In 2001, strategic
planning and goals setting for IMMN was drafted by support and cooperation of
Deputy of Research and Technology, Ministry of Health and Medical Education;
Management and Planning Organization of Iran (MPO) and consultants and
representatives from the Member Research Centers of IMMN.
Supervision on
Performance of the research Proposals
All
proposals, upon receiving will be reviewed by the secretariat's office and then
two referees are appointed by the Training and Educational Council. Each
proposal is then given to the designated referees. Their comments and
suggestions are reviewed by the secretariat and then is given to the TEC for
final approval. Those proposals approved will be supported by the IMMI. In each
case any proposal should be accompanied by a letter from the director of
research form the university or the institute in which the proposal has come
from.
All approved research proposals are annually overseen by two referees. The
Project Executives deliver the approved proposals to the IMMN Secretariat where
they are conveyed to the supervisors.
The
Establishment of DNA Banks
Most members institutes in the network are dealing with human subjects which are
important as research tools and their biological materials may be valuable
materials for further research. The member institutes decided to support
establishment of DNA repositories in each institute hoping this will become a
general practice in every research center to bank their DNA. Some of the
important DNA Banks which are supported by the IMMM are as follows:
·
Human Genome DNA Bank and establishment of stable cell lines
·
DNA Bank for Biomedical and Epidemiology research
·
DNA Bank of Genetic and Immunogenetic disease
·
DNA Bank of Gastrointestinal Cancers
·
DNA Bank of malignant blood disease
·
DNA Bank of CF, DMD, IDDM, SMA, MCAD disease
·
DNA Bank of infertile couples and multiple abortions
·
DNA Bank of breast cancer
·
DNA Bank of Thalassemia
·
DNA Bank for serum of Rheumatology disease
·
DNA Bank of patients with high blood sugar and cholesterol
·
DNA Bank of twins
·
DNA Bank for cancer patients
Providing
Publicity Materials
Advertising
materials such as bulletins, pamphlets, posters, brochures, etc have been
prepared and distributed by the IMMN on different occasions in the past years.
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Training and Educational
Activities
·
Holding Scientific Workshops
·
Financial Support of Specialized Seminars
workshops
Holding
theoretical and practical workshops on Bioinformatics (7 workshops so far)
Teaching
Workshop on POSSUM Software (Pictures of
Standardized Syndromes and Unknown Malformation)
Training
Workshop on PROGENY Software
Workshop
on application of data registry software of laboratory freezer sample (Cold
Sample Manager)
One day
Workshop on Disease Gene Identification
A 3-day
Workshop on Advanced Molecular Genetics
Holding
Tele conference in Cancer Genetics and Microarray through ESGM (European School
of Genetic Medicine)
(3)
Etc...
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