to give the Ph.D. students a broad theoretical introduction to the novel molecular techniques used in research associated with fish diseases.
The course will provide lectures, seminars and workshops by national and international experts. Lecture notes and selected publications will be supplied at the course. Participants will be evaluated on oral presentations (the course will be held in English).
Registration is free, but you will have to organise accomodation and travel expenses.
Further information
Dr. Michael Engelbrecht Nielsen
Department of Veterinary Microbiology
Stigbøjlen 4, 1870 Frederiksberg C
Denmark
Phone: +45 35 28 27 03
Fax: +45 35 28 27 11
email:
Deadline for registration
March 25, 2003
Other remarks
Individual course lectures are open to anyone interested.
Programme
Download: Detailed course plan