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Applications are invited for a number of PhD or DrPH studentships. Research projects may be undertaken in any area of clinical, field, socialscience or associated laboratory work that is relevant to the control of malaria. Scholarships cover home fees,living expenses, some research expenses and may include re-entry grant for developing country scientists. Applications from scientists working in malaria endemic countries are encouraged, particularly from those involved in malaria control. Application Deadline: 15 May 2001 for studies commencing in October 2001.

PhD/DrPH studentships: Gates Malaria Programme
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Available at:

* London School of Hygeine & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM)
* Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
* Centre for Medical Parasitology (Univ. of
Copenhagen)
and
* The Danish Bilharziasis Laboratory
****Application Deadline: 15 May 2001.

Applications are invited for a number of PhD or
DrPHstudentships to be held at the London School of
Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), the Liverpool
School of TropicalMedicine (LSTM), the Centre for
Medical Parasitology,University of Copenhagen (CMP)
and the Danish Bilharziasis Laboratory (DBL) as a
component of a generous award by the Bill and Melinda
Gates Foundation. Research projects maybe undertaken
in any area of clinical, field, socialscience or
associated laboratory work that is relevant to the
control of malaria.

Scholarships cover home fees,living expenses, some
research expenses and may include re-entry grant for
developing country scientists.

Applicants must have a good first degree in a relevant
subject. For study in the UK this should be the
equivalent of an upper second class honours degree or
above; a masters qualification is desirable.

Applications from scientists working in malaria
endemic countries are encouraged, particularly from
those involved in malaria control.

Further details of the malaria research programmes in
progress at the host institutions can be obtained from
the web pages:
http://www.lshtm.ac.uk/organisation/centres (LSHTM)
http://www.liv.ac.uk/lstm (LSTM)
http://www.cmp.dk or www.sund.ku.dk (CMP)
http://www.bilharziasis.dk(DBL)

or by direct contact with:
* Professor Brian Greenwood
at LSHTM,
* Dr Marcel Hommel at LSTM,
* Professor Niels Ørnbjerg at
DBL,
or
Professor Thor Theander
at the
Centre for Medical Parasitology, University of
Copenhagen.

Further information about the studentships can be
found
at
http://www.lshtm.ac.uk/prospectus/study/general/gates-schol.pdf
or contact:
Manager Gates Malaria Programme
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
50 Bedford Square
LONDON WC1B 3DP
Tel: +44 (0)20 7299 4709 Fax: +44 (0)20 7299 4720
E-mail: [email protected]

Applications from students wishing to commence their
studies in October 2001 must be received by 15 May
2001.Source: http://jobs.ac.uk/jobfiles/BC740.html