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COURSE IN HUMAN AND VETERINARY VACCINOLOGY, OXFORD, 21-25 NOVEMBER 2011

Wednesday, 5th of October 2011

Human and Veterinary Vaccinology

21 - 25 November 2011 (five-day course) - limited places remaining

Thirty five lecture and discussion sessions over five days which bring together twenty eight world leading experts to explore the very latest in this field.

This course will be taught by distinguished guest speakers from industry and leading researchers from the University of Oxford and the Institute of Animal Health, including:

• ·         Prof David Salisbury (Director of Immunisation, UK Department of Health)
• ·         Dr Mike Whelan (Head of Scientific Operations, iQur Ltd)
• ·         Dr Vasee Moorthy (Initiative for Vaccine Research, World Health Organisation - WHO)
• ·         Professor Andrew Pollard (Director, Oxford Vaccine Group, University of Oxford)
• ·         Professor Adrian Hill (Director, Jenner Institute - University of Oxford)
• ·         Dr Laura Martin (Development Project Leader, Novartis Vaccines Institute for Global Health)

 

Course content includes:

 

• ·         Vaccinations for Health, Welfare and Environmental Protection
• ·         Success Stories and Future Challenges
• ·         Immune Defence Mechanisms Against Disease
• ·         Vaccine Adjuvants
• ·         Vaccine Design and Antigen Selection
• ·         Vaccines for Viral Diseases
• ·         Cancer Vaccines
• ·         Vaccines in Biodefence
• ·         Childhood Vaccines and Global Deployment
• ·         Vaccine Delivery Technologies
• ·         Ethics of Vaccine Research

 

We will provide state-of-the-art teaching in both veterinary and human vaccinology, drawing on the experience of the world-renowned Jenner Institute, based in Oxford. Uniquely, we will focus on diseases of both humans and livestock. A major theme will be translational research involving the rapid early-stage development and assess­ment of new vaccines in clinical trials.

 

This course is for:

 

• ·         Research Scientists
• ·         Programme Managers
• ·         Clinical Trial Coordinators
• ·         Physicians
• ·         Veterinarians
• ·         Those from industry and academia who already work in the field and for those who are seeking to enter it

 

For more details or to register:

Website: http://cpd.conted.ox.ac.uk/vaccinology

 

Email: vaccinology@conted.ox.ac.uk

 

Register online: http://cpd.conted.ox.ac.uk/register

 

Download application form: http://cpd.conted.ox.ac.uk/application_form