Department of General Biology

Topic A : Coccodiosis Immuneresponse against coccidia: antigenic characterization of Eimeria stiedae and Eimeria magna; production of monoclonal antibodies and construction of expression libraries Characterisation of a double stranded RNA virus in Eimeria stiedae Topic B : Leishmaniasis Investigation of circular and linear forms of nucleic acids in Leishmania Pulsed Field Gel Electrophoresis karyotyping of New World Leishmania applications in taxonomy and genomic organization Topic C : Malaria Development of a malaria vaccine Molecular biology of malaria: study of gametocyte differentiation Topic D : Trypanosomiasis The genetic basis of human serum resistance in African trypanosomiasis Study of trypanotolerance in human trypanosomiasis due to trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense Diagnostic and research tools for the control of surra in South East Asia and the neighbouring areas Topic E : Immunology Research projects Structure of camellid immunoglobulins Population genetics of immunoglobulins Immunochemistry of glycoproteins Topic F : Pseudomona Molecular biology of Pseudomonas iron metabolism Molecular Biology of Pseudomonas membrane proteins Topic G : Hog Cholera Molecular Biology and cloning of Hog cholera Development of diagnostics and vaccins