27/01/2012 10:30

South Africa confirms backing for ICGEB

On 23 January 2012, H.E. Naledi Pandor, Minister of Science and Technology, Republic of South Africa visits ICGEB Trieste

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24/01/2012 12:21

Frontiers in Cardiac and Vascular Regeneration

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For the first Meeting of the Arturo Falaschi Conference Series on Molecular Medicine. Closing date for early registration and abstract submission:
1 March 2012

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09/01/2012 12:21

ICGEB Seminars 2012

The ICGEB Trieste Seminar Program is now on line - read more and follow availability of groundbreaking scientific presentations on iTunes U

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09/01/2012 10:28

ICGEB Publications

Download or request complimentary copies of ICGEB's publications and reference material

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08/12/2011 08:07

International recognition for ICGEB researchers

2011 has been a very rewarding year for ICGEB PhD and postdoc students attending international meetings.

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02/12/2011 12:03

ICGEB Board of Governors, 18th Session held from 16-18 November 2011

Participation included representatives from the Host Governments of Italy, India and South Africa and over 70 delegates from Governments of ICGEB Member States and scientific institutions.

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25/11/2011 21:01

ICGEB New Delhi Tuberculosis Research

Funding awarded under the Canadian Grand Challenges Scheme and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

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18/11/2011 21:01

ICGEB Anti Dengue Vaccine

Read about Navin Khanna, Group Leader, Mammalian Biology, Recombinant Gene Products, awarded for industrial research, and his work on anti dengue vaccines.

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09/11/2011 11:41

Biotechnology for Africa

ICGEB Cape Town 2007-2011 - The first four years of the ICGEB Cape Town Component, South Africa

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12/10/2011 11:50

New "Polo Científico" inaugurated in Buenos Aires

Francisco E. Baralle joined President Fernandez de Kirchner at the official ceremony on 6 October 2011 in Argentina, to inaugurate the labs, which include an ICGEB facility.

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06/10/2011 10:01

Society of Chinese Bioscientists in America

Mauro Giacca, Director of the Italian Component of ICGEB, speaks at the 13th SCBA International Symposium in Guangzhou, China, 25-29 July 2011, attended by over 1200 SCBA Members worldwide, including internationally recognized bioscientists, including Shu Chien, Kwok-Yung Yuen and David Ho.

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06/10/2011 08:53

Trieste iGEM Team to fly to Boston

The team - hosted at ICGEB - win the European selection in Amsterdam and move to the final phase of the iGEM competition run by MIT

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01/10/2011 14:50

ICGEB Meetings and Courses 2012

See next year's calendar of scientific meetings and courses to be held at ICGEB labs and Member States

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29/09/2011 07:25

European Researchers' Night 2011 in Trieste, Italy

On Friday, 23 September 2011, ICGEB participated in European Researchers' Night in Trieste. The event, promoted by the European Commission, took place simultaneously across 32 European cities. EU funded events took place across 44 Italian cities.

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28/09/2011 14:50

ICGEB Bioinformatics Course, 3-7 October 2011

"Advanced Bioinformatics: Computational Systems Biology", ICGEB Trieste, Italy

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15/09/2011 14:50

ICGEB Biosafety Workshop, 19-23 September 2011

"Problem Formulation: A Strategic Approach to Risk Assessment of GMOs", ICGEB Trieste, Italy

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31/07/2011 10:25

ICGEB Italy official Facebook page

Join us on Facebook - become a fan of ICGEB

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15/07/2011 12:21

DNA Tumour Virus Meeting - 19-24 July 2011

To be held in Trieste, Italy for the third time, this annual meeting was first held in Cold Spring Harbor in 1969, and attracts close to 300 scientists from around the world.

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29/06/2011 12:01

Open University UK PhD students at ICGEB Trieste

The Open University UK has been validating the PhD Course run at the Trieste Component and awarding degrees since 1999. Overall, it has validated 29 per cent of the over 120 PhDs awarded to date to scholars at ICGEB Trieste.

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31/05/2011 14:27

We still need humanistic scientists

A tribute to Arturo Falaschi, a man of two cultures

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30/05/2011 08:52

Italian Society of Biophysics and Molecular Biology 7th Annual Seminar

This year's SIBBM Seminar, dedicated to advanced topics bridging basic molecular and cellular biology and clinical investigation, was held in Trieste from 26-28 May 2011.

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10/04/2011 13:43

Wellcome Trust UK funds ICGEB Human Papilloma Virus project

The Wellcome Trust UK has awarded a joint grant to ICGEB Trieste and the University of Birmingham, UK

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04/04/2011 13:43

Tribute to Prof. Héctor Norberto Torres

Renowned Argentinian scientist and teacher passes away at the age of 75 in Buenos Aires, on 2 April 2011.

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01/04/2011 13:39

Courses in Member States

Invitations are being extended to ICGEB Member State participants to attend the "Four Colours of Biotechnology" Congress to be held in Kracow, Poland, from 12-15 October 2011.

