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

Announcement

Strategic Pause to Open Calls in 2026

UNU-BIOLAC will not call for academic proposals in 2026 while the Programme reforms certain aspects of its operations.

28 Jan 2026

News

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

Announcement

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

News

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

News

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

Announcement

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

News

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

Announcement

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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Courses and Fellowships

Building strong research networks and biotechnology capacity throughout Latin America and the Caribbean
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