A meeting aimed at postgraduate researchers and students who would like to learn more about possible research careers in the areas of tropical medicine and international health.

Programme

09.15 REGISTRATION

09.30 Welcome and introduction – Brian Greenwood and Trudie Lang

10.00 Designing new medicines for the world’s biggest killers – Steve Ward

10.30 Learning from a disease of the rich – cancer, to discover drugs against diseases of the poor – malaria – Alexis Nzila

11. 00 COFFEE BREAK

11.30 The pharmaceutical industry – its role in fighting diseases of poverty – Martin Bates

12.00 Understanding reality: the importance of socio-behavioural research in tropical public health – Caroline Jones

12.30 Maintaining a scientific career in tropical health: from research to control and back again – Russell Stothard

13.00 LUNCH

14.00 Developing a new vaccine for tuberculosis – Helen Fletcher

14.30 Freedom from mosquitoes: la lutta continua! – Jo Lines

15.00 TEA BREAK

15.30 The ups and downs of running a laboratory in the tropics – Mandy Walsh

16.00 Funding opportunities and career ladders – Pauline Beattie

16.45 Closing remarks – Brian Greenwood

Registration required:

Yes

Free:

Yes