International Course "Molecular Biology of Viral Diseases"

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International Course
"Molecular Biology of Viral Diseases"
March 20th to 26th, 2011
La Capilla, Punta del Este
Maldonado, Uruguay

Intended (but not restricted) to those participants who have a degree in Biology, Biotechnology, Biochemistry and related areas who are doing their Master, PhD thesis or similar. They must have a basic knowledge of the theory and be directly involved or, in the near future, in virus transcription, replication, evolution, structure; bioinformatic method and related areas.

OBJECTIVES

The topics highlighted by the course will provide participants a opportunity to learn the most recent and important aspects of the field of virology research in relation with disease and an invaluable opportunity to discuss the most recent advances in this field with senior scientists that are world leaders in their fields of research.

MAIN TOPICS

* How newly discovered mechanisms of virus transcription, replication, evolution, structure and evasion of host innate immune response relates to the diseases viruses cause.

* Bioinformatic methods and tools recently developed to permit to obtain a more in-depth understanding of many of these aspects.

Program


ORGANIZER

Juan Cristina, Ph.D. - Laboratorio de Virología Molecular, Centro de Investigaciones Nucleares-Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de la República - Montevideo, Uruguay

TEACHING TEAM

• Álvaro Fajardo, M.Sc. - Laboratorio de Virología Molecular, Centro de Investigaciones Nucleares-Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de la República - Montevideo, Uruguay
• Andrés Iriarte, M.Sc. - Laboratorio de Evolución, Facultad de Ciencias, universidad de la República - Montevideo, Uruguay
  
• Flor Pujol, Ph.D - Laboratorio de Virología Molecular, IVIC - Caracas, Venezuela
• Gonzalo Moratorio, M.Sc. - Laboratorio de Virología Molecular, Centro de Investigaciones Nucleares-Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de la República - Montevideo, Uruguay
• Héctor Romero, Ph.D. - Laboratorio de Organización y Evolución del Genoma, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de la República - Montevideo, Uruguay
• Hugo Naya, Ph.D - Bioinformatic Unit, Institut Pasteur de Montevideo - Montevideo, Uruguay
• Javier Martín-González, Ph.D. - Division of Virology, National Institute of Standards and Control - United Kingdom
• José Antonio Melero, Ph.D - Centro Nacional de Microbiología, Instituto de Salud Carlos III - Madrid, Spain
• José Paulo Gagliardi Leite, Ph.D - Laboratorio de Virologia Comparada e Ambiental, Fundacao Oswaldo Cruz, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
• Juan Cristina, Ph.D. - Laboratorio de Virología Molecular, Centro de Investigaciones Nucleares-Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de la República - Montevideo, Uruguay
• Judith Frydman, Ph.D. - Department of Biological Sciences and BioX Program, Stanford University - California, USA
• Marco Vignuzzi, Ph.D. - Institute Pasteur-Paris - París, France
• Matías Victoria, Ph.D. - Laboratorio de Virología Molecular, Regional Norte, Universidad de la República - Salto, Uruguay
• Natalia Goñi, Ph.D. - Laboratorio de Virología Molecular, Centro de Investigaciones Nucleares-Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de la República - Montevideo, Uruguay
• Pilar Moreno, PhD. - Laboratorio de Virología Molecular, Centro de Investigaciones Nucleares-Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de la República - Montevideo, Uruguay
• Raúl Andino, Ph.D. - Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of California at San Francisco - California, USA
• Rodney Colina, Ph.D - Laboratorio de Virología Molecular, Regional Norte, Universidad de la República - Salto, Uruguay
• Rodolfo Campos, Ph.D - Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Universidad de Buenos Aires - Buenos Aires, Argentina

HOW TO APPLY

Applicants must send the following documents in .pdf to mbvd.course@gmail.com:

1. Brief CV (max. 3 pages)
2. Letter of intent with a brief description of research interests and the benefits to attend to this course
3. Letter of support signed by the advisor
4. Postulation Form (or ask to mbvd.course@gmail.com)
5. Abstract (download Abstract and poster form or ask to mbvd.course@gmail.com)

Deadline: February 20th, 2011

FELLOWSHIP

There is no course fee.
Accommodation will be covered for those selected participants.

