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Collaboration is the solution to pollution

Penélope Raposeiras is looking at the way bacteria support each other during the effective degradation of contaminant hydrocarbons

30 Oct 2026

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DN-Eye

A course at Instituto Leloir equipped early-career professionals to harness biological systems as highly specific signal detectors

29 Oct 2026

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Something Old, Something New

João Wagner used classical microbiological techniques paired with Next-Generation genomic technology to advance microbiome and antimicrobial research

28 Oct 2026

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Metabolism at the Core of Sustainability

A course coordinated by Nara Brandao taught students how to read metabolic signals to optimize livestock performance

27 Oct 2026

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The Bat-Man connection through a One Health Biolens

Roman Espinal is transmitting epidemiological surveillance capabilities that support the case against habitat loss.

24 Oct 2026

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Turning Biologists into Watchmakers

Virginia Albarracin re-edited a course that puts the focus on the action

23 Oct 2026

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Dr. Jaheli Fuenmayor Appointed as Programme Coordinator of UNU-BIOLAC

Dr. Fuenmayor begins her UNU appointment on 15 October 2026.

15 Oct 2026

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Next Course: “Genomics Applied to One Health”, February 2027

Apply for a scholarship to participate in the course coordinated by Drs. Laura Kamenetzky and Eva Figuerola at Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina

08 Oct 2026

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An Omics Revisit of The Archeus

Mayra Parente's work is aligning ancient medical intuition with modern biology.

29 Sep 2026

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Meat the Light

Sofía Castaño is advancing optical methodologies to assess meat for traceability, paving the way to other non-destructive tisular probes

25 Sep 2026

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Turning the Tables: Getting a Pathogen to Work for Us

María José Acuña studies Salmonella's molecular secretion systems to recruit them for bioproduction

22 Sep 2026

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Threat-hunting in the River

Miguel Mateo Rodríguez trained to identify antimicrobial resistance in freshwater and bring the know-how back to Colombia

18 Sep 2026