AFRICA INTERNATIONAL BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOMEDICAL CONFERENCE (AIBBC)

Training workshops to be held on Nov. 5th will consist of interactive sessions where participants and instructors will engage in discussions, demonstrations as well as practical lab-based tutorials about exciting topics relevant to COVID-19 and other infectious diseases.

We are honored to have a team of high profile instructors who will be sharing with us their wealth of knowledge and practical expertise. Join us for an amazing learning experience .

We have uploaded names of speakers/trainers and the topics they will introduce. For SCHEDULE, please click on the "WORKSHOP PROGRAM" button on the menu bar above.

Click here to view full details of the workshop courses.

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• Upon confirmation of your registration, you will be informed of your assigned course, a ZOOM link for the course and a password for accessing the zoom link from this website.
• Make sure you have zoom installed in your terminal (tablet, pc, smart phone etc.)
• To join a course, click on the ZOOM icon on the left (also avalaible on "Workshop Program" page). You can also use the link you received by email.
• You will be prompted to enter a password when you clink on the ZOOM icon. Please enter the password you received from us upon registration.
• Note: ZOOM WINDOW will open only if the password entered is correct!
• IMPORTANT: DO NOT RECORD ANY PRESENTATION WITHOUT EXPRESS PERMISSION FROM AIBBC or THE SPEAKER.
  
  

(Note: Subject to change without notice)

COURSE 1 DIAGNOSTIC CYTOMETRY PROGRAM CLICK HERE JOIN	Prof. J Paul Robinson Purdue Univ., USA	Dr. El-ad David CEO, Astrolabe Diagnostics, USA	Dr. Heather Paich Scientist, Agilent Inc., USA
Contents in brief	~How to in science ~Flow cytometry: basics & applied	The what, why and how of immune monitoring	Flow cytometry: practical applications and data analysis
COURSE 2 IMMUNOLOGY AND VIRAL INFECTION PROGRAM CLICK HERE JOIN	Prof. Andrea Cossarizza Univ. of Modena and Reggio Emilia, ITALY	Prof. Cristina Mussini Univ. of Modena and Reggio Emilia, ITALY	Ms. Isabel Pagani Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, ITALY	Dr. Lucy Ochola Institute for Primate Research, KENYA	Dr. Paul Ogongo Univ. of California San Francisco, USA
Contents in brief	Immune response to SARS-CoV-2	HIV and SARS-CoV-2, with emphasis on the immune response	Impact of Covid-19 on HIV patients	Flow cytometry for immunology in the covid era	Flow cytometry for immunology in the covid era
COURSE 3 MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTICS PROGRAM CLICK HERE JOIN	Prof. Masood K.-Moghaddam Uppsala Univ. SWEDEN	Dr. Radiosa Gallini Uppsala University, SWEDEN	Dr. Steven Nyajom JKUAT, KENYA	Mr. Martin Sifuna Chiba University, Japan	Prof. Collins Ouma Maseno University, KENYA
Contents in brief	In situ proximity ligation assays	Proximity ligation, practical tutorial	Molecular and genomic surveillance during COVID-19 pandemic	Label-free diagnostics: A practical application	Molecular Diagnostics in Infectious and Non-Infectious Diseases
COURSE 4 POINT OF CARE DIAGNOSTICS PROGRAM CLICK HERE JOIN	Prof. Aman Rusom KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden	Prof. Tamara Kinzer-Ursem Purdue Univ., USA	Prof. Jacqueline C. Linnes Purdue Univ., USA	Dr. Melinda Lake Purdue University, USA	Dr. Eddy Odari Jomo Kenyatta Univ. of Agriculture and Technology, KENYA
Contents in brief	Innovating POCT devices for SARS-COV-2	Introduction to POCT: Role in the covid-era	Developing design specifications, designing POCTs for the end-user	POCT and emerging technologies	"The Valley of death" in developing diagnostic tools

SPONSORED BY

Astrolabe Diagnostics (link)	Cytometry for Life (link)