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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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
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Yeast Biotechnology for Accurate Allergy Diagnosis and Safer Therapies
Using yeast biotechnology to produce safer, more precise allergens for improved diagnosis and treatment of urban allergies.
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Finding Order in the Chaos: 3D Bioprinting for Functional Artificial Tissues
Fellow Sofia Salazar is learning to produce microlayered tissue to advance sustainability and medical sciences, fostering academic collaboration.
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Bringing Analytical Chemistry to the Field
Fellow Joana Macagno's commitment to practical innovation is finding a way to precision agriculture, and highlights the advantages of collaboration.
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Prospecting the Bolivian Andes for Molecules of Extreme Value
The keys to a sustainable future may be hidden in the genes of untouched ecosystems. Uncovering them will help preserve biodiversity.
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Harnessing the Power of Biodiversity to Manage Sewage
New technologies enable a targeted approach to microbial community design, presenting an opportunity for constructed wetlands as sanitation tools.
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Turning Toxic Wastewater into Clean Energy
Facundo Dominguez is researching the potential of a yeast to eliminate waste from the textile industry and convert it into extractable lipids
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Local, Native Produce for Global Impact
René Lobo is introducing native Chilto to trending markets by biotechnologically improving its nutritional properties
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Breaking through neurocysticercosis, the old-fashioned way
Lucia Celia Abril Garcia developed a pipeline to isolate parasitic microRNAS for an eventual early diagnostic protocol for this taeniasis