More information: mbvd.course@gmail.com - http://mbvd-course.blogspot.com
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Preliminary Program

International Course
"Molecular Biology of Viral Diseases"
March 20th to 26th, 2011
La Capilla Hotel, Punta del Este
Maldonado, Uruguay

Download Preliminary Program as .pdf

Sunday 20^th, March

Arriving to La Capilla Hotel

Monday 21^st, March

09:00-10:00 Meeting Inauguration and Presentation. Words of National Authorities. - Ph.D. Juan Cristina

10:00-11:00 Lecture: “Linking genetic diversity to virus evolution: implications for pathogenesis and antiviral strategies” - Ph.D. Raúl Andino

11:00 - 11:30 Coffee Break

11:30-12:30 Lecture to be confirmed: - Ph.D. Marco Vignuzzi

12:30-13:00 Questions

13:00 Lunch

14:30-15:30 Lecture: “Molecular evolution of poliovirus and the Global Polio Eradication Initiative” - Ph.D. Javier Martín-González

15:30-16:00 Questions

16:30-17:30 Lecture: “Coalescence theory and population dynamics of viruses” - Ph.D. Héctor Romero

17:30-19:30 Coffee Break and Poster Section 1

22:00 Dinner

Tuesday 22^nd, March

09:00-10:00 Lecture: “Molecular evolution of hepatitis viruses in Latin America” - Ph.D. Flor Pujol

10:00-11:00 Lecture: “Molecular epidemiology of Noroviruses in the Latin American region” - Ph.D. Matías Victoria

11:00 - 11:30 Coffee Break

11:30-12:30 Lecture: “An update on Hepatitis A virus biology” - Ph.D. Juan Cristina

12:30-13:00 Questions

13:00 Lunch

14:30-15:30 Lecture: “Molecular epidemiology of rotavirus A in Latin America” - Ph.D. José Paulo Leite

15:30-16:30 Lecture: “Diversification of Hepatitis B Virus Genotype F in South America” - Dr. Rodolfo Campos

16:30-17:00 Questions

17:00-17:30 Coffee Break and Poster Section 2

17:30-18:00 Practical Approach: “Phylogenetic inference of viral systems” - Ph.D. Héctor Romero, M.Sc. Gonzalo Moratorio and Ph.D. Pilar Moreno

22:00 Dinner

Wednesday 23^rd, March

09:00-10:00 Lecture: “Membrane fusion mediated by paramyxovirus F proteins” - Ph.D. José Antonio Melero

10:00-11:00 Lecture to be confirmed: - Ph.D. Judith Frydman

11:00-11:30 Coffee Break

11:30-12:30 Lecture: “miRNA as a strategy for developing attenuated virus vaccines” - Ph.D. Raúl Andino

12:30-13:00 Questions

13:00 Lunch

14:30-15:30 Lecture: “Translation factors and virus replication” - Ph.D. Rodney Colina

16:30-17:30 Practical Approach: Coalescence theory and population dynamics of RNA viruses using BEAST - Ph.D. Héctor Romero, M.Sc. Gonzalo Moratorio and Ph.D. Pilar Moreno

17:30 - 19:30 Coffee Break and Poster Section 3

22:00 Asado Criollo - Asador: Ph.D. Juan “Gaucho” Cristina and his gauchos.

Thursday 24^th, March

09:00-10:00 Lecture: “Bioinformatic approaches for new sequencing technologies - Ph.D. Hugo Naya

10:00-11:00 Lecture: “Codon usage and viruses” - Ph.D. Héctor Musto

11:00 - 11:30 Coffee Break

11:30-12:30 Lecture: “Development of new techniques to improve deep sequencing technology: Towards to decoding RNA Viral quasispecies, a project of the Andino lab.” - M.Sc. Gonzalo Moratorio

12:30-13:00 Questions

13:00 Lunch

14:30-15:30 Lecture: “Molecular evolution of Influenza A virus in the South American region: antivirals and vaccine strain match” - M.Sc. Natalia Goñi

15:30-16:00 Questions

16:30-17:30 Practical Approach: Phylogenetic inference of viral systems - Ph.D. Héctor Romero, M.Sc. Gonzalo Moratorio and Ph.D. Pilar Moreno

17:30 - 19:30 Coffee Break and Poster Section 4

22:00 Dinner

Friday 25^th, March

09:00-10:00 Lecture: “Molecular evolution of Dengue viruses in the Latin American region” - M.Sc. Álvaro Fajardo

10:00-10:30 Questions

11:30-12:00 Coffee Break

12:00-13:00 Practical Approach: Data analysis brought by participants - Ph.D. Héctor Romero, M.Sc. Gonzalo Moratorio and Ph.D. Pilar Moreno

13:00 Lunch

14:00-16:30 Visit to “Museo del Mar”