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29/03/2011 13:39

ICGEB Courses in South Africa

2011 ICGEB Courses in Cape Town and Pretoria, on Human Genetics, Biosafety and Global Infectious Disease Research

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28/03/2011 10:51

ICGEB Trieste: Recent publications

Recent publications from ICGEB Trieste and the Monterotondo Outstation have featured in the EMBO Journal, the Journal of Virology and Leukemia

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24/02/2011 13:39

ICGEB Podcasts

ICGEB is publishing its seminars on the Web in the interests of providing a scientific and educational environment of the highest standard, and to conduct innovative research in life sciences for the benefit of developing countries.

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08/02/2011 07:49

Call for nominations - TWAS Prizes 2011

Nominations are sought for 2011 Prizes by the Third World Academy of Sciences

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07/02/2011 08:02

Synthetic Biology and Biofuel Lab - ICGEB New Delhi

Metabolic engineering, cellulolytic enzymes and biofuels - the focus of the new Group operating at ICGEB New Delhi from 2011

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01/02/2011 08:32

CERES Fellowships - Third Call for Applications

The 3rd call for applications for the CEI Research Fellowship Programme (CERES) funded in the framework of the EU FP7, People - Cofund Action is now open.

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06/01/2011 14:35

Chetan Chitnis, ICGEB New Delhi, receives Infosys Prize

The Infoysys Prize 2010 honored six scientists for their outstanding research, including Chetan Chitnis of the Malaria Group, ICGEB New Delhi

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14/12/2010 07:49

BioVision-Lilly Award in conjunction with TWAS

BioVision, in partnership with the Third World Academy of Sciences and the support of the Lilly MDR-TB Partnership, establishes Award for young scientists from developing countries for excellent research in infectious diseases

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30/11/2010 10:51

ICGEB Trieste: Recent publications

Recent publications from ICGEB Trieste have featured in the EMBO Journal, Journal of Experimental Medicine, Journal of Virology, NAR and Oncogene

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15/11/2010 12:55

ICGEB New Delhi - International Malaria Research Consortium is launched

An International Malaria Research Consortium, to combine technologies and expertise from two Continents to tackle the deadly disease has been initiated.

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28/10/2010 15:04

ICGEB Headquarters dedicated to the memory of Professor Arturo Falaschi

On the occasion of the opening of the XVII Session of the ICGEB Board of Governors, the Headquarters of the Centre has been dedicated to the memory of Professor Arturo Falaschi

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06/10/2010 12:51

New PhD students arrive at ICGEB Trieste, Italy

ICGEB Trieste welcomes the new students to its international PhD Course 2010-2011, from Argentina, Brazil, Croatia, India, Italy, Malaysia, Poland and Turkey.

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22/09/2010 07:25

European Researchers' Night, Trieste, Italy

On Friday, 24 September 2010, ICGEB takes part in European Researchers' Night in Trieste. The event, promoted by the European Commission, has taken place place simultaneously across 33 European cities, 6 of which in Italy.

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31/08/2010 13:39

ICGEB Outstation research features in The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society eNews

Dimitar Efremov, Head of the ICGEB Molecular Hematology Group at the Monterondo Outstation in Rome, talks about his research into chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL).

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29/08/2010 13:39

Kenya becomes 61st ICGEB Member State

On 29 August 2010, the Government of Kenya acceded to become the 61st Full Member State of the ICGEB

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01/07/2010 14:50

ICGEB Meetings and Courses 2011

The calendar for the scientific meetings and courses to be held at ICGEB Components and Member States during 2011 is now available.

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24/06/2010 09:11

Arturo Falaschi, MD PhD

With great sadness we bid farewell to our Prof. Arturo Falaschi

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23/06/2010 10:51

ICGEB New Delhi: NIH Joint Grant Awarded

NIH has awarded a joint grant to ICGEB and the Emory Vaccine Center in New Delhi, India to develop vaccines against HIV subtype C.

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31/05/2010 13:39

ICGEB Open Day 2010

ICGEB Trieste plays host to 300 visitors. On Saturday 12 June 2010 ICGEB researchers in Trieste demonstrated through practical and hands-on experiments what research is and how it is done.

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14/03/2010 14:31

Virus Research at ICGEB

ICGEB's effort to foster molecular virology worldwide has included recent meetings across three Continents on the common theme of virus diseases affecting the developing world, attracting and facilitating participation of scientists in directly affected areas.

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08/03/2010 10:51

ICGEB New Delhi: new pathways for Tuberculosis therapy

A recent study undertaken by the Mammalian Biology: Immunology Group, in collaboration with the All India Institute of Medical Science, focuses on new pathways for TB therapy

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04/03/2010 13:39

Enhancing Human Capacities: Training and Education in Agricultural Biotechnology

Download the Podcast of the ICGEB Parallel Session held at the FAO International Technical Conference on Agricultural Biotechnologies (ABDC-10) held in Guadalajara, Mexico, from 1-4 March 2010

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21/12/2009 15:08

Gates Foundation grants for TB electronic nose and malaria vaccine

Of 76 grants awarded to public health researchers globally, 3 went to Indian research teams, including ICGEB New Delhi

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02/12/2009 10:00

ICGEB Board of Governors, 16th session

The ICGEB Council of Scientific Advisers and Board of Governors sessions 2009, held at the New Delhi Component, India, between 16-20 November.

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14/09/2009 07:36

ICGEB-TWAS-UNESCO/IBSP Joint Project

Capacity Building in Basic Molecular Biology. Phase 2: The "International Workshop on Pathogens that affect Agricultural Productivity", held on 1-2 October, in Santiago, Chile

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07/06/2009 12:34

Open Day 2009 - Trieste Component

Over 350 people visit the ICGEB Trieste laboratories on Open Day, 6 June 2009 - Oltre 350 visitatori ospitati ai laboratori dell'ICGEB di Trieste, sabato, 6 giugno 2009

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27/01/2009 17:45

Joint Project on Capacity Building in Basic Molecular Biology

First phase of the ICGEB, TWAS and UNESCO/IBSP research funding opportunity, to create a network of research laboratories involved in the study of plant and animal pathogens that affect agricultural productivity in developing regions, has now been concluded.

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01/12/2008 14:46

Genzyme and ICGEB Collaboration to Advance Treatments for Neglected Diseases

Genzyme Corporation, a global leader in biotechnology, and the International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, a not-for-profit research and development (R&D) organization, have announced a new research collaboration to advance treatments for neglected diseases.

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30/11/2008 14:59

EURASNET WP12 Interdisciplinary Focus Meeting, March 2009, ICGEB Trieste, Italy

3rd EURASNET WP12 Interdisciplinary Focus Meeting "Alternative and aberrant splicing in neuromuscular and neurodegenerative processes", held 26-27 March 2009.

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30/11/2008 12:59

Intellectual Property Watch

ICGEB's Policy Guidelines on Patents aired at a recent World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Symposium in Geneva.

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29/11/2008 17:45

ICGEB Board of Governors, 15th session

The ICGEB Council of Scientific Advisers and Board of Governors sessions 2008 held at the Cape Town Component, South Africa, between 24-28 November. Prof. Francisco E. Baralle, confirmed as ICGEB Director-General for an additional five years.

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29/11/2008 17:45

ICGEB end of year Press Conference

ICGEB presents the major results of its research activities for 2008 from the Components in Trieste, Italy, New Delhi, India and Cape Town, South Africa.

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04/11/2008 13:30

Renowned biochemist, Irwin C. Gunsalus, first Director of ICGEB, dies at 96

Irwin C. Gunsalus, the first Director of the ICGEB from 1986-1989, has died at his home in Andalusia, Ala, USA

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20/10/2008 11:33

Research Reveals New Biofuels Link

Rice engineers find way to make ethanol, valuable chemicals from waste glycerin. Collaboration with the Malaria Laboratory, ICGEB New Delhi.

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27/06/2008 17:45

ICGEB Grant from The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

ICGEB receives a grant of USD 3 million from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to strengthen and expand biosafety systems in Sub-Saharan Africa to help African regulatory bodies ensure the safety of crop biotechnology.

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29/05/2008 07:32

ICGEB Cape Town Component Established

UN Secretary-General communicates entry into force of the Protocol to the ICGEB Statutes, officially establishing the third Component in Cape Town.

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28/05/2008 00:00

ICGEB Trieste, 13th Annual Symposium

From 17-18 June 2008, the Trieste Component 13th Annual Symposium is held at ICGEB Trieste, featuring 52 speakers from the Laboratories and Outstations. On this occasion the new ICGEB Web site is officially launched.

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07/04/2008 00:00

Khalifa International Date Palm Award

Under the patronage of the President of the United Arab Emirates. ICGEB's UAE Affiliated Centre, the Date Palm Research and Development Programme, welcomes the initiative as strengthening collaboration in the field of date palm cultivation. See also Third International Date Palm Exhibition, Al Ain, UAE, to be held 22-26 October 2008.

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01/04/2008 00:00

Trial of strength between rice and bacteria

ICGEB: New discoveries from the Bacteriology Group led by Vittorio Venturi on the relationship between rice plants and their infesting bacteria, some of which are also pathogenic for human beings.

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01/04/2008 00:00

Genetic anti-doping

Doping in sports keeps pace with scientific progress; research at the Molecular Medicine Laboratory, ICGEB Trieste.

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06/04/2006 08:00

NATURE From the Front Lines

Shahid Jameel, Group Leader Mammalian Biology: Virology, ICGEB New Delhi, comments on the H5N1 flu virus

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02/04/2006 08:10

Malaria vaccine being developed

Virander S. Chauhan, Director ICGEB New Delhi speaks of the protein-based malaria vaccine being developed at the Centre.

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15/12/2005 11:00

NATURE Italy's bright spots

Featuring the scientific hub of Trieste, Italy.

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30/08/2004 16:20

TIME

They're not big, BUT THEY ARE CLEVER featuring Trieste, "a capital of scientific research", and the International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology ICGEB.

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11/04/2003 18:00

SCIENCE

"Recognition by the UN or the EU is something we strive for," says ICGEB Director-General Arturo Falaschi.."

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