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First Interactive Research Training Course For Functional Genomics and Proteomics of Insect Disease Vectors in Colombia
June 18-30, 2007,
Hosted at Programa de Estudio y Control de Enfermedades Tropicales (PECET),
Universidad de Antioquia
Medellin, Colombia

 

SCHEDULE

Last Updated: Julio 25, 2007

 
June 2007
  Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
    18 (D01) 19 (D02) 20 (D03) 21 (D04) 22 (D05) 23 (D06)
  24 (D07) 25 (D08) 26 (D09) 27 (D10) 28 (D11) 29 (D12) 30 (D13)
               

Computer Lab Venue: Audiotorio 3, Sede de Investigación Universitaria -SIU-Calle 62 #52-59, Medellín, Colombia.

Molecular Lab Venue: 6th Floor Laboratory


Day 1: Monday, June 18, 2007 Venue
07:00 Bus from hotel to workshop  
07:00-07:30 Registration  
07:30-08:00 Overview of the course by Ivan Dario Velez and Maria del Pilar Corena Auditorio 2
08:00-08:30 Participant/Instructor Introduction Auditorio 2
09:30-10:00 Lecture: Introduction to bioinformatics and genome resources (Homo sapiens, Anopheles gambiae, Drosophila melanogaster, Aedes aegypti, Leishmania major and Plasmodium falciparum genomes)
(Maria Corena)
Auditorio 2
11:00-11:30 Coffee break  
11:35-13:00 Lecture/Discussion: Introduction to PCR, RT-PCR, primer design software, real time PCR applied to vectors and parasites of medical importance - Maria Corena Auditorio 2
13:00-14:00 Lunch  
14:00-18:00 Molecular Lab Practical #1: (PCR and RT-PCR) (Maria Corena/ Paul Linser) 6th Floor Lab
18:00-19:00 Transportation to Hotel  
  Reading Assignment: none  

Day 2: Tuesday, June 19, 2007 Venue
07:00 Bus from hotel to workshop  
07:30-08:30 Lecture: The Molecular Physiology of Larval Mosquitoes: larval digestion special conditions - Paul Linser
Lecture: Basic molecular techniques - Paul Linser (not presented)
Auditorio 3
08:30-10:00 Lecture: Sequence data base searching / practical exercise using: NCBI, ENSEMBL, ANOBASE, ANOXCEL and genecards -- NCBI resources (Chuong Huynh) Auditorio 3
10:00-10:30 Coffee Break  
10:30-12:00 Lecture: Sequence homology analysis, pairwise sequence alignment (theory) - Chuong Huynh
Transcript analysis practical exercise (ORF-introns-exons-start/stop codons).
Auditorio 3
12:00-13:00 Lunch  
13:00-18:00 Molecular Lab Practical #2 (continuation of lab practice 1: nucleic acid purification and cloning, gel extraction, ligation into plasmids and bacterial cultures) (Paul Linser, Carlos Muskus, Marcel Marin) 6th Floor Lab
18:00-19:00 Networking hour and transportation to hotel  
  Reading Assignment: none  

Day 3: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 Venue
07:00 Bus from hotel to workshop  
     
8am-10am Lecture: Gene Expression: Microarray Theory and NCBI Gene-Centered Resources - Chuong Huynh Auditorio 3
10:00-10:30 Coffee Break  
10:30-12:00 Lecture: Multiple sequence alignments, algorithms, scoring matrices - Chuong Huynh Auditorio 3
12:00-13:00 Molecular Lab Practical #2: check plates  
13:00-14:00 Late Lunch/Self Study  
14:00-17:00

Computer Hands-on: DNA sequence analysis (sequences provided to each participant) using BLAST, CDD, etc. - Arthur Gruber, Chuong Huynh
Linux Demo - Arthur Gruber
Sequence/BLAST Demo - Arthur Gruber
Supplement: Setting up a custom blast database - Arthur Gruber

