KRISP Newsletter January 2019: Training the next generation of scientists, positions available for PhDs and Post-Docs in Durban South Africa


This month, we focused our newsletter on KRISP training the next generation of scientists and positions available for PhDs and Post-Doctoral fellows at a Flagship program of UKZN. We also highlight publications on TB next generation sequencing and diagnostics, ethics and trans-disciplinary perspectives of HIV research and new phylodynamics models to characterize viral outbreaks.

KRISP newsletter January 2019, Training the next generation of scientists, positions available for PhDs and Post-Docs in Durban South Africa

This issue's highlights are:

KRISP Talks: The Power of Diversity - Being Inclusive Gives Teams a Competitive Edge in Science

Bioinformatics Training: NextStrain & Genome Detective: From NGS data to real-time tracking of viruses' outbreaks, Durban, South Africa, 24-25 January, 2019

Hands on Lab Training I: KRISP & Thermo Sanger Sequencing Training Workshop, Durban, South Africa, 25-26 March, 2019

Hands on Lab Training II: KRISP & Thermo Sanger Sequencing Microsatellite Training Workshop, Durban, South Africa, 28-29 March, 2019

Positions I: Post-Doc and PhD Fellowships I - Precision Medicine and Prevention Approaches to end the HIV and TB epidemic

Positions II: Post-Doc and PhD Fellowships II - Precision Public Health & Big Data Analysis of HIV, TB and Cancer Epidemics

Publication: Tracking external introductions of HIV using phylodynamics reveals a major source of infections in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Publication: Experts' Perspectives on Key Ethical Issues Associated With HIV Phylogenetics as Applied in HIV Transmission Dynamics Research

Publication: Mycobacterium tuberculosis Next-Generation Whole Genome Sequencing: Opportunities and Challenges

News date: 2019-01-10

Links:

http://www.krisp.org.za/manuscripts/KRISPnewsletter_1_2019.pdf


KRISP has been created by the coordinated effort of the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN), the Technology Innovation Agency (TIA) and the South African Medical Research Countil (SAMRC).


Location: K-RITH Tower Building
Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, UKZN
719 Umbilo Road, Durban, South Africa.
Director: Prof. Tulio de Oliveira