This course provides awareness education for infection control and awareness about serious communicable pathogens. It’s ideal for individuals who may be at risk for exposure to serious communicable pathogens, including emergency responders and workers in public health and other healthcare settings. More information
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This course targets public health practitioners as well as laboratory personnel. It is designed to describe the administrative and environmental controls that will decrease the likelihood of inadvertent exposure to infectious bodily fluids and includes donning and doffing of PPE, configuration of the encounter site to protect environmental surfaces and proper use of decontamination and […]
Controversial lab studies that modify bird flu viruses in ways that could make them more risky to humans will soon resume after being on hold for more than 4 years. Read more in Sciencemag.org
A mouse study reveals that cells from the brain invade prostate tumours and give rise to this nerve-cell population. Read more in Nature.com
For many people, the mere thought of having to write a content piece comprising more than 200 words is daunting. In the life sciences, as in other industries, writing requires a specific skill set and uses time and energy which are often needed for other important tasks. Read more in Labiotech.eu
Engaging young scientists from the global south in Biosecurity Diplomacy More information in Internationalbiosafety.org
2019 fully funded CIRA-ADBS Training Program in Generation and Maintenance of Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells More information in Biotechtimes.org
by Soultana Tatsika, MSc Student in Bioeconomy / International Hellenic University The advances in DNA sequencing, with the development of Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) allow the comprehensive examination of microbial communities, without the need of cultivation (Hall 2007). Thus, instead of examining the genome of an individual bacteria strain that has been grown in a […]
by Maria Georgakopoulou, MSc alumni in Bioeconomy / International Hellenic University The global climate change has caused dramatic effects in the availability of resources, mainly affecting the food and energy sectors. The parallel rise of global population, estimated to reach nine billion in 2050, has forced the investigation of alternative sources, in order to find […]
The UK biotech Enesi Pharma has joined forces with researchers from the University of Oxford to develop a vaccine for the bubonic plague that is simple to use and doesn’t require needles. Read more in Labiotech.eu