The Christophe Mérieux Prize 2015 of the Institute of France was awarded to the professor and doctor Jean-Jacques Muyembe, director of the National Institute of Biomedical Research (INRB) of Kinshasa, DRC, for its internationally recognized research in the fight against Ebola.
Dr. Muyembe Tamfum is a professor at the University of Kinshasa and director of the National Institute of Biomedical Research (INRB). He is also director of the Master Ecology of infectious diseases, natural hazards (...)
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European workshop on Alveolar Echinococcosis databaseA workshop on the development of an European database on human cases of alveolar echinococcosis was held in Besançon on April 24-26.
Thirty-five participants from Germany, Austria, Belgium, Italy, Latvia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Switzerland, with an observer from China, discussed on the best strategy to harmonize the census methods of human cases and adopt the database system set up at Besançon in the OREAS project (OSU THETA / Chrono-environment).
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"Journées des grands témoins" at KinshasaThe Master ECOM-ALGER, was established at the University of Kinshasa to optimize eco-health research strategies against infectious agents and other health risks. http://www.iohc2015.com/program/ebo...Directed by Pr. Jean-Jacques Muyembe, organized by Pr. Didier Bompangue and his team, the Master ECOM-ALGER was designed in close collaboration with the staff of the Chrono-environment department and the Master ECoS, as part of an inter-university convention joined by the Embassy of France in (...)
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COP21: Dr Li Li awarded by the French Embassy in Beijing2015, February 3
As part of the Paris 2015 Climate Conference – COP21, the service for Science and Technology of the French Embassy in China wished to encourage Franco-Chinese scientific actions related to climate change and biodiversity. A prize (a stay in France) has been awarded during the evening organized by the CNRS China office in Beijing to a Chinese researcher working in a Franco-Chinese joint research network particularly mobilized on these issues. The winner is Dr Li Li, a (...) -
Research visit at the University of Calgary2015, January 26 - February 9
Dr. Jenny Knapp, research engineer at the Besançon University Hospital had a 2 week visit at the Laboratory of Wildlife Ecology and Spatial Epidemiology (WEASEL). The WEASEL belongs to the Ecosystem and Public Health Department of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary (Alberta, Canada), and is a member of the GDRI EHEDE since 2015. Dr Jenny Knapp’s visit was carried out in the framework of a scientific collaboration between the (...)
