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<B>From: </B>"Schwirian, Christopher" <<a href="schwiria@ohio.edu">schwiria@ohio.edu</a>><BR>
<B>Date: </B>Wed, 9 Feb 2011 10:01:53 -0500<BR>
<B>Subject: </B>FW: Tropical Disease Research Programs in Ecuador - Summer 2011<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><FONT SIZE="2"><FONT FACE="Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:10pt'><B>From:</B> Grijalva, Mario [<a href="mailto:GRIJALVA@oucom.ohiou.edu">mailto:GRIJALVA@oucom.ohiou.edu</a>] <BR>
<B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, February 09, 2011 9:46 AM<BR>
<B>To:</B> Global Health<BR>
<B>Subject:</B> Tropical Disease Research Programs in Ecuador - Summer 2011<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'><FONT FACE="Arial"><B>The Ohio University Tropical Disease Institute announces its summer 2011 programs.<BR>
</B></FONT></SPAN><FONT FACE="Arial"><B><SPAN STYLE='font-size:12pt'>International Research Training Workshop in Ecuador (Optional)<BR>
June 19 to 24, 2011.<BR>
</SPAN></B><FONT SIZE="2"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:10pt'>The International Research Training Workshop evolves from 10 years of experience providing multidisciplinary training in research methodology to students from the USA, Europe and Latin America. The course takes place in the context of the efforts by the Tropical Disease Institute to combat Chagas disease in Ecuador. The course will provide participants with a solid background and skills to plan and conduct interdisciplinary research in an international setting, while improving their Spanish language skills. This will be achieved through onsite lectures and group exercises.<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><FONT FACE="Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:12pt'><B>Tropical Disease Research Program<BR>
June 25 to July 31st (2 to 5 weeks, variable)<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><FONT SIZE="2"><FONT FACE="Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:10pt'>The Tropical Disease Research Program field activities will provide practical training on the many aspects related to multidisciplinary field research implementation within the Chagas disease research project. In addition to clinical, entomological and epidemiological activities, considerable effort will be placed on community education and development activities within the Healthy Living Initiative. Concurrent studies on community and hospital acquired Methicillin-resistant <I>Staphylococcus aureus</I> (MRSA) will also be conducted.<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><FONT SIZE="2"><FONT FACE="Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:10pt'>For information about these programs please visit: www.ohio.edu/tdi/InternationalResearch/InternationalResearch.htm <<a href="http://www.ohio.edu/tdi/InternationalResearch/InternationalResearch.htm">http://www.ohio.edu/tdi/InternationalResearch/InternationalResearch.htm</a>> <BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><FONT SIZE="2"><FONT FACE="Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:10pt'>Check out the podcasts series at: <a href="http://www.oucom.ohiou.edu/tdi/Podcasts/index.htm">http://www.oucom.ohiou.edu/tdi/Podcasts/index.htm</a><BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><FONT SIZE="2"><FONT FACE="Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:10pt'>Application deadline is April 15. However, there is rolling admission, so send your application soon.<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><FONT SIZE="2"><FONT FACE="Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:10pt'>Contact <a href="grijalva@ohio.edu">grijalva@ohio.edu</a> if you have questions.<BR>
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</FONT></SPAN><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT COLOR="#0F243E"><FONT SIZE="2"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:10pt'><B><I>Mario J. Grijalva, Ph.D.<BR>
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<FONT COLOR="#1F497D">Director - Tropical Disease Institute<BR>
Associate Professor - Biomedical Sciences Department<BR>
College of Osteopathic Medicine<BR>
Ohio University<BR>
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Director - Center for Infectious Disease Research<BR>
Catholic University of Ecuador, Quito<BR>
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740 593 2192<BR>
</FONT><a href="grijalva@ohio.edu">grijalva@ohio.edu</a></SPAN></FONT><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'> <<a href="mailto:grijalva@ohio.edu">mailto:grijalva@ohio.edu</a>> <BR>
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