National Centre for Biosecurity

Biosecurity News - Issue 21

Conferences, Seminars and Journal Issues
PhD Studentships
News Articles

Pandemic and Avian Influenza
HIV
Emerging and Re-Emerging Infectious Diseases

Biological Weapons
Biosecurity Policy and Ethics
Global Health Governance and Disease Control

Conferences, Seminars and Journal Issues

MedWorm, a new medical search engine and RSS feed collector, has been launched. Distinct from the type of service offered by PubMed and ProMedMail, the site allows researchers to search general health news and authoritative blogs for keywords of their choice. As the website states: 'MedWorm collects updates from over 6000 authoritative data sources (growing each day) via RSS feeds...from the data collected, MedWorm provides new outgoing RSS feeds on various medical categories'. The service can be accessed at: www.medworm.com

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Previous Announcements

Genetics and Genomics of Infectious Disease. Conference: 21-24 March 2009 in Singapore.
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The Consortium of Non-Traditional Security Studies in Asia (NTS-Asia) invites applications for a 3-month Research Fellowship Programme, which will commence in July 2009. Applications due: 13 April 2009.
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3rd International Conference on Influenza Vaccines for the World. Conference: 27-30 April 2009 in Cannes, France.
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Communicable Diseases Control (CDC) Conference. 4-6 May 2009 in Canberra.
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US Department of State’s Biosecurity Engagement Program provides funding for travel to biosecurity-related conferences.
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PhD Studentships

The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine invites applications for a 3-year studentship to undertake a PhD in the area of Global Health Governance within the Department of Public Health & Policy. The studentship will cover course fees (at UK/EU rate) and a student stipend for three years. An additional £2000 per year will be provided to cover direct research costs and fieldwork. Application deadline: 20 March 2009. More information.

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The Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics has advertised for an ARC-funded PhD scholarship to examine ethical and security issues associated with infectious disease. The PhD research project will examine “the nature and value of security and how the value of security should be balanced against other legitimate social aims in the context of naturally occurring epidemic disease.” Applicants should forward their CV and covering letter (highlighting area(s) of interest) to Dr Michael Selgelid by 3 April 2009. For more information, please contact: Michael.Selgelid@anu.edu.au

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In the context of the Wellcome Trust funded project “Building a Sustainable Capacity in Dual-Use Bioethics” two PhD studentships are available from October 2009 for three years that cover the cost of UK/EU PhD tuition fees and an annual average maintenance grant of £19,600.

The holder of one of the studentships will work under the supervision of Dr. Brian Rappert in the Department of Sociology and Philosophy at the University of Exeter. The holder of the second studentship – with a focus on the dual-use aspects of synthetic biology – will work under the supervision of Dr. Alexander Kelle in the Department of European Studies and Modern Languages at the University of Bath.

University of Exeter Applications:
Applicants are required to contact Brian Rappert (B.Rappert@ex.ac.uk; also Tel +44 (0)1392 263353) with a short initial expression of their interest (no more than 500 words) by the deadline. More information.

University of Bath Applications:
Applicants are required to contact Alexander Kelle (A.Kelle@bath.ac.uk) with a short initial expression of their interest (no more than 500 words) by the deadline. Further information will be provided on request.

Deadline: 15 April 2009

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