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🧬 BST Journal Club | Today !
Join us for an engaging session on Gene Drives for Malaria Control and Elimination, featuring Dr. Brian Tarimo and moderated by Dr. Lucy D. Mbusi.
📅 Today | 16:00–17:00 EAT
💻 Online
Register:
forms.gle/hgenMEzFtd9qTY6FA
#BSTJC2026 #Biotechnology
Chama cha Bioteknolojia Tanzania (BST) kinampongeza kwa dhati Dr. Never Mwambela (CEO, Plant Biodefenders Ltd) kwa kuvumbua na kuendeleza matumizi ya bioteknolojia kwenye kilimo.
Asante kwa kuendelea kuipa bioteknolojia thamani na kuiletea nchi yetu heshima! 👏🌱✨
#BST
🧬 BST Journal Club | Upcoming Session
Topic: Gene Drives for Malaria Control and Elimination: Updates from the Transmission Zero (T0) Project
📅 Wednesday, 12th August 2026
⏰ 16:00 – 17:00 HRS EAT
💻 Online-Zoom Meeting
🔗 Register here: forms.gle/hgenMEzFtd9qTY6FA
#BST2026
🧬 📚 Join us for an insightful journal discussion with Kondwani Chiumya on the role of Lactobacillus acidophilus (LAL-55) in alleviating Eimeria tenella infection in chickens.
📅 22 July 2026 | 🕓 16:00–17:00 EAT
💻 Online
🔗 Register: forms.gle/cYxzrREeMrAifz8B7
#BSTJournalClub
🧬 Opportunities in African Biotech!
Africa CDC is calling for applications to build academic capacity in mRNA research for human & veterinary health.
📅 Applications Open: 14 July 2026
⏳ Deadline: 14 August 2026
Apply 👇
🔗 goo.su/cgZ9D0i
#Biotech #OneHealth
🌍 Attention African genomics researchers & population cohorts!
SFA Foundation and APCC have launched a Call for Expressions of Interest to host cohort-embedded sub-studies under the GEN-IMPACT program.
⌛Deadline: 14 August 2026
Apply here:
scienceforafrica.foundation/…
🦠 Join this hands-on workshop and early-career symposium hosted by the African Microbiome Project.
📍 Stellenbosch University
🗓️ 7-11 September 2026
Deadline : 31 July 2026
Apply: forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/…
Calling African Cancer Researchers! 🌍 🧬
Collaborate on a multidisciplinary manuscript integrating oncology, biophysics, and mathematical modeling.
🗓️ Deadline: 22 July 2026
✉️apply: [email protected]
#Oncology #MathematicalModeling #AfricanScience
#BST
📢 Opportunities for young leaders!
The Africa-Europe Youth Academy is accepting
applications for the New Leaders Lab (Cohort 1).
✅Age: 18-30
🌍 19 African countries eligible
📆 Deadline: July 19, 2026
Apply here:
ee-eu.kobotoolbox.org/x/iDhz…
#YouthLeadership #GlobalGateway
#BST
Exciting PhD opening at UM6P - ASARI for researchers in Animal Science, Nutrition, or Biotechnology! 🔬
Help shape the future of sustainable, drought-resilient farming systems.
🚀 Apply before July 15, 2026:
🔗
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…
#BioTechnology
#SustainableAgriculture
Can biofertilizers and organic alternatives completely replace chemical ones?
🌱 Dr. Aneth David @anethdavidd breaks down the science, the challenges, and the future of sustainable agriculture in this quick read.
🔗 Read here: linkedin.com/pulse/can-biofe…
#SustainableFarming
Applications are OPEN for the 21st Annual African Vaccinology Course 2026 in Cape Town! 🇿🇦
📅 Course Dates: 9-13 November 2026
⌛ Application Deadline: 15 July 2026
Apply Here:
form.jotform.com/23234185844…
#AAVC2026 #PublicHealth #AfricaScience #BST
🚀 Calling all postdoc scientists in Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda!
Advance your biotech research with a 6-month international fellowship at ICGEB.
📅 Deadlines:
°Full Application:
30 September 2026
🔗 Apply now: icgeb.org/fellowships/icgeb-…
🌍🔬 Africa has taken a significant step toward improving access to biotechnology and biosafety information.
📖 Read more: africenter.isaaa.org/news/af…
#Biotechnology #Biosafety #ScienceCommunication #AfricaScience #BST
Today we celebrate the fathers, mentors, and role models who inspire curiosity, resilience, and growth in the next generation.
Happy Father’s Day to all the amazing dads shaping the future through love and guidance. 💚🧬
#FathersDay2026 #BST2026
Celebrating world DNA day 🧬 a reminder of how a simple molecule holds the blueprint of life driving innovation in health, agriculture, and environmental conservation
#WorldDNADay #Biotechnology #BST
CELEBRATING IMPACT AND VISIBILITY
Dr. Aneth David has been featured on The African Researcher blog🧬🇹🇿
Her journey in microbiome science and human genetics advocacy continues to inspire the biotechnology community in Tanzania and beyond.
🖇️url-shortener.me/HS9O
#Biotech – at Tanzania
📢 Applications Open!
ABI Bioinformatics Summer School 2026
🧬 2-week hands-on genomic data analysis
📍 ACE-Uganda
📅 8–19 June 2026
💰 Free for selected participants
⏳ Deadline:25 Mar 2026
🔗 redcap.h3abionet.org/redcap/…
#Bionformatics
Girls in Tech Opportunity 🚀
Submit your innovation to the Girls Prize Competition in Tech 2026.
Top 3 winners will be awarded.
Deadline: 15 March 2026.
Scan the QR code on the flyer to apply.
#GirlsInTech #STEM
“To the women researchers, innovators, students, and leaders shaping biotechnology in Tanzania today we celebrate you.
Happy International Women’s Day from the Biotechnology Society of Tanzania.” 🌸🔬
#IWD2026
#WomenInBiotech
#BST
