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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

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Paying Back and Old Friend: Biotech For Saving Bees

Understand, protect, and restore honey bee populations through biotechnological means, a course by Dr. Karina Antunez

14 Sep 2026

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Planning for Climate-Adapted, Sustainable Agriculture

Layla Chmeit is looking to find agricultural allies among the inhabitants of harsh environments, which may be well prepared for what's coming.

13 Aug 2026

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Exploring the Cell-to-Factory Path

Marcia Carrasco is evaluating parameters for the production scale-up of monoclonal antibodies, hoping to bring the technology to Bolivia

10 Aug 2026

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Joining Efforts for a Common and Effective Strategy Against Chagas and NTDs

DNDi is bringuing Latin America together to push past the early stages of development of therapies against neglected diseases

06 Aug 2026

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Reverse to Break Through

Dr. Pilar Moreno led an advanced training in reverse genetics for Latin American scientists to engineer RNA viruses for vaccines and cancer therapy.

28 Jul 2026

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Bacteria Against Medicines

Medicine pollution is a growing environmental issue with far-reaching consequences. Paola Velásquez tackles it with the help of 𝑃𝑠𝑒𝑢𝑑𝑜𝑚𝑜𝑛𝑎s

24 Jul 2026

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From Leaf to Superfood

Ery Fukushima is helping the Amazon thrive by using biotechnology to unlock its hidden value

16 Jul 2026

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Looking for TB's Weak Spot

Chiara Coronel went to Germany to elucidate Mycobacterium's defensive machinery

11 Jul 2026