Ticks and tick-borne diseases affect animal and human health worldwide. Tick identification and molecular recognition of pathogens in ticks, which will be addressed in the follow up course Molecular Recognition of Tick-Borne Pathogens, are key elements in disease outbreak investigations and field surveys. In this intensive practical laboratory course of 1 week students will learn how to identify ticks from all continents and perform tick dissections.
Period
29-07-2013 - 02-08-2013 (1 weeks)
Target group
Advanced MSc students with the ambition to embark on PhD research related to ticks and tick-borne diseases and for PhD students to support their ongoing research on ticks and tick-borne diseases.
Course aim
Each student will have gained knowledge on tick taxonomy and will be able to preform tick dissections.
Credits
1.0 ECTS credits
Certificate of Attendance
Course fee
EUR 1450: Course + course materials + housing
EUR 1250: Course + course materials
Course leader
Michiel Wijnveld
Scholarships
Utrecht Summer School doesn't offer scholarships for this course.
Utrecht University
Address: PO BOX 80148
Postal code: 3508 TC
City: Utrecht
Country: Netherlands
Website: http://www.utrechtsummerschool.nl
E-mail: summerschool@uu.nl
Phone: 0031302534400
Tick Identification
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Maria Dumitru