Auditorio 3
17:00-19:00 Self Study  
19:00 Transportation to the hotel  
     

Day 4: Thursday, June 21, 2007 Venue
07:00 Bus from hotel to workshop  
07:30-08:30 Lecture: The Silent Revolution: RNAi Biology, Reserch and Therapeutics - Juan Carlos Gallego Auditorio 3
08:30-10:00 Lecture: Fluorescent Molecular Markers - Hervé Bossin
Lecture: Transgenic Disease Vectors WHY?, WHAT?, HOW? - Hervé Bossin
Auditorio 3
10:00-10:30 Coffee Break  
10:30-12:00 Lecture: RTPCR and PCR in Detection Of Insecticide Resistance in Vectors - William G. Brogdon
Auditorio 3
12:00-13:00 Lunch  
13:00-16:00 Molecular Lab Practical #3: Real Time PCR - Idalyd Fonseca, Carlos Muskus 6th Floor Lab
16:00-16:30 Coffee Break  
16:30-19:00 Self Study  
19:00 Transportation to the hotel  

Day 5: Friday, June 22, 2007 Venue
07:00 Bus from hotel to workshop  
xxx Lecture: Grant application_part 1: Introduction to grant proposals and manuscript preparation - Douglas Norris  
xxx Lecture - Molecular tools applications: Characterization of Plasmodium infected blood meals - Douglas Norris (not presented)  
xxx Lecture: in silico and in vivo methods for site directed mutagenesis - Douglas Norris (not presented)  
07:30-08:30 Molecular Lab Practical #3b: Check for PCR product 6th Floor Lab
08:30-10:00 Lecture: Genome Annotation - Arthur Gruber Auditorio 3
10:00-10:30 Coffee Break  
10:30-12:00 Lecture: Tandem repeat analysis and annotation using TRAP - Arthur Gruber Auditorio 3
12:00-13:00 Lunch  
13:00-17:00 Protein structure: Exploring 3D Molecular Structures Using NCBI Tools - Chuong Huynh Auditorio 3
17:00-19:00 Self study Auditorio 3
19:00 Transportation to hotel  
  Reading Assignment: none  
     

Day 6: Saturday, June 23, 2007 Venue
07:30-10:00 Self Study Auditorio 3
10:00-10:30 Coffee Break  
10:30-12:00 Lecture: Sequence pre-processing, pipe line construction - Arthur Gruber Auditorio 3
12:00-13:00 Lunch  
13:00-16:00 Practical: Sequence/Genome annotation - Arthur Gruber Auditorio 3
  Evaluation (Week #1) Auditorio 3
16:00-16:30 Coffee Break  
16:30-18:00 continue ... Auditorio 3
18:00-19:00 Self Study  
19:00 Transportation to hotel  

Day 7: Sunday, June 24, 2007 - Free Day -- Rionegro trip Venue
09:00 Bus from hotel to PECET (for both participant and instructor)  
17:00 Return from Rionegro trip  
     

Day 8: Monday, June 25, 2007 Venue
07:00 Bus from hotel to workshop  
07:30-08:30 Lecture: Recombinant protein purification: SDS-PAGE - Carlos Muskus Auditorio 3
08:30-10:00 Lecture: Insecticide and pesticide analysis and testing - Roberto Bravo Auditorio 3
10:00-10:30 Coffee Break  
10:30-11:00 continue .. Auditorio 3
11:00-12:00 Lecture: Functional genomic courses in other continents: The MRTC in mali as an example of a successful program - Seydou Doumbia Auditorio 3
12:00-13:00 Lunch  
13:00-16:00 Molecular Lab Practical #4: RNA Interference applied to Western Blots - Marcel Marin, Juan Carlos Gallego, Diego Piedrahita 6th Floor Lab
16:00-16:30 Coffee Break  
16:30-19:00 continue ... or Self Study  
18:00-19:00 Self Study  
19:00 Transportation to Hotel  

