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The U.S. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine is supporting a training program for early career scientists in Pakistan to develop and improve advanced molecular-based polymerase chain reaction (PCR) techniques. PCR methods improve capacity for targeted surveillance and detection of high threat pathogens and outbreaks, and reduce the need to culture and store infectious material. The training will be conducted in collaboration with the National Institute of Health in Pakistan and the Kenya Medical Research Institute.
Description
At the request of the Department of State, an ad hoc committee appointed by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) will oversee training of early career researchers in Pakistan in the nucleic-acid amplification method Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR). Researchers from academic institutions and research facilities (such as national laboratories) will engage in a number of complementary activities to equip them with the tools to perform safe, high quality and reliable PCR in their laboratories. NASEM will collaborate with the National Institute of Health (NIH) in Islamabad and with the Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) in Nairobi, which also serves as a host institution for the One Health Research fellows (DELS-ILAR-16-05).
Contributors
Sponsors
Department of State
Staff
Emily Twigg
Lead
Major units and sub-units
Division on Earth and Life Studies
Lead
Board on Life Sciences
Lead
