The Hospital for Tropical Diseases & Oxford University Clinical Research Unit
Wellcome Trust Major Overseas Programme
Ho Chi Minh City Viet Nam
The Clinical Research Unit in Viet Nam is based in the Hospital for Tropical Diseases in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) the referral hospital for infectious diseases for the south of the country and under the direction of the Health Service of HCMC and the Ministry of Health Viet Nam. There are extensive collaborative links with hospitals in Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi and several provinces throughout Viet Nam. The research collaboration with the Hospital for Tropical Diseases, HCMC began in 1991. In 2002 the research capacity expanded with the building (jointly funded by the Vietnamese Government and the Wellcome Trust) of a dedicated Institute for Clinical Research in the grounds of the hospital. This Institute houses the routine hospital laboratories, the laboratory research and administrative center of the OUCRU-VN. The collaborative research focuses on the following core areas; malaria, dengue, influenza, typhoid, Infections of the Central Nervous System (viral encephalitis, pyogenic and tuberculous meningitis), Opportunistic Infections related to HIV and tetanus, with additional interest in diphtheria, shigella, fascioliasis, and Streptococcus suis infections. The research covers clinical research and includes research in immunology, host genetics, molecular biology, microbiology, virology, and epidemiology.
We welcome applications for Student Electives and we have a limited number of opportunities for Electives for Medical Students, postgraduate Science Students and visiting Fellows. If you are interested in applying for these studentships please complete the application form and send it to us. We consider all applications once a year in March for the following academic year September – August. The closing date for applications is 31 March. Consequently applications for the forthcoming period September 2009 – August 2010 are now closed. Please get in touch with us if you would be interested in an Elective during the period September 2010-August 2011.Please send the application form and your CV to:
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