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Virtual Event – Regional (AFRA) Training Course for Nuclear Medicine Professionals on New Purpose Trends in Nuclear Medicine Hosted by The International Atomic Energy Agency IAEA Headquarters Vienna, Austria 2 to 5 November 2020 Ref. No.: TN-RAF6057-1907804 Information Sheet Purpose The purpose of the virtual training course is to train nuclear medicine professionals on new trends in Nuclear Medicine (NM), advanced principles and techniques of NM applications and quality assurance. Working Language(s) The working language of the event will be … Continue reading “VIRTUAL EVENT – REGIONAL (AFRA) TRAINING COURSE FOR NUCLEAR MEDICINE PROFESSIONALS ON NEW TRENDS IN NUCLEAR MEDICINE”

Prof. Walter Oyawa – Director General, National Commission for Science, Technology and Innovation (NACOSTI) held a bilateral meeting with Dr. Richard Leakey and a team of researchers, from the USA on Friday, 8th October 2020. In attendance was Dr. Stephen Karimi – Director of Research Accreditation and Quality Assurance and Mr. Boniface Wanyama – Deputy Director for Registration, Accreditation and Quality Assurance. The USA team comprised of Lawrence Martin and Prof. Nengo, working for Turkan Basin Institute, a research institution … Continue reading “NACOSTI HOLDS BILATERAL MEETING WITH DR. RICHARD LEAKEY”

Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer Doudna are the first two women to share the prize, which honours their work on the technology of genome editing. Their discovery, known as Crispr-Cas9 “genetic scissors”, is a way of making specific and precise changes to the DNA contained in living cells. They will split the prize money of 10 million krona (£861,200; $1,110,400). Biological chemist Pernilla Wittung-Stafshede, commented: “The ability to cut DNA where you want has revolutionised the life sciences.” Not only has … Continue reading “TWO SCIENTISTS HAVE BEEN AWARDED THE 2020 NOBEL PRIZE IN CHEMISTRY FOR DEVELOPING THE TOOLS TO EDIT DNA”

The falling walls lab competition was held virtually on Friday, 25th September 2020. The competition was hosted by the Training Center in Communication Africa (TCC Africa). Falling Walls Lab is an international forum for the next generation of early career innovators, trailblazers, creators, and visionaries. Its aim is to promote exceptional ideas and connect promising scientists and entrepreneurs from all fields on a global level. Participants, also known as Labsters, are given the opportunity to present their research, business model, … Continue reading “NACOSTI PARTNERS WITH TCC AFRICA TO HOST FALLING WALLS LAB COMPETITION NAIROBI, KENYA”

Deputy Director and Head of Research Licensing, Mr. Godfrey Pessah Kalerwa has been appointed to serve on the EASTECO Governing Board. Following Article 8 of the Protocol on the establishment of the East African Science and Technology Commission (EASTECO) and the official communication from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (Ref: No.2922/09.01/EAC/20): Mr. Kalerwa will serve the EASTECO Governing Board as a Scientist nominated by NACOSTI for a tenure of three (3) years. Mr. Kalerwa, is an expert … Continue reading “NACOSTI STAFF APPOINTED AS A MEMBER OF EASTECO GOVERNING BOARD”

The philanthropic educational foundation, the Yidan Prize Foundation, announced the 2020 laureates of its two education awards on Wednesday in Hong Kong.  The Yidan Prize is awarded in two categories. The Yidan Prize for Education Development was awarded to two women educators, Lucy Lake and Angeline Murimirwa from the Campaign for Female Education, for their dedication to the female education, while the Yidan Prize for Education Research went to US physicist Carl Wieman to celebrate his efforts to improve STEM … Continue reading “CHINA’S YIDAN PRIZE FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES 2020 EDUCATION AWARD LAUREATES”