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Department of Etiology

The Department of Etiology is research oriented, with strength in the areas of molecular parasitology, virology and immunology. Some of the research activities involve collaborations with investigators in USA and Europe. These research endeavors are supported by funds from National Nature Science Foundation, Military Foundation for Medicine and Hygiene as well as WHO/TDR. The Department consists of eleven full-time faculty members, including 2 full professors, 2 associate professors, offering a Master since 1997 and a Ph.D. since 2002 in Medical Sciences with a specialty in Etiology. Until now, they have finished training 13 Ph.D. and 25 Master candidates in our department.

Main research:
Malaria: diagnosis, transgene and vaccine development
Anti-infection: HBV gene therapy, HSV assembly in the cell

Contact:
etiology@fmmu.edu.cn

Laboratories:
Lab. of Molecular Parasitology
Located in 18th floor of scientific building. Responder: Jun Miao Ph.D. contact: miaojun_de@yahoo.com

Main research work:
1.malaria blood stage vaccines
2.function of some molecules in plasmodium invasion

Collaborations:
with center for molecular biology of University Heidelberg, Germany. Case Western Reserve University, USA

Lab. of anti-infection:
Located in 18th floor of scientific building. Responder: Jun Liu. Ph.D contact: etiology2fmmu.edu.cn

Main research:
HBV gene therapy
HSV assembly

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