16:30-17:00 Course Closure and Remarks

17:00 - 18:30 Coffee Break

22:00 Dinner

Saturday 26^th, March

10:00 Return to Airport and Harbor

Selected Students

Selected Students

Aguiar, Étori Virology Research Center, University of São Paulo, Medicine Scholl of Ribeirão Preto, Basic and Applied Immunology/Pathogenic Bioagents - Sao Paulo, Brazil Alvarado, Mónica Vivian Laboratory of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Department of Gastroenterology, School of Medicine, University of São Paulo - Sao Paulo, Brazil Bengochea, Virginia Sección Virología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de la República - Montevideo, Uruguay Benítez, María José Laboratorio de Genética Evolutiva, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de la República - Montevideo, Uruguay Boado, Lorena Centro de Virología Animal CEVAN - CONICET, Centro de Ciencia y Tecnología Dr. Cesar Milstein - Buenos Aires, Argentina Branchiccela, María Belén Departamento de Microbiología, Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas Clemente Estable - Montevideo, Uruguay Burgueño, Analía Sección Virología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de la República - Montevideo, Uruguay Castells, Matías Laboratorio de Virología Molecular, Centro de Investigaciones Nucleares, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de la República - Montevideo, Uruguay Castro-Jorge, Luiza Basic and Applied Immunology, University of Sao Paulo - Sao Paulo, Brazil Chacon, Irena Laboratorio de Biología Molecular, Hospital Pereira Rossell - Montevideo, Uruguay Comas, Victoria Laboratorio de Virología Molecular, Centro de Investigaciones Nucleares, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de la República - Montevideo, Uruguay Farina, Natalia Sección Virología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de la República - Montevideo, Uruguay Ferrara, Florencia Sección Genética Evolutiva, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de la República - Montevideo, Uruguay Figueira, Marcelle Laboratory of Comparative and Environmental Virology, Oswaldo Cruz Institute – FIOCRUZ - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Fischer, Sabrina Laboratorio de Virología Molecular, Centro de Investigaciones Nucleares, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de la República - Montevideo, Uruguay Fumian, Tulio Laboratory of Comparative and Environmental Virology, Oswaldo Cruz Institute, FIOCRUZ - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Gillman, Luciana Sección Virología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de la República - Montevideo, Uruguay Hanusz, Natalia Sección Virología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de la República - Montevideo, Uruguay Iraola, Gregorio Evolutionary Genetics Section, Faculty of Sciences, University of the Republic - Montevideo, Uruguay Jorge, Daniel University of São Paulo, Department of genetics, Medicine School of Ribeirão Preto - Sao Paulo, Brazil López, Fernando Laboratorio de Virología Molecular, Regional Norte, Sede Salto, Universidad de la República - Salto, Uruguay Machado, Matías Laboratorio de Simulaciones Biomoleculares, Institut Pasteur de Montevideo - Montevideo, Uruguay Marandino, Ana Sección Genética Evolutiva, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de la República - Montevideo, Uruguay Mir, Daiana Montevideo, Uruguay Olivero, Natalia Sección Virología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de la República - Montevideo, Uruguay Penela, Guillermo Laboratorio de Biología Molecular, Hospital Pereira Rossell - Montevideo, Uruguay Pittini, Álvaro Sección Virología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de la República - Montevideo, Uruguay Rama, Gonzalo Unidad de Biofísica de Proteínas, Biología Estructural, Institut Pasteur de Montevideo - Montevideo, Uruguay Ramas, Viviana Sección Virología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de la República - Montevideo, Uruguay Reis Cajaraville, Ana Carolina Desenvolvimento Tecnológico, Bio-Manguinhos, Fiocruz - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Reis, Vinícius Pinho Virology Research Center, University of São Paulo, School of Medicine, Department of Immunology, Sao Paulo, Brazil Rendón, Julio César Corporación de ciencias básicas biomédicas, Universidad de Antioquia - Medellin, Colombia Sá, Ana Caroline Immunobiological Technology Institute (Bio-Manguinhos), Oswaldo Cruz Foundation - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Sarute, Nicolás Evolutionary Genetics Department, Science College, Universidad de la República - Montevideo, Uruguay Sóñora, Martín Laboratorio de Virología Molecular, Centro de Investigaciones Nucleares, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de la República - Montevideo, Uruguay Tomás, Gonzalo Sección Genética Evolutiva, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de la República - Montevideo, Uruguay Vizzi, Esmeralda Laboratorio de Biología de Virus, Centro de Microbiología y Biología Celular, Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas (IVIC) - Caracas, Venezuela Zoller, Stephanie Sección Genética Evolutiva, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de la República - Montevideo, Uruguay Urioste, Javier Cabrera, Salomé Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados, del IPN Anido, Matilde Departamento de Microbiología, Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas Clemente Estable - Montevideo, Uruguay