JUN 1, 2023

SEMINAR

Victor Caeiro Laboratory of Parasitology (VCLP)

Historical, present and future aspects strengthening collaboration with the

Institute of Parasitology from the University of Bern (IPB):

Establishment of molecular diagnostic tools at the VCLP

No âmbito da visita do Professor Norbert Müller, da Universidade de Berna, à Universidade de Évora, nomeadamente ao Laboratório de Parasitologia Victor Caeiro (LPVC) do MED-UÉvora, no dia 1 de junho, pelas 14horas será proferida uma palestra quer terá os contributos do coordenador do LPVC, o Professor Hélder Cortes e do Professor Norbert Müller. A palestra irá focar as colaborações presentes e futuras entre o LPVC do MED-UÉvora e o Instituto de Parasitologia da Universidade de Berna, em especial sobre o estabelecimento de ferramentas de diagnóstico molecular na área da parasitologia. 

A palestra terá lugar na Sala de Conferências do Pólo da Mitra, Universidade de Évora, pelas 14h do dia 1 junho. Mas será também possível assistir online, através de Zoom, bastando entrar no link: https://videoconf-colibri.zoom.us/j/99935711321

Hélder Cortes
Associated Professor, Victor Caeiro Laboratory of Parasitology, Department of Veterinary, Medicine, MED, University of Évora, Adjuncted researcher at the Institute of Parasitology, University of Bern, Switzerland.

Norbert Müller
Former Associated Professor at the Institute of Parasitology, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Switzerland, involved in various basic and applied research projects as head of the human parasitology unit.

Summary: After a brief historical review of the activities at the Victor Caeiro Laboratory of Parasitology (VCLP), Norbert Müller will present the diagnostic PCRs developed at the IPB in Switzerland and now established at the VCLP/MED. He will also exemplify the potential applicability of these PCRs for the diagnosis, epidemiology and genotyping in the field of parasitology. Finally, a whole genome sequencing approach complementing PCR-based genotyping will be presented.