 Education Abroad
Programs for
Summer 2008
Clinical Rotations in Ecuador
(New Program!)
Dates: April 15th to
May 15th 2008
Deadline: November 15th, 2007
16th Tropical Disease Biology Workshop
Water. Mosquitoes, and Community
Education
Dates To be announced, Summer 2008
Deadline: New
applications are being received
Tropical Disease Research:
Pilot Chagas
disease control program in Ecuador.
June
9th to August 15th, 2008.
Variable.
Deadline:
February 15th, 2008
Galapagos
Islands:
8 day
cruise exploring the wonders of this
"laboratory of evolution.”
Summer, 2008.
Deadline:
February 28th, 2008.
The Kenyan Grandparents Study
The social,
demographic or health impacts of the HIV/AIDS
epidemic on African populations
Dates Summer
2008. Dates to be announced.
Deadline: Feb 12, 2008
More
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 Research
Initiatives
Pilot Chagas
Disease Control Program in Loja Province
Planning,
implementation and evaluation of novel control
strategies to eliminate domiciliary infestation
with triatomines
10 min. streaming video
Improving the safety
of the blood supply in
Ecuador
External quality control of blood
screening for the Ecuadorian blood bank System,
training of screening lab technicians and
technical assistance
Other projects
Triatomine population biology, Chagas disease
seroprevalence, Trypanosoma cruzi and
T. rangeli strain characterization,
Hepatitis C strain characterization... |
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Useful
information
Funding Sources
for Students
Listing of internal and external funding sources for participation in TDI sponsored
programs.
Web
Journals from Previous years
Get a flavor of previous workshops in
Ecuador. Read the Web Journals from
Previous TDI Sponsored workshops.
Contact past participants.
Photo
Galleries
A picture is worth a thousand words. See a selection of
pictures submitted by past participants.
How
to Support TDI
How to contribute to TDI's
goals through grants, support for projects and
outreach activities and student sponsorships.
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Other resources
Ecuador Links
Information about Ecuador: News and Media,
Tourism, Cities, Culture, etc.
Infectious Disease Links
Information about protozoan, bacterial, Viral
diseases and relevant organizations |
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Center
for Infectious
Disease Research,
Quito, Ecuador