Malaria history; Epidemiology; Transmission; Pathogenesis-pathophysiology; Clinical manifestations and complications, Immunological responses, Diagnostic methods; Treatments and management of complication; Preventions and control; Drug resistance; Clinical research

Epidemiology, pathogenesis, host immune response to HIV virus, diagnosis, clinical manifestations, treatment, prophylaxis and prevention; AIDS vaccines; HIV counseling

Current topics in clinical tropical pharmacology

Field survey; laboratory colonization of insect vectors; Detection of pathogens in insect vectors, insect cell culture; Identification, isoenzyme, cytotaxonomy, molecular biology techniques; Insecticide suscepyibility test; Bioinsecticide

Current methods in medical entomology, physical, chemical, biological, molecular biology

Disease mapping of tropical diseases; Geographical Information System (GIS); Remote Sensing (RS); Global Positioning System (GPS)

Spatial epidemiology, sampling and analysis; Cluster analysis; Surface analysis; Spatial autocorrelation and regression

Principles of data management; Data processing; Clinical, field and laboratory data management; Data entry; Data transformation; Practice in using computer software; Techniques in statistical analysis and presentation

Principles of systematic helminthology; Identification of medically important helminthes; Phenotyping and genotyping taxonomy

Basic laboratory techniques for studying parasitic infections in experimental animal and in vitro

Molecular biology of parasites and vectors; Aanalysis of biomolecules; Applications in diagnosis and taxonomy of the parasites and vectors

Biological and genetic information; Genomic information; 3D structure of protein; Protein function; Applications of bioinformatic databases for tropical diseases

Proteomics and metabolomics; Mass spectrometry; Sample preparation, quantification, interpretation, identification; Network analysis; Application of proteomics and metabolomics in tropical medicine

Chemistry, structure and catalysis of proteins and enzymes; Enzyme kinetics; Factors affecting enzyme activity, enzyme inhibition and regulation; Transport proteins and receptors; Protein purification and analysis; Enzymes in tropical medicine

Current knowledge and advanced research on the mechanisms of the immune responses; Molecular basis of host-pathogen interaction; Pathogenicity; Genetic regulation of immune response to tropical diseases

Principles of nutritional epidemiology; Prevalence, incidence and disease proportions; Investigation of infectious disease outbreak and food poisoning; Nutritional measurements; Current knowledge and research in nutrition

Instruments; Utilization for the biochemical and nutritional analysis; Maintenance

Molecular biology knowledge and application in nutrition and food science; Gene and chromosome abnormality study by DNA technology; Protein abnormality study by biochemical techniques; Bioinformatics for diseases of abnormal metabolism and nutritional disorders

Principle of electron microscopy; Sample collection and preparation; Operation and production of the electron micrograph

Current scientific articles in pathogenesis and pathology of tropical diseases

Methods of social science investigations; Social science research designs; Data collection for qualitative and quantitative researches

Entrepreneurship; Intellectual properties; Patent analysis and utilization; Bio-economy; Business plan writing; Cash flow management; Marketing; Legal issues; Exit strategy; Case study from successful biotechno-entrepreneur

Analysis of biomolecules and genetic sequences; Molecular identification of parasites and vectors

Environmental health and social impact assessment of development projects; EHIA procedures; Public participation; Laws and regulations; Mitigation measures; Impact monitoring and evaluation; EHIA report preparation

System thinking and system dynamics modeling; System dynamics of Environmental Health; Causal loop diagram; Modeling construction; Calibration and sensitivity analysis; Application to strategy; Policy maker design

Effects of climate change, land use change, habitat fragmentation, and disruption of ecosystem services on the ecosystem structure and functions, the spread and severity of tropical diseases; Assessment of disease transmission dynamics in intact and altered ecosystems

Drinking water quality standards; Sanitation systems; Water contaminants and health hazards; Health and aesthetic aspects of water quality; Water treatment processes; Water reuse and reclamation; Risk management of drinking water; Water quality and sanitation management