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WORKSHOP SCHEDULE

DATE HOUR ACTIVITY PROFESSOR
August 7th 8:00-8:30 a.m. Introduction to the workshop JDR/FCH/RM/AF

8:30-10:30 a.m. Introduction to the Molecular Parasitology MG

10:30-11:00 a.m. Break

11:00-1:00 p.m. Molecular biology of Toxoplasma gondii MG

1:00 - 2:00 p.m. Lunch

Lab session 1: Applications of PCR and Real Time PCR

2:00 - 4:00 p.m. a) qPCR (absolute quantification of Toxoplasma gondii) MDC

4:00 - 4:30 p.m. Break

4:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. b) Molecular diagnosis of Trypanosoma cruzi JDR

c) qPCR (High resolution melting-HRM)- Molecular

epidemiology approach for Leishmania species.
August 8th 8:00-10:00 a.m. Molecular epidemiology of Blastocystis RS

10:00-10:30 a.m. Break

10:30-1:00 p.m. Molecular epidemiology of Trypanosoma cruzi BZ

1:00 - 2:00 p.m. Lunch

Lab session 2: Molecular epidemiology tools in parasites

2:00-4:00 p.m. a) Blastocystis barcoding RS

4:00 - 4:30 p.m. Break

4:30-7:00 p.m. b) Multilocus Sequence Typing in T. cruzi JDR/BZ
August 9th 8:00-10:00 a.m. Molecular biology of Giardia SS

10:00-10:30 a.m. Break

10:30-1:00 p.m. Lab session 3: Results and analysis of Lab session 1 MDC/JDR

1:00 - 2:00 p.m. Lunch

2:00-4:00 p.m. Transcriptomics and proteomics of Helminths AM

4:00 - 4:30 p.m. Break

4:30 - 7:00 p.m. Lab session 4: Proteomics and transcriptomics in parasites AM
August 10th 8:00-10:00 a.m. Population genomics of Leishmania parasites MV

10:00-10:30 a.m. Break

10:30-1:00 p.m. Lab session 5: Population genomics in parasites HI

Databases and genomic data resources

1:00 - 2:00 p.m. Lunch

2:00-4:00 p.m. Lab session 6: Population genomics in parasites HI


Analyzing genomic data
4:00-4:30 p.m. Final Remarks All

AF= Ana Flisser MDC = Mara Dolores Correa SS = Staffan Svard
JDR = Juan David Ramrez MG = Michael Grigg BZ = Bianca Zingales
FCH = Fidel de la Cruz Hernndez AM = Antonio Marcilla MV = Manu Vanaerschot
RM = Rebeca Manning-Cela RS = Rune Stensvold HI = Hideo Imamura