Day 9: Tuesday, June 26, 2007 Venue
07:00 Bus from hotel to workshop  
07:30-08:30 Demo: Exercises on protein structure, prediction, and ligand-protein interactions - Chuong Huynh Auditorio 3
08:30-10:00 Lecture: Grant application part 2: online resources - Abraham Eappen Auditorio 3
10:00-10:30 Coffee Break  
10:30-12:00 Lecture: LC-MS/MS and Introduction to Protein Analysis by MS - Roberto Bravo Auditorio 3
12:00-13:00 Lunch  
13:00-16:00 Molecular Lab Practical #5: in vivo insecticide testing in an insect model - Idalyd Fonseca, William Brogdon, Roberto Bravo 6th Floor Lab
16:00-16:30 Coffee Break  
16:30-18:00 continue ...  
18:00-19:00 Self Study  
19:00 Transportation to Hotel  

 

Day 10: Wednesday, June 27, 2007 Venue
07:00 Bus from hotel to workshop  
07:30-08:00 Self Study  
08:00-10:00

Lecture: Characterization of insecticide resistance at the genomic level (a hypothetical insecticide resistance case) - William Brogdon

Audio Presentation

Auditorio 3
10:00-10:30 Coffee Break  
10:30-12:00

Lecture: Genetic Manipulation of Vector Competence - Abraham Eappen

Audio Presentation

Lecture: Understanding vector-parasite interactions at the molecular level - Abraham Eappen

Audio Presentation

Auditorio 3
12:00-13:00 Lunch  
13:00-18:00 ACT tool . - Artur Gruber. Auditorio 3
18:00-19:00 Self Study  
19:00 Transportation to Hotel  

 

Day 11: Thursday, June 28, 2007 Venue
07:00 Bus from hotel to workshop  
07:30-10:00 Lecture: Molecular Phylogenetics - Sandra Uribe Auditorio 3
10:00-10:30 Coffee Break  
10:30-12:00 GENTECH Presentation Auditorio 3
12:00-13:00 Lunch  
13:00-18:00 Molecular Lab Practical #6: Setup 1-D and 2-D gel electrophoresis - Blanca Ortiz Auditorio 3
18:00-19:00 Self Study  
19:00 Transportation to Hotel  

Lecture: Isoelectric focusing and 2-D gel electrophoresis - Blanca Ortiz

Day 12: Friday, June 29, 2007 Venue
07:00 Bus from hotel to workshop  
07:30-10:00 Lecture: Pharmacology and drug development using bioinformatics -- Elliott Richelson: Auditorio 3
10:00-10:30 Coffee Break  
10:30-12:00 Lecture: From drugs to patents - Elliott Richelson Auditorio 3
12:00-13:00 Lunch  
13:00-15:00 Molecular Lab Practical #6: (continue ...) -- 1-D and 2-D gel electrophoresis (staining and cut spot) - Blanca Ortiz 6th Floor Lab
15:00-18:00 Self Study  
19:00 Transportation to Hotel  

Day 13: Saturday, June 30, 2007 Venue
07:00

Bus from hotel to workshop

 
07:30-10:00

Lecture: Mechanisms of drug resistance - Seydou Doumbia,

Lecture: Analysis of single-nucleotide polymorphisms on resistance genes of P. falciparum isolates from two endemic regions of Colombia. Amanda Maestre

Audio Lecture

Lecture: Analysis of hypothetical drug development and resistance case using the tools provided in this course - Seydou Doumbia

Auditorio 3
10:00-10:30 Coffee Break  
10:30-12:00 Workshop/Lecture: Protein analysis by MS (Part 3): MS sample injection and analysis. Samples will be injected and in the meantime, Cesar Segura will lecture on analysis .
Lecture: Protein MS identification and high throughput analysis of complex protein mixtures - Cesar Segura and Blanca Ortiz
6th Floor Lab
12:00-13:00 Lunch  
13:00-18:00 Interactive round-table discussion and grant proposal review of grants submitted.
Course review and Evaluation week-2
 
18:00-19:00

Closing remarks and transportation to hotel

EVALUATION FOR THE ENTIRE COURSE

 
19:00 Transportation to Hotel  

 


Last updated: Miércoles, Julio 25, 2007 13:41 (EDT, Washington DC)