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Applications are now open for 'The Mujib 100 Research Grants for Women in Science in Bangladesh'. Deadline extended till 31 December 2020.
Watch icddr,b receiving 2017 Hilton Humanitarian Prize
Working to avert disease outbreaks in the Rohingya community seeking refuge in Bangladesh
Recent endeavours in public health research
Dr Sayera Banu, Dr Munirul Alam and Dr K Zaman awarded BAS Sultan Ahamed Choudhury Science and Technology Gold Medal Award 2019, BAS Dr M O Ghani Memorial Gold Medal Award 2019 and BAS Gold Medal Award (Biological Sciences) 2018 respectively.
Dr Firdausi Qadri awarded the 22nd For Women in Science Awards for her outstanding work prevent infectious diseases and promote early diagnosis and vaccination.
Lead polished turmeric widespread, blameable for raised blood-lead level
icddr,b initiated a SARS-CoV-2 variant surveillance in December 2020. The findings warrant continuous monitoring of genetic variations of SARS?CoV?2, which is crucial for vaccine effectiveness and patients management.
Lead chromate, a toxic, industrial pigment, is being added to turmeric to enhance its brightness, suggests new evidence from an icddr,b study with collaborators from Stanford university.
Bangladesh Country Coordination Mechanism (BCCM) is going to submit a proposal to the Global Fund. As per the requirement of the Global Fund, the grant application needs to be open to professionals for feedback. icddr,b is one of the Principal Recipients (PR) of this application along with AIDS/STD Programme (ASP) and Save the Children International (SCI). Please provide feedback.
Dr Razzak met with the senior leadership team, and toured the Dhaka hospital and laboratories. Dr Razzak was not only impressed by the world class research labs at icddr,b but also the organisation’s dedicated and talented workforce. He said “icddