Workshop announcement - June 3rd-5th 2009
MARCO BERZANO
Dear All,
Cryptonet (www.cryptonet.ie) is pleased announce a three day practical workshop on molecular techniques and risk assessment focused on surface water contamination by Cryptosporidium spp. from agricultural sources. All are welcome to join at University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin, Ireland from Wednesday 3rd to Friday 5th June 2009. The workshop will be hosted by the UCD School of Agriculture, Food Science and Veterinary Medicine, and The Central Veterinary Research Laboratory (DAFF). Participants can choose to join just the one day symposium on molecular methods and risk assessment and, if they wish one of two follow on workshops detailed below.
Contamination of surface water by Cryptosporidium spp.
A workshop on molecular biological techniques and risk assessment
A one day symposium bringing together methodologies in molecular identification of Cryptosporidium spp. and microbial risk assessment will be held on Wednesday June 3rd 2009. A combination of international and local speakers will present on key research issues relating to using molecular tools and risk assessment for Cryptosporidium spp. in agricultural catchments. Attendance at the symposium is welcome without participation in the concurrent practical workshops to be held on June 4th-5th 2009.
Workshop 1: Molecular Techniques
A two-day practical workshop on molecular biological techniques: towards the development of standard protocols for the detection and quantification of Cryptosporidium oocysts in various environmental matrices. This session will cover the DNA extraction from complex environmental matrices (soil, slurry and contaminated water) and the detection of Cryptosporidium spp. using real time qPCR techniques. Special attention will be dedicated to statistical analysis of real time PCR data.
Workshop 2: Microbial Risk Assessment
A one-day workshop on risk assessment techniques applied to the study of non point source agricultural pollution. Using a participatory-based approach to teaching and learning, attendees will have the opportunity to use software tools and contribute to in-depth discussions, share experiences, and exchange resources in a variety of thematic topics such as Microbial and Ecological Risk Assessment, Risk Based Site Evaluation, Cryptosporidium Epidemiology. Participants will develop a sound understanding in developing conceptual risk assessment models and semi-quantitative methods in describing microbiological risk.
Registration form could be found at www.cryptonet.ie/workshop09/
To request more information contact: marco....@ucd.ie or peter....@ucd.ie
Apologies for cross-posting.
Bioresources Research Centre / Biosystems Engineering
UCD School of Agriculture, Food Science and Veterinary Medicine
Agriculture and Food Science Centre
University College Dublin
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Email: marco....@ucd.ie
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