Date: November 18-22, 2024
Location: Nitte University Centre for Science Education and Research, Mangalore, India

Nitte University is hosting a five-day international training course focused on utilising microbiome and genomic resources to understand and mitigate antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in a One Health context. This course aims to build capacity among professionals from low and middle-income countries in managing AMR, a critical global health issue impacting humans, animals, and the environment.

The course is organised by the FAO Reference Centres for Antimicrobial Resistance and Aquaculture Biosecurity and Nitte University, in collaboration with the Indian council of Agricultural Research and FAO.

Course objectives

Participants will gain hands-on experience in:

• Managing bacterial diseases and biosecurity in aquaculture.
• Understanding AMR in the One Health context.
• Utilising genomic tools for AMR detection.
• Conducting antimicrobial susceptibility testing for aquatic bacteria.

Target audience

This training is designed for professionals in aquatic health, aquaculture, government, industry, and academia who manage aquatic health and AMR.

Key topics

• Alternatives to antimicrobials.
• Principles of antimicrobial susceptibility testing.
• Use of next-generation sequencing and metagenomics.
• Horizontal gene transfer of AMR.

Participation details

• No registration fee.
• Participants must secure their travel and subsistence funding.
• Forty candidates will be selected based on interest, experience, and post-training plans.

Application Process

Interested individuals should complete the Expression of Interest form.

Further information

Please download the flyer below for full details of the course. For more information, contact Dr. Iddya Karunasagar at [email protected].