2016

Governments must improve surveillance and communication to address future viral threats, says Brazilian science leader Hernán Chaimovich.

TWAS’s interim executive director will have a key role in setting in motion a new resource for scientists in Least Developed Countries.

Mohamed H.A. Hassan, who led the TWAS secretariat for 26 years, returns to guide the Academy through a leadership transition.

At a high-level meeting in Italy, the UN Scientific Advisory Board advanced recommendations on climate, food and health.

The Scientific Advisory Board of the UN Secretary-General is set to meet in Trieste 24-25 May.

Oltre 40 ricercatori del Sud del mondo, assegnatari di un TWAS research grant, saranno a Trieste dal 18 al 22 aprile per raccontare come un finanziamento ad hoc può generare risultati di valore.

TWAS research grantees from 26 developing nations are convening in Trieste, Italy, to explore the impact of this pioneering programme.

TWAS Executive Director Romain Murenzi will be director of UNESCO’s Division of Science Policy and Capacity Building, effective 1 June.

Usando ingegneria genetica e farmacologia, lo scienziato indiano Inder Verma sta sviluppando terapie che potrebbero trasformare il glioblastoma in una malattia curabile.

TWAS Fellow Inder Verma leads a team that is pursuing a treatment for one of the deadliest tumours in the world.