MKU Winter School on Clinical Molecular Immunology | 11-24th October 2011

School of Biological Sciences, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai - 625 021

Winter School on Clinical Molecular Immunology

11-24th October 2011

About the Winter School This winter school is aimed at exposing chosen young researchers with a thirst, working in various institutions on molecular and clinical immunology, so as to build their confidence in advanced clinical diagnostics, host immunogenetics and prophylaxis. The diagnostic tools and immunological techniques followed for long pertaining to the host immunogenetics have passed through series of need based evolution leading towards a ncar-perfection and thus old techniques have become almost obsolute which necessitate such training program.

Advances in clinical diagnostic testing have been made since the introduction of monoclonal antibody and development of PCR which enhances tile clinical diagnosis. Of late as the nucleic acid based investigation has taken the centre stage of many core analyses in the field of immunology, it has become necessary for the researchers to familiarize themselves with the relevant procedures.

Investigative protocols on human samples need perfection and tile results require high resolution as the inferences drawn out of such analyses from tile strong basis of the diagnosis and course of treatment. Hence this programme assumes importance.

It is hoped that the fortnight programme will enrich the participants with adequate expertise on sampling, processing and instrumentation procedures penaining to the subject.

Highlights

Invite lectures on:

Clinical Diagnosis - Major Infectious Diseases
Immunopathogenesis of infectious diseases
Host Immunogenetics
Transplantation Genetics
Autoimmune Disorders

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Hands-on training in:

Basic immunological assays
Sero-Diagnosis: Bacterial/Viral/Autoimmune disorder
Host Genetics - Polymorphisms in immune response genes (HLA,lnterferon-y)
Quantification of soluble mediators of immune response
ELISA based quantification of viral markers
Transplantation: Molecular typing of HLA

Eligibility Applications arc invited from research scholars. young faculty members and scientists working in research departments of colleges or Universities & Research Institutes in India. Preference will be given to the candidates working or intend to work on molecular & clinical immunology.

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