September 02, 2022
Bulletin interne de l'Institut Pasteur
Clinical trials in infectious and tropical diseases, Malaria: registrations for these MOOCs are open
- Register for the new edition of the Clinical trials in infectious and tropical diseases MOOC
The digital education office is pleased to invite you to sign up for the new edition of the Clinical trials in infectious and tropical diseases MOOC, from Sept. 13 to Nov. 9, 2022, led by Muriel Vray researcher in the Epidemiology of Emerging Diseases Research and Expertise Unit .
The general objective of this MOOC is to give professionals, students and researchers working in the field of Life Sciences and Health, the theoretical and practical basis that will enable them to design clinical trials that meet international criteria of ethics and quality. This course, which addresses all areas of health care, deals with aspects more specifically related to countries with limited resources.
At the end of this course, you will be able to:
• Describe the main methodological principles of clinical trials.
• Define the specificities of clinical trials in countries with low resources.
• Identify the methodology to be applied according to the purpose of the trial: explanatory, pragmatic, community-based trials...
• Understand the practical aspects associated with setting up and managing clinical trials.
• Identify good clinical practices from an ethical point of view and in accordance with international regulatory aspects.
• Participate in the development of clinical trials that meet methodological and ethical criteria.
The Institut Pasteur Online Diploma of Infectious Diseases (DNM2IP) :
This MOOC is one of 17 MOOC’s labeled to obtain the Institut Pasteur Online Diploma of Infectious Diseases (DNM2IP), a diploma launched in 2019 and which already has more than 700 registrants in all continents.
- Register for the new edition of the Malaria MOOC
The digital education office is pleased to invite you to sign up for the new edition of the "Malaria” MOOC, from Oct. 11 to Nov. 30, 2022, led by Chetan Chitnis, head of the Malaria Parasite Biology & Vaccines Unit.
Malaria is an ancient disease that has affected humanity for ages. It remains a major public health problem in many tropical countries today. Despite intensive control efforts over the past decade as many as 240 million malaria cases were reported in 2020 that led to more than 627,000 deaths, primarily in young children less than 5 years old. The MOOC provides an overview of malaria today, from the cellular biology of the parasite to treatments, from immune response to control and elimination strategies.
At the end of this course, you will be able to:
• Describe the biology of Plasmodium parasites and their interaction with its human host and mosquito vector.
• Explain the pathogenic mechanisms by which Plasmodium parasites cause malaria.
• Define the drugs used for the treatment of Malaria and the parasite resistance against these drugs.
• Discuss the development of new vaccines and how the parasite evade immune responses.
• Outline the ecology of anopheles mosquitoes and the use of vector control to fight against malaria.
The Institut Pasteur Online Diploma of Infectious Diseases (DNM2IP) :
This MOOC is one of 17 MOOC’s labeled to obtain the Institut Pasteur Online Diploma of Infectious Diseases (DNM2IP), a diploma launched in 2019 and which already has more than 700 registrants in all continents.