Visit of Prof. Alan Wilson from university of York (UK) to Butantan Institute, University of São Paulo and participation in the satellite symposium: Schistosoma post genomics - new perspectives on host parasite interplay

• Grant number: 12/09059-5
• Support Opportunities: Research Grants - Visiting Researcher Grant - International
• Start date: September 10, 2012
• End date: September 24, 2012
• Field of knowledge: Biological Sciences - Biochemistry - Molecular Biology
• Principal Investigator: Luciana Cezar de Cerqueira Leite
• Grantee: Luciana Cezar de Cerqueira Leite
• Visiting researcher: Robert Alan Wilson
• Visiting researcher institution: University of York, England
• Host Institution: Instituto Butantan. Secretaria da Saúde (São Paulo - Estado). São Paulo , SP, Brazil

Abstract

12 of September - Satellite Symposium entitled "Schistosoma Post Genomics - New perspectives on host parasite interplay". 10-14 of September - discussions with the people from Instituto Butantan and others working on schistosomes in São Paulo, USP - Instituto de Química; USP - Instituto de Física - São Carlos. 16-19 of September - participate in the 13th International Symposium on Schistosomiasis held in Belo Horizonte in a Round Table on Post Genomics. 20-24 of September - visiting Dr. William Castro-Borges (UFOP), Dr. Sérgio Costa Oliveira (UFMG) and Dr. Guilherme Corrêa de Oliveira (Rene Racho - Fiocruz) in Belo Horizonte to talk to their teams. 25 of September - Return to UK. (AU)