Dr Simon Cutting
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molecular biology in Vietnam
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workshop 2: 28 December 1998 - 9 January 1999
Sponsored by the British Council
Held at The Ho Chi Minh City University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam.

Practicals:

A 12 day course aimed at gene expression was run by Dr. Clair Baynton and Dr. Phil Wakeley. Techniques used included gene cloning, SDS-PAGE, protein affinity purification and Western blotting.

Lectures:

Dec 28th

Combatting Disease Through Protein Structure Dr. Anthony Wilkinson

Dec 29th

The Polymerase Chain Reaction Dr. Simon Cutting
Regulation of Cysteine Biosynthesis in Bacteria Dr. Anthony Wilkinson

Dec 30th

Exploiting the lac Operon in Cloning Vectors Dr. Anthony Wilkinson

Improving Insulins for Therapy by Protein Engineering

 Dr. Jean Whittingham

Dec 31st

Purifying Plasmids and Transformation Dr. Simon Cutting
Steroid Hormone Function and Regulation Dr. Jean Whittingham

Jan 2nd

1. Emerging Viruses
2. Measles and Chicken Influenzae

 Professor Ab Osterhaus

Jan 4th

1. The Central Dogma: An Overview of Gene Regulation
2. DNA Transcription I

 Professor Robert Glass

Jan 5th

1. DNA Transcription II
2. RNA Translation

 Professor Robert Glass

Jan 6th

1. Gene Regulation I
2. Gene Regulation II

 Professor Robert Glass

Jan 7th

Protein Tagging and Affinity Purification Dr. Simon Cutting
Gene Therapy Dr. Ian Graham


Vietnam Coordinator:

Dr. Pham Hung Van
Dept. Microbiology,
Faculty of Medicine,
University of Pharmacy and Medicine,
217 An Duong Vuong,
District 5,
HCMC
VIETNAM

Tel: 00 84 8 8558411
Fax: 00 84 8 8552304
e-mail: phhvan@hcm.vnn.vn

Overseas participants:

Dr. Simon Cutting (Coordinator)
School of Biological Sciences,
Royal Holloway University of London,
Egham,
Surrey TW20 0EX
UK

Tel: +44-(0)1784-443760
Fax: +44-(0)1784-434326
e-mail: s.cutting@rhbnc.ac.uk

 Professor Robert Glass
Division of Genetics,
S chool of Clinical Laboratory Sciences,
Queens Medical Centre,
Nottingham University,
Clifton Boulevard,
Nottingham NG7 2UH
Professor Ab Osterhaus
Dept. Virology,
Erasmus University Rotterdam,
Dr. Molewaterplein 50,
3015 GE,
Rotterdam
HOLLAND		 Dr. Clair Baynton
School of Biological Sciences,
Royal Holloway University of London,
Egham,
Surrey TW20 0EX
UK
Dr. Ian Graham
School of Biological Sciences,
Royal Holloway University of London,
Egham,
Surrey TW20 0EX
UK		 Dr. Phil Wakeley
School of Biological Sciences,
Royal Holloway University of London,
Egham,
Surrey TW20 0EX
UK
Dr. Tony Wilkinson
Dept of Chemistry,
University of York
York YO1 5DD
UK		 Dr. Jean Whittingham
Dept of Chemistry,
University of York
York YO1 5DD
UK

 
 

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