The United Nations University Programme of Biotechnology for Latin America and the Caribbean has funded over 400 short fellowships for scientists that have an opportunity to train in or do a piece of research with technology available in laboratories outside of their home country. This not only speeds up the transfer of research technology and know-how whithin the region, but also solidifies scientific collaboration networks across the continent.
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From Host to Holobiont: Closing the Microbiome Gap in Crop Improvement
Benyi Marin is advancing nitrogen fixation by designing resilient legume nodule microbiomes that align plant breeding with microbial function.
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Exploring Colombia's Paramo One Molecule at a Time
Emerson Arciniegas’ fellowship underscores the role of conserved páramo biodiversity in advancing international antimicrobial research
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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
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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
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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
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Bacterial Viruses Against Human Pathogens
Fellow Victoria Rodriguez is adding to our understanding of prospective industrial applications of phages
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Targeting Chaga's Plumbing to Dry Up the Disease
Victoria Vitali is learning to manipulate the genes that manage water inside tripanosomal cells in order to find potential weak spots
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Strawberries Against Drought
Soybeans can be protected against water stress by strawberry leaf extract. Stefania Venegas wants to know why.
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Turning Lichens into High-Tech Starts with the Typical Petri Dish
Erika Calla learnt how to cultivate Peruvian lichens to be able to study the secrets to their tolerance to ultraviolet radiation
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Ruben Olivares Bridged Regional Efforts to Achieve Effectiveness Against Plant Bacterial Pathogens
His fellowship seeks to resolve issues to formulate biocontrol inoculants with local genetic resources against aggressive crop pathogens