Leprosy mailing list - 04
December 2003
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Ref: Research
network on Leprosy Transmission and Diagnosis: call for
interested partners
From: L Oskam, Amsterdam, The
Netherlands.
Dear
colleagues,
On 13-15 October
2003 a Workshop was held in Amsterdam on Leprosy
Transmission and Diagnosis. During this workshop it was
decided to co-ordinate research activities in this field.
A consortium
supported by the WHO/TDR Special Programme therefore now issues a
call for interest for partners to engage in this comprehensive
research programme to apply modern developments in the molecular
typing of M.leprae and specific antigen/epitope definition to
field studies towards better understanding of the epidemiology and
transmission of leprosy, and the improved diagnosis of leprosy
infection. The purpose of this call is to recruit partners to
participate in working groups on:
- Assays for molecular epidemiology
- Immunology-based diagnostic assays
- Field studies related to transmission and
diagnosis
The purpose of the working groups
is to (i) raise funds to advance the necessary basic and operational
research; and (ii) set policies, proposals, protocols, under the
umbrella of the consortium.
If you are interested in
participating, please submit a letter of interest to the Interim
Steering Committee of the consortium briefly stating the extent of
your interest in these areas, your experience and your association
with leprosy field studies. A standard form and more information is available at:
Please feel free to pass this message on to any
other people who might be interested.
Yours sincerely,
Linda Oskam (secretary of the Interim Steering
Committee)
_____________________________________________________
Dr. Linda Oskam Ph.D.
Research co-ordinator mycobacteriology
KIT (Royal Tropical Institute) Biomedical Research
Meibergdreef 39, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
tel. +31-20-5665446 ; fax +31-20-6971841
http://www.kit.nl/biomedical_research/
