AIDS in India: A Workshop-Symposium. 21-27 July 2002

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" AIDS in India: A Workshop-Symposium on Research, Trials and Treatment " 21-27

July 2002.

Dear Colleagues,

This is to announce the " AIDS in India: A Workshop-Symposium on

Research, Trials and Treatment " to be held between 21st July 2002 to

27th July 2002 and jointly organized by The AIDS International

Training and Research Program (AITRP) of the Albert Einstein College

of Medicine (AECOM), Bronx, New York, the Department of Microbiology

and Cell Biology, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, Sir Dorabji

Tata Centre for Research in Tropical Diseases, Bangalore and

Jawaharalal Nehru Center for Advanced Scientific Research, Bangalore.

Applications are invited from interested individuals (basic and

clinical AIDS researchers as well as clinicians who regularly treat

AIDS patients) to participate in this 1-week Workshop-Symposium to be

held at the Indian Institute of Science Campus, Bangalore. See below

for instructions on how to apply. The workshop includes three

components.

A. " Hands-on " course: Will impart experience in using techniques

covering several key virological and immunological methods including

(a) Use of lentiviral vectors for gene delivery; ( Measurement of

drug susceptibility in HIV; © Heteroduplex Mobility shift Assay

(HMA); (d) Use of reporter HIVs; (e) CTL assays using tetramers; (f)

ELISPOT assay and (g) Luciferase assay to detect Mycobacterium

tuberculosis. The teaching faculty will include several leading

researchers from both India and US.

B. Round-table discussion series: These are 2- to 5- session series

covering basic-to-advanced aspects of: (a) AIDS Research in India;

( Ethics in Clinical Research; © Antiretroviral treatment

modalities and (d) Design of Clinical Trials. The panelists are

leading researchers from USA and India.

C. Symposium: A two-day event on 22nd and 23rd July includes plenary

lectures and seminars, with separate sessions for HIV/AIDS and

Tuberculosis as an opportunistic infection of AIDS. Features several

distinguished speakers from India and US. The tentative speakers are:

Chan, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY

N. K. Ganguly, Director-General, Indian Council of Medical Research, New Delhi

J. Japour, Global Director, AIDS Program, Abbott Laboratories

, Christian Medical College, Vellore

Pheroze Joshi, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx

Ganjam V. Kalpana, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, USA

Dr. Vanaja Kumar, Tuberculosis Research Center, Chennai

Dr. Ruth Macklin, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, USA

Marty Markowitz, Diamond AIDS Research Center, New York

Sowmya Swaminathan, Tuberculosis Research Center, Chennai

Ramesh Paranjpe, National AIDS Research Institute, Pune

Vinayaka Prasad, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, USA

Amara Rama Rao, Emory University

Mala Rao, NCL, Pune

Raj Shankarappa, MCP Hahnemann School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, USA

Anil Tyagi, University of Delhi, South Campus, New Delhi

Jaya Tyagi, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi

S. Vijaya, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore

Mark A. Wainberg, McGill University AIDS Centre, Montreal,

How to apply: Interested individuals can apply in one of two

categories. Those who are actively involved in bench research (basic

and/or clinical) can apply for 'Full participant' who will take part

in all three components of the workshop-symposium. Clinicians or

scientists who are involved in clinical research or AIDS therapy can

apply for 'Partial participant' and will take part in the symposium

and the round table discussions only. Applications must include:

complete biographical sketch (CV), a one-page description of your

personal objectives in AIDS prevention effort/research in India and

how this workshop will aid in fulfilling those goals.

Priority will be given to applicants who are part of ongoing research efforts

and those with significant experience and/or strong potential for AIDS

prevention research in India.

Please send your complete application by email to Dr. Vinayaka R. Prasad,

Director, AITRP-AECOM (prasad@...) with a copy to

Jayashree (aitrp@...) before 10th May, 2002. Selected

applicants will be informed before June 15, 2002. A limited number of candidates

will be eligible for housing near IISc.

The number of total participant slots available is limited - therefore,

applicants are encouraged to apply at their earliest convenience. The selected

candidates will travel to Bangalore with their own funds and will be

required to pay nominal registration fees.

Organizers

Vinayaka R. Prasad, Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Ganjam V. Kalpana, Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Ranga Uday Kumar, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific

Research, Bangalore

Vijaya Satchidanandam, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore

M. S. Shaila, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore

R. Nayak, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore

Lt. Gen. D. Raghunath, Sir Dorabji Tata Centre for Research in

Tropical Diseases, Bangalore

We acknowledge the help and contributions from NIH AIDS Research and

Reference Reagent Program, Division of AIDS, NIAID, NIH in making

this workshop a success.

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Vinayaka R. Prasad, Ph. D.

Professor, Department of Microbiology and Immunology

Director, AIDS International Training and Research Program

Albert Einstein College of Medicine

1300 Park Avenue

Room GB 401

Bronx, NY 10461

Tel: 718-430-2517

Fax: 718-430-8976

URL for Lab Homepage: http://www.aecom.yu.edu/home/sggd/faculty/prasad.htm

URL-AITRP-: http://www.aecom.yu.edu/aitrp/

Administrative Assistant: Ms Raquel Bowlan

rbowlan@.../718-430-3067

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