Margaret Otukile recently joined ICGEB as Head of Human Resources, at HQ in Trieste, Italy. Her vision is to promote a culture of high performance, personal development and continuous learning across the Organisation.
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Summer roundup by the DG
With research highlights, testimonials and feature stories from Headquarters in Italy, happenings in South Africa and Scientific Meetings in India.
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Meet new ICGEB project fellows
We are following up the arrival of new ICGEB Fellows with stories that are regularly posted across our social media and via multimedia. Here we present some of the new faces on campus.
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BIOTECHNET workshop on Bioinformatics
A workshop on bioinformatics was held in Addis Abeba in August for researchers from Ethiopia and Djibouti as part of the BIOTECHNET project.
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ICGEB & University of Venda sign MoU
Durban, August 31st 2022 – One of the biggest highlights of the 2022 BIO Africa Convention was the signing of the official Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the ICGEB and the University of Venda (UNIVEN).
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The new face of ICGEB Meetings
ICGEB has been providing excellent opportunities to the international scientific community for direct interaction with leaders of internationally recognised science since 1988. In March this year, Florencia Paoloni, formerly of IILA, came on board as Head of the Unit.
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Hope for Heart: publication in Science TM
Researchers have identified proteins with the potential to prevent heart failure, thanks to work originating at ICGEB.
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ICGEB Outreach brings Foldscope magic to South Africa’s Limpopo Province
On Saturday, 26th of August 2022 , ICGEB Cape Town scientists participated in the Phiriphiri Educational Foundation Career Expo Day in Fondwe Village, Limpopo Province, South Africa.
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ICGEB at the 2022 BIO Africa Convention
ICGEB: a strong presence at the 2022 Bio Africa Convention from the 27th – 31st of August 2022, with the theme Africa Resilient: Life Sciences Innovation for Achieving Health and Food Security.
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ICGEB mission to Zimbabwe
August 2022: ICGEB Director-General, Lawrence Banks visits Member State Zimbabwe
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Farewell to Prof. Djordje Fira, University of Belgrade
ICGEB remembers Djordje Fira, Professor in the Laboratory for Molecular Genetics of Industrial Microorganisms, Institute of Molecular Genetics and Genetic Engineering, University of Belgrade, Serbia.
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ICGEB at SA National Science Week – Celebrating the role of basic sciences in the modern world
This past weekend, ICGEB Cape Town participated in the launch of South Africa National Science Week (NSW) 2022, at Mangosuthu University of Technology , in Durban, South Africa.
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