Women in science

July 21, 2025

WE-STAR Alumni Meet in Trieste

We-Star: the mobility scheme for Women Scientists in Africa is leaving a lasting mark on the careers of African women scientists, from mentorship to research collaboration.

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July 1, 2025
Dr Priscillar Mutungi, a Kenyan researcher from the Wildlife Research and Training Institute in Naivasha, Kenya joins ICGEB Cape Town, as a Postdoctoral Fellow as part of the ICGEB B-INOC Fellowship Programme, supporting training and skills enhancement of researchers, including south-north mobility and south-south mobility.

Developing bio stimulants for sustainable agriculture

Dr Priscillar Mutungi, a Kenyan researcher from the Wildlife Research and Training Institute in Naivasha, Kenya joins ICGEB Cape Town, as a Postdoctoral Fellow as part of the ICGEB B-INOC Fellowship Programme, supporting training and skills enhancement of researchers, including south-north mobility and south-south mobility.

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June 9, 2025
Dr. Diana Bedolla in the lab with Dr. Emanuele Buratti, Molecular Pathology Group Leader, ICGEB Trieste

Employment for women in Science

Over the past 18 months, the ICGEB Molecular Pathology laboratory in Trieste, Italy, has been pursuing an ambitious project led by Dr. Diana Eva Bedolla Orozco, recipient of a Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellowship funded by the European Union.

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June 6, 2025

Career opportunities for women scientists

ICGEB Cape Town welcomes Dr. Rumbidzai Changwa as a participant in the ICGEB South African Women in Biotechnology (SAWBP) Programme, in partnership with the Department of Science, Technology and Innovation and the South African National Research Foundation.

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May 21, 2025
Lucy Enset 3

Sustaining agriculture in Ethiopia

Lucy Enset is a women-led company that produces Enset flour and baked products in Arba Minch (Ethiopia), established through an ICGEB-funded Collaborative Research Proposal Grant.

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May 21, 2025

Supporting African Women in Science

In 2025, ICGEB Cape Town welcomes WAfrica Day 2025: ICGEB Cape Town welcomes WE-STAR Fellows under the ICGEB Programme in partnership with the South African Department of Science, Technology and Innovation (DSTI).

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March 4, 2025
Breaking through with Katalin Karikó

Science Outreach with Katalin Karikó

Science communication networks can lead to the most amazing collaborations. This week, the presentation of the Asimov Prize in Trieste included Nobel laureate Katalin Karikó, an amazing opportunity for our ICGEB alumna, Giulia Felician.

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