Thứ Năm, 28 tháng 5, 2009

Training course on challenge test

It was a very good time for virus group working together in CTU during 18-27 of June.
We had done one titration experiment, trying with immunohistochemistry for WSSV detection. We learn a lots experiences related to those experiments from Tuyen. He was working very hard at that time! Thanks for Tuyen!
It was aslo funny time for Rina and Gigi trying with motobike!!!! Hope you still remember!!!

Thứ Ba, 10 tháng 3, 2009

WORKS HAVE BEEN DONE IN 2008

There were two sets of shrimp samples collected from Bac Lieu and Camau province.
(i) Regarding samples from disease outbreak, shrimp samples have been collected from 3 systems- improved-extensive system, rice-shrimp system, semi-intensive system. In 2006, the samples were taken from 10ponds in Bac Lieu province and from 10 ponds in Camau province. The collection of samples continued in 2008, with disease shrimp being collected from 11 ponds in Vinh Loi, Hong Dan, Hoa Binh district, Bac Lieu province and from 12 ponds in Dam doi, Thoi Binh, Tran Van Thoi, Camau Town, Camau province
(ii) For the longitudinal study: shrimp samples and wild crustaceans were collected 3 times from ponds in Camau province (9 in Thoi Binh district and 20 in Cai Nuoc district) in the improved-extensive system from August to December, 2008

Currently, these sets of samples are being analysed. Three different methods are being put into use – the nested PCR; H&E; and PCR-genotyping. In addition, The PCR genotyping protocol (ORF125, ORF75) has been applied and optimised in the CTU laboratory.
RESCOPAR Programme summary
The Interdisciplinary Research and Education Fund (INREF) of Wageningen University supports problem oriented research programs conducted by groups of PhD students on development related priorities of countries in the South. Funded by INREF, the RESCOPAR program is a co-operation between several research teams at Wageningen University (The Netherlands), Can Tho University (Vietnam), Mulawarman University and WWF (all Indonesia), and NACA (Thailand) to study the resilience of coastal populations and aquatic resources, with an emphasis on mangrove ecosystems, shrimp culture and associated diseases and coastal fisheries. The long-term objective of the program is to propose and evaluate management activities (intensity and spatial configuration) that optimise the sustainable production of both coastal fisheries and shrimp production in mangrove forested natural resources. To do so the program also studies the way decision making processes at different socio-political and spatial scales affect the use, management and conservation of coastal living resources. To realise these objectives the project started with funds for 9 PhD-projects and 1 MSc scholarships.

I am one of the phD students from Rescopar - my project dealing with " Spatial spread and virulence development of white spot syndrome virus in cultured shrimp"