UNU Biotechnology Programme for Latin America and the Caribbean

Advancing Biotechnology Research

In a world tailored to our biological decisions, our main objective is to train biotechnologists ethically committed to the material and civic advancement of Latin American and Caribbean citizens.

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Recent News

News

Extension of Open Call deadline and important announcement for applicants

Announcement Regarding the 2025 Call for Proposals for Academic Activities: Extension of deadline and suspension of the September Open Call

05 Apr 2025

Blog Post

A Quick Overview of 37 years of UNU-BIOLAC

This year marks the 50th anniversary of UNU, and UNU-BIOLAC is one of the longest-standing programs in the organization. Let's review our impact...

01 Apr 2025

Announcement

First 2025 Open Call for Applications: Coordinate a Course or apply for a Research Fellowship in Biotechnology

UNU-BIOLAC will be accepting applications for the organization of training courses or the conduction of short research fellowships in the LAC region.

16 Mar 2025

Announcement

Next Course: “Molecular biology and biotechnology of mosquito-borne viruses of public health importance in the Americas: understanding and using virus infectious clones”, September 2025

Apply for a scholarship to participate in the course coordinated by Drs. Juan Ludert and Andres Merits at CINVESTAV in Mexico City, Mexico.

09 Apr 2025

Announcement

Next Course: “CICICA Central American Course in Single-cell Cancer Analysis”, July 2025

Apply for a scholarship to participate in the course coordinated by Dr. Ricardo Chinchilla Monge at Universidad de Costa Rica in San José, Costa Rica.

21 Mar 2025

News

Next Course: “Tools for the preclinical study of new bioactive molecules from a One Health perspective”, July 2025

Apply for a scholarship to this course coordinated by Drs. Gloria López, Andrea Medeiros, and Beatriz Munguía at Institut Pasteur, Montevideo, Uruguay

12 Mar 2025

News

Next Course: “Unveiling Prokaryotic Traits Through Whole Genome Sequencing Data Analysis”, August 2025

Apply for a scholarship to participate in the course coordinated by Dr. Julian Rafael Dib at Planta Piloto PROIMI-CONICET in Tucumán, Argentina

12 Mar 2025

News

Next Conference: “Molecular Biosystems Conference on Eukaryotic Gene Regulation & Functional Genomics”, September 2025

Apply for a participation grant for the conference coordinated by Dr. Luis Larrondo in Puerto Varas, Chile

10 Mar 2025

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Courses and Fellowships

Building strong research networks and biotechnology capacity throughout Latin America and the Caribbean
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Course on neglected diseases UNU BIOLAC

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