UNU Biotechnology Programme for Latin America and the Caribbean

Advancing Biotechnology Research

In a world tailored to our biological decisions, our main objective is to train biotechnologists ethically committed to the material and civic advancement of Latin American and Caribbean citizens.

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Recent News

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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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Reversing the Dogma to find a Solution for Dengue and other Arboviruses

On Mosquito Day, we interviewed Dr. Juan Ludert to understand the ways Latin American scientists are approaching the issue of vector-borne viruses

20 Aug 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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