Description
In just two decades, genetic engineering has become the major tool in modern
biotechnology. Its application has led to the industrial production of new
and better pharmaceuticals, to a tremendous gain in knowledge about the
diagnosis of human, animal and plant diseases, to a widely enhanced production
of agricultural animals and plants, to a sharp increase in the use of biocatalysts
in chemical synthesis and to novel procedures in environmental protection.
At present, the analysis of microbial, plant and animal
genomes provides us with a plethora of exciting information about the
molecular mechanisms which are active in living organisms, and within
a few years the human genome will be fully sequenced, leading to the discovery
of proteins and protein cascades involved in all functions of our body,
healthy or diseased. A completely new concept of diagnosis and therapy
will eventually arise from these findings. As these developments imply
the storage, retrieval and sequence comparison of huge amounts of DNA
- DNA sequences deposited in internationally accessible databanks have
just exceeded 109 base pairs - the methods of bioinformatics have become
extremely important to cope with the breathtaking developments of molecular
biology.
This first German-Vietnamese Workshop on Genetic Engineering
and Bioinformatics will address these questions and provide a setting
for young Vietnamese scientists to train themselves in some of the key
methods involved. The organizers hope that this workshop will help to
stimulate Vietnamese research and technology in this exciting field of
molecular biology, and to initiate future cooperations among Vietnamese
and German scientists.
Costs
There will be no course
fee and no fee for chemicals. Participants will be supported for accommodation
and travelling.
Application Since
the participants will follow all courses, the number of participants is
limited to 28 (seven groups with four participants each). Workshop language
is English. Please send your application (curriculum vitae and a presentation
of your recent and current research projects) before August 1, 1998.
