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PhD courses and programmes 2007
NOVA 49-07
Insect pathology
Network: Social insects
Information up-dated:
2006-06-16
This is the information that has been registered so far. If you want to
get in contact with the course leader you will find the e-mail address
below.
| Course period | November 4 - 9, 2007 Before this period, participants have to read selected literature. After the period in Denmark, the participants have to prepare a short report on a subject, selected on the basis of the specific interest of each participant. |
| Location | Copenhagen |
| Course credit | 4 ECTS |
| Deadline for application | Sept. 1, 2007 (new) |
| Course abstract |
The course aims to provide the students with a theoretical and practical background for research on insect pathogens, both related to social insects and related to other insects of economic importance. The following elements will be covered: * Concepts for insect pathology The course will be provided as lecture, practicals and an excursion. Further the phd students will read original scientific literature before and during the course. Due to the emphasis on both entomological, microbiological and molecular method methods the course will be useful for phd students in several scientific fields: social insects, apidology, insect pathology, applied entomology, environmental issues, microbial control. The course is a part of the series of NOVA courses within the BEE NOVA initiative but is not limited to people who have participated in other BEE NOVA activities. |
| Course plan | Course plan - Insect pathology |
| Course schedule | Course schedule - Insect pathology |
| Teachers | From KVL Jörgen Eilenberg, Annette Bruun Jensen, Nicolai Vill Meyling, Charlotte Nielsen Bjarne Munk Hansen (National Env Research Inst, Denmark) Ingemar Fries (SLU, Sweden) Just Vlak (Wageningen, The Netherlands) David Hughes (Univ of Copenhagen) Rosalind James (USDA, Logan, Utah, US) |
| Link to course homepage | - |
| Language | English |
| The course is intended for | PhD students and scientists
working with * Bee diseases * Insect pathogens on pest insects * Biological control * Microbial ecology and biodiversity |
| Max no of participants | 15 |
| Special prerequisites | Reading on selected literature before the period in Denmark |
| Course organization | Dep of Ecology KVL Denmark |
| Course leader | Joergen Eilenberg and Annette Bruun Jensen |
| Postal address to course leader | KVL, Dep of Ecology, Thorvaldsensvej 40, DK-1871 Frederiksberg C |
| Phone to course leader | +45 35 28 26 92 -45 35 28 26 66 |
| Fax to course leader | +45 35 28 26 70 |
| E-mail to course leader | jei@kvl.dk abj@kvl.dk |
| Registration to | Jörgen Eilenberg
and Annette Bruun Jensen KVL, Dep of Ecology, Thorvaldsensvej 40, DK-1871 Frederiksberg C |
| Other courses in the course series | - |
