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Predicting Weight Loss After Bariatric Surgery: A Human‑Centered, Data‑Informed Approach

Shaping the future of obesity care through genetics, epigenetics, lifestyle insights, and the full inclusion of women in research.

27 Feb 2026

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Next Course: “Workshop on Bioprocess with Recombinant Microorganisms: Fermentation, Recovery and Purification of a Recombinant Enzyme at Pilot Scale”, May – June 2026

Apply for a scholarship to participate in the international workshop coordinated by Dr. Leobardo Serrano at IBT, UNAM, in Cuernavaca, Mexico.

26 Feb 2026

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From Reef to RiPPs: Bioprospection for Antibiotics

Fernanda Claverías is using the latest technologies to elucidate potential antimicrobials from Chilean coastal ecosystems

26 Feb 2026

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Sugarcane Supercapacitors of the Future

Florencia Bernassani is laying the ground for electronics that are biodegradable and rely less on strategic minerals

24 Feb 2026

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Priming Crops Against Their Enemies by Fostering an Ancient Partnership

María Florencia Sardo is learning how local soil bacteria give plants an edge in the presence of a global menace

21 Feb 2026

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Next Course: “Reverse Genetics of Viruses & Applications in Virotherapy and Vaccine Development”, May 2026

Apply for a scholarship to participate in the international course coordinated by Dr. Pilar Moreno at the Institut Pasteur Montevideo, Uruguay

20 Feb 2026

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Seeing is Believing: How to Visualize What's Happening inside Biotechnological Systems

Advancing research through an intensive interdisciplinary training on imaging, mechanics, and development, held at the University of Chile.

20 Feb 2026

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Next Course: “Metabolomics in Animal Science & Sustainable Meat Production”, July 2026

Apply for a scholarship to participate in the international course coordinated by Dr. Nara Regina Brandão Cônsolo at FMVZ‑USP, Pirassununga, Brazil.

13 Feb 2026

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Next Course: “II Latin-American School on Cryo‑Electron Microscopy – Structural Imaging for Microbial Biotechnology in Health and the Environment”, July 2026

Apply for a scholarship to participate in the course coordinated by Dr. Virginia H. Albarracín at CIME-UNT, Tucuman, Argentina

13 Feb 2026

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Cannabinoids for Angiogenesis

Javiera Fontecilla is investigating how to get stem cells to produce the therapeutic molecules needed for cell-free regenerative medicine

12 Feb 2026

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Scientific Partnerships for Better Stenting

Julieta Merlo is at the core of an Argentinian-Uruguayan partnership to improve diseases related to age

12 Feb 2026

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Next Course: “From Leaf to Superfood: Biotechnological Valorization of Amazonian Plants”, May 2026

Apply for a scholarship to participate in the course coordinated by Dr. Ery Fukushima at Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Ecuador

11 Feb 2026