convite para WEBCONFERENCIA -- Prof. Claudio Struchiner: "O controle genético de doenças transmitidas por vetores"

Eduardo

03:23 (2 horas atrás)

Caros colegas,

Temos o prazer de convidá-los a participar, em 3 de abril próximo - 10:30-12:00, na sala 6021 do IMS-UERJ, de palestra e debate com o Prof. Claudio Struchiner, sobre o tema: “O controle genético de doenças transmitidas por vetores"

Link para acesso a participação via webconferencia, assim como acesso a bibliografia de apoio, podem ser solicitados a andreialuzprosaude@gmail.com.

A “sala” será aberta às 10:00 e fechada às 10:25, ou quando se chegar à 100 computadores conectados (capacidade máxima do sistema). Durante webconferencias anteriores desta série, em algumas instituições grupos de participantes reuniram-se em torno a telão. Temos tido audiência, estimadamente, de 200 pessoas em 6-7 estados.

Trata-se de outra sessão (muito) especial dos “Seminários de Pesquisa Pró-Saúde: Perguntas e Hipóteses”, programação acadêmica de nosso grupo de pesquisa “Pró-Saúde: Determinantes Sociais da Saúde”. Solicito divulgação entre docentes e alunos potencialmente interessados.

Cordialmente,

Eduardo Faerstein

Depto de Epidemiologia, IMS-UERJ

Coordenador Grupo de Pesquisa Pró-Saúde

Posted on March 10, 2012 | 4 Comments

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