UNTBLDC-TWAS-ICGEB South-South Programme for Exchanges and Collaborations: (Deadline 31 August 2021)

Applications are open for UNTBLDC-TWAS-ICGEB South-South Programme for Exchanges and Collaborations. This program is for scientists who hold an MSc, or preferably a PhD, and are from LDCs can visit ICGEB Cape Town, South Africa, or ICGEB New Delhi, India, for a visit of up to six months.

The UNTBLDC-TWAS-ICGEB South-South Programme for Exchanges and Collaborations provides scientists from LDCs who hold a MSc, preferably a PhD, and who are maximum 45 years old, with the opprtunity to pay a visit to either the ICGEB Cape Town, South Africa or the ICGEB New Delhi, India for the duration of 6 months maximum.

Aim

The aim of the visit is to provide the opportunity to become acquainted with the scientific process, including how to develop a research project and take it to a successful conclusion and how to teach, train and transfer knowledge to younger students and researchers. Moreover, scientists will be exposed to an international scientific environment which will be an asset in the progression of their careers and will also positively impact their institution of origin.

Benefits

The United Nations Technology Bank for Least Developed Countries, through TWAS, will cover travel expenses and provide subsistence costs for the stay at the host institution, while the International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, as host institution, will provide the laboratory facilities and the research support.

Eligibility

• Applicants must be a maximum age of 45 years on 31 December of the application year.
• Applicant must have an MSc, preferably a PhD.
• Applicants must be living and working in the least Developed Country (LDC).
• Women scientists are especially encouraged to apply.

Projects

Proposals need to be on projects relevant to

ICGEB Cape Town:

• Parasitic Diseases (tuberculosis, African trypanosomiasis, leishmaniasis and helminthic infections)
• Human viral diseases (emerging viruses)
• Cancer
• Biopesticides
• Systems Biology

or ICGEB New Delhi:

• Agricultural biotechnology (Crop improvement, biotic and abiotic stress resistance)
• Human Viral Diseases (dengue, tuberculosis, Covid19 etc.)
• Human Parasitic Diseases (Malaria)
• Recombinant Diagnostics & Vaccines development
• Cancer
• Biofuels.