Fwd: Applications for Vaccinology in Africa, Bamako, Oct 5-9th, 2015 (deadline 18th June)
Gamy Blaise
The next ‘Vaccinology in Africa’ Master’s Level Course will be hosted by the Malaria Research and Training Centre (MRTC) & Centre d’Infectiologie Charles Mérieux (CICM) in Bamako, Mali, from 5 to 9 October 2015.
The course is jointly organised by the Jenner Institute, University of Oxford, MRTC, CICM and the Fondation Mérieux, and supported by the Jenner Vaccine Foundation, Fondation Mérieux, Pfizer and other sponsors.
Two courses have been conducted previously (Accra, Ghana in 2013, Nairobi, Kenya in 2014) with excellent reviews from students and speakers at the course. This year, 40 students from West and Central Africa are expected to participate, with a faculty of around 20 international lecturers drawn from the Oxford Vaccinology Course and the Fondation Mérieux’s ADVAC course, as well as prominent African vaccine experts.
The course will cover the main aspects of vaccinology, the vaccine development process, biomanufacturing, clinical trials and well as regulatory and ethical issues. The course is aimed at students, researchers and professionals resident in West and Central Africa. Delegate numbers will be limited to a maximum of 40 participants.
How to apply
Participation is competitive and places are allocated based on individual applications. 20 places are available for local residents of Mali which will cover course fees, accommodation and meals during the course. A further 20 bursaries are available for those living further afield within the region of West and Central Africa which will also include travel expenses. The definition employed of countries included in the region can be found here.
An application form is attached and also available to download here and should be sent to: jenner-ap...@ndm.ox.ac.uk.
Any queries about the course should be directed to: jenner-ap...@ndm.ox.ac.uk.
The application deadline has been extended and is now: Thursday 18th June 2015 at 17:00 hrs BST.
Confirmed Speakers
Prof Brigitte Autran, UPMC, Paris
Dr Bryan Charleston, Pirbright Institute, UK
Prof Alassane Dicko, MRTC, Mali
Prof Ogobara Doumbo, MRTC, Mali
Prof John Fazakerley, Pirbright Institute, UK
Dr Helen Fletcher, LSHTM, London
Prof Sarah Gilbert, Jenner Institute, University of Oxford
Prof Brian Greenwood, LSHTM, London
Dr Karin Hardt, GSK, Belgium
Prof Adrian Hill, Jenner Institute, University of Oxford
Dr Egeruan Babatunde Imoukhuede, Jenner Institute, University of Oxford
Prof Kwadwo Koram, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, Accra, Ghana
Prof Bourema Kouriba, CICM, Mali
Prof Helen McShane, Jenner Institute, University of Oxford
Dr Allan Saul, GSK, Siena, Italy
Dr Issaka Sagara, MRTC, Bamako, Mali
Prof Mahamadou Thera, MRTC, Bamako, Mali
Preliminary course programme
Day 1: Principles of Vaccinology
- Overview of human and veterinary vaccinology
- The vaccine development pathway – an industry perspective
- Vaccine Immunology
- Veterinary vaccine development: some major needs
- Building vaccine clinical trial centres and capacities in Mali
Day 2: Vaccine technologies & their development
- Vaccine immunogenicity & correlates of protection in clinical trials
- New technologies: vectored vaccines
- Adjuvants for vaccines
- New technologies: vectored vaccines
- Conjugate and other pneumococcal vaccines
- Foot and mouth disease vaccines
- Alphavirus Vaccines - VEE and CHIKV vaccines
- An industrial perspective on vaccine development, especially for neglected diseases
- Immunomonitoring in endemic areas – tutorial session
Day 3: Major Vaccine Targets
- Policy development and new vaccine introduction
- Malaria Vaccines
- Tuberculosis vaccine trials
- Meningococcal vaccines for Africa
- Vaccines for enteric pathogens
- Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia (CBPP) and other veterinary vaccines
- Public and Media perception of vaccines
- Workshop on vaccine design
Day 4: Vaccine Development and Clinical Trials
- Phase I/II trials in the vaccine’s country of origin
- Good Clinical Practice in African trials
- Epidemiology and aspects of the design of vaccine field trials
- Safety considerations in the conduct of clinical trials of candidate vaccines
- Statistical Analysis of vaccine trials
- QC and QA processes in vaccine trials
- HIV vaccine trials
- Influenza vaccines
Day 5: Vaccine Development in Developing Countries
- Vaccine Manufacturing
- Malaria vaccine trials in Mali
- Veterinary Vaccine Development in ILRI - ILRI livestock (bovine) vaccine targets (East Coast Fever)
- Outbreak pathogen vaccines – a neglected need
- Managing the Ebola outbreak in Mali
- Regulatory and ethical issues in vaccine development & deployment in African settings
- Large scale funding opportunities: EDCTP, Gates, Wellcome & others