Second Wellcome Trust Workshop on HIV/AIDS and TB
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Second Wellcome Trust Workshop on HIV/AIDS and TB,
Cape Town,
South Africa
HIV/AIDS and TB present an enormous challenge to the public health of
sub-Saharan Africa. An 8-day workshop, which aims to highlight the re-
search issues around these diseases, will be held at the University of
Cape Town from November 27th to December 5th 2001. This will include
overviews on epidemiology, immunology and pathogenesis, virology and
bacteriology as well as treatment issues and prospects for vaccination.
In addition there will be sessions on how to write a grant application,
how to prepare a manuscript for publication as well as updates on the
latest techniques and information technology. It will also be an excel-
lent opportunity to meet other researchers in the field. A number of
prominent international and local speakers have been invited.
The Workshop is supported by a Grant from the Wellcome Trust and spon-
sored by the South African Medical Research Council. All travel, accom-
modation and subsistence costs will be covered. Applicants must be cur-
rently and actively involved in laboratory-based research into HIV/AIDS
or TB. Preference will be given to applications from Africa and from
those involved in projects in Africa. The workshop is aimed at pre-
doctoral students and recent post-doctoral fellows and is limited to 30
participants.
Please send a copy of your CV including publications, a motivation for
why you wish to participate in the Workshop, a brief account of your
research as well as 2 sealed referees reports to:
Carole Roberts,
Medical Research Council,
PO Box 19070,
7505 TYGERBERG,
South Africa
mailto:carole.roberts@mrc.ac.za
Tel 21-938 0359
Fax 21-938 0368
Closing date for application is 31 May 2001
Note: Should you not receive a reply from me within five working
days of sending your mail, please contact:
Ms Heidi Josephs at mailto:heidi.josephs@mrc.ac.za,
Tel:+27-21-938-0234,
Fax:+27-21-938-0356.
Carole Roberts
Director,
Office of International Affairs
Medical Research Council of South Africa
Tel:+27-21-938-0359
Fax:+27-21-938-0368
mailto:carole.roberts@mrc.ac.za
http://www.mrc.ac.za
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