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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.
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Joining Efforts for a Common and Effective Strategy Against Chagas and NTDs
DNDi is bringuing Latin America together to push past the early stages of development of therapies against neglected diseases
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Reverse to Break Through
Dr. Pilar Moreno led an advanced training in reverse genetics for Latin American scientists to engineer RNA viruses for vaccines and cancer therapy.
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Bacteria Against Medicines
Medicine pollution is a growing environmental issue with far-reaching consequences. Paola Velásquez tackles it with the help of 𝑃𝑠𝑒𝑢𝑑𝑜𝑚𝑜𝑛𝑎s
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From Leaf to Superfood
Ery Fukushima is helping the Amazon thrive by using biotechnology to unlock its hidden value
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Looking for TB's Weak Spot
Chiara Coronel went to Germany to elucidate Mycobacterium's defensive machinery
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Overcoming the "Go Bigger" Conundrum in Biotechnology
Mauricio Roldan taught biotechnologists how to scale up their bioprocesses in Ensenada, Mexico
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"Next-Gene" Pest and Vector Control
A radically different way to approach population control of agricultural pests and transmisibility of insect vector-borne diseses
