H1N1 Project

A web-based interactive genome library will be constructed for surveillance, detection, characterization, genotyping, and genotype and drug-resistance monitoring of influenza virus infection in the Philippines. This one-stop-shop portal will contain relevant and up-to-date information about S-OIV A (H1N1), its current status and management in the Philippine setting, including demographics, and integration of data from various local and foreign agencies. This will also serve as a database storage and retrieval system containing local A (H1N1) genomic sequence data, detection profiles, drug-resistance pattern of relevant clinical/epidemiological information.

Objectives:
This project aims to design and construct a web-based interactive genome library for surveillance, detection, characterization, genotyping, and genotype and drug-resistance monitoring of influenza virus infection in the Philippines.

Specifically, it aims to:

  • Establish a one-stop-shop portal that contains relevant and up-to-date information about S-OIV A(H1N1), its current status and management in the Philippine setting, including demographics, integrating data from various local and foreign agencies.
  • Construct a web-based database storage and retrieval system containing local A H1N1 genomic sequence data, detection profiles, genotype and drug-resistance pattern of relevant clinical/epidemiological information.
  • Genotype archived local A(H1N1) isolates and monitor prevailing genotypes of current A(H1N1) infection in the Philippines.
  • Provide on-line research updates of in-house projects and other collaborating agencies of the National Institutes of Health regarding S-OIV A(H1N1).
  • Provide a focused portal for training updates, downloadable information.


Ongoing Projects

3-D Targets: The UK Philippines Dengue Diagnostics and Drug Targets Research Consortium

HIV Drug Resistance Surveillance Library and Development of Molecular Diagnostics for Drug-Resistance Detection- Part 1: Surveillance of Mutations for Acquired Drug Resistance

Dengue: Climate, Evolution and Transmission

Improving the Molecular Diagnostics of Drug Resistant Tuberculosis

Responding to the Philippine HIV epidemic: an HIV drug resistance surveillance library and development of molecular diagnostics for drug-resistance detection:Part 2: Analysis and prevalence of pre-treatment drug resistance

News

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS FOR TRAINING FOR BIOSAFETY OFFICERS

The UPM - IBBC is organizing a Training Program for Laboratory Biosafety and Biosecurity Officers to commence in the second quarter of 2016. The main objective of the program is to develop a pool of local trainers who will undertake advocacy and continuing education on laboratory biosafety and biosecurity. At the end of the training, the trainers are expected to be competent in the following areas:

*Biosafety and biosecurity risk assessment *Laboratory vivarium Biosafety and Biosecurity *Biocontainment practices and procedures *Biocontainment facilities *Use of safety equipment *Incident response procedures *Infectious substance transport *Biosafety program management *Management of transgenic materials *Regulatory framework of transgenic materials

The training will entail at least ten modules, each of which with duration of two weeks, scheduled on July 18-29, 2016; September 18- October 1, 2016; and November 20- December 3, 2016.

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