OVERVIEW
Our department is responsible for teaching Parasitology to 500 undergraduate students at USP, from the following schools: Medical, Veterinary Medicine, Pharmacy (day and night classes), Nutrition (day and night classes), Dental (day and night classes), Nursing, Bachelor’s degree in Basic Health Sciences and, as of 2012, Biomedical Sciences e Obstetrics. We also take part in the Bachelor’s degree program in Molecular Sciences.
In addition to formal courses, the Department of Parasitology offers regular research training for two undergraduate courses at USP focused on development of scientists, the Bachelor’s degree programs in Molecular Sciences and in Basic Health Sciences.
The undergraduate students have access to short-term training in tropical parasitic diseases research and assistance at Advanced Research Center in Monte Negro, Rondônia, and at the field laboratory in Acrelândia, State of Acre.
DISCIPLINES/COURSES
BMP0105
Curso Prático de Biologia Molecular Básica no Modelo do Parasita Humano Plasmodium Falciparum (Intersemestral)
BMP0123
Introduction to computer analysis of macromolecules (ICB)
MATERIALS
Teaching Parasitology involves, among other aspects, morphological identification of parasites for diagnosis. The Department of Parasitology has a large collection of slides with parasite images. This collection has being entirely digitized. Materials not subject to copyright (pictures, drafts), will be published in the internet with free access. This image library will serve professors, students, technicians and other professionals interested in Parasitology, within and outside USP. In a second stage, the Department will generate new images, utilizing magnifiers and microscopes for obtaining images from pieces and slides of parasites, respectively. This project is supported by USP Culture and Extension Division, through the program “Aprender com Cultura e Extensão” (Learning with Culture and Extension).
The undergraduate students have access to short-term training in tropical parasitic diseases research and assistance at Advanced Research Center in Monte Negro, Rondônia, and at the field laboratory in Acrelândia, State of Acre.
