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4-8 June - Clinical Pharmacokinetic studies for HIV, TB and MalariaThe University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Division of Clinical Pharmacology, in association with Trials of Excellence in Southern Africa (TESA), presents an interactive 5-day workshop on the theoretical & practical aspects of designing, organising & analysing pharmacokinetic-pharmacodynamic (PK-PD) clinical research projects.
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Bookmarked by Zuri Otieno on 13 Feb 2012
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World TB Day 2012: Strengthening tuberculosis research in AfricaOn the occasion of World Tuberculosis (TB) Day, 24 March 2012, the European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP) has published a short video that highlights some of the EDCTP funded TB research in sub-Saharan Africa. In addition, this article presents several areas of development: new diagnostic tools, shorter treatment periods, prevention of TB, and safe treatment combinations in TB-HIV co-infected patients.
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Bookmarked by The Editorial Team on 27 Mar 2012
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Ecole Doctorale Régionale d'Afrique Centrale en Infection TropicaleL'école Doctorale Régionale d'Afrique Centrale en Infection Tropicale ouvrira ses portes dès Octobre 2011-2012. Notre École ouvre un Master recherche en Infectiologie Tropicale . Nous restons disponibles pour d'éventuelles remarques.
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Bookmarked by Frida OYAKHIROMEN on 28 Jun 2011
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Developing New Drugs and Vaccines for Neglected Diseases of the Poor: Product Developer LandscapesUsing collected and reviewed data from the BIO Ventures for Global Health (BVGH) Global Health Primer, a new document has been compiled to shed light on the different types of organizations that are participating in product development for a broad range of neglected diseases. The results of this analysis are detailed in a new report, "Developing New Drugs and Vaccines for Neglected Diseases of the Poor: The Product Developer Landscape", available at the link above.
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Bookmarked by The Editorial Team on 2 Apr 2012
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Experts give top concerns on genetic testsWritten by John Donnelly on February 2, 2012 In the final session today before the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues, Chair Dr. Amy Gutmann asked all the experts who presented information to talk about their greatest concern with genetic tests. Gutmann, the President of the University of Pennsylvania, told them: “The Commission is very likely to focus its report on issues of privacy broadly construed. Anything that is relevant to privacy would be of great interest to the Commission.” Among the responses: Jane Kaye, Director of the Centre for Law, Health and Emerging Technologies at Oxford University: “I would say I see the whole genome sequencing is another twist on things happening already on science. … What we need to do is make (privacy concerns) more nuanced and allow individuals to say how whole genomes are used.” See link for the rest of this blogpost
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Bookmarked by Dina Bogecho on 9 Feb 2012
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