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Plant
Biotechnologists
Gather for Fifth ACGT Regional Plant Biotechnology Forum
May
2012
-Held on the 23rd of April 2012, ACGT partners once again gathered
under the auspice of the 5th ACGT Regional Plant Biotechnology Forum.
The event was held at the Wits Professional Development Hub,
Johannesburg. The forum showcased research on plant biotechnology
research currently being undertaken at ACGT partner institutions. The
event was graciously sponsored by Inqaba Biotec.
SABINA
student receives
prestigious grant for women
April 2012
-PhD candidate and SABINA student, Petrina Kapewangolo is the proud
recipient of a Margaret McNamara Memorial Fund (MMMF) grant. The Fund
provides grants to women from developing countries to help further
their education and strengthen their leadership skills to improve the
lives of other women and children in their home countries.
ACGT
founder
presented with lifetime biotech contribution award
April 2012
-Co-founder, former Director of the ACGT and currently part time
consultant to the organisation, Dr Jane Morris, was honoured with the
Lifetime Contribution Award at the 2012 Biotechnology Fundi Awards on
16 February.
POL-SABINA
announces award for the development of a full implementation/business
plan in the area of natural product science
April 2012
-POL-SABINA announces award for the development of a full
implementation/business plan in the area of natural product science
research.
CSIR makes a breakthrough in
biomedical stem cell technology
March
2012
-A group of researchers at the Council for Scientific and Industrial
Research (CSIR) are the first in Africa to establish a groundbreaking
biomedical stem cell technology, which could hold the key to finding
cures to some of Africa’s most significant diseases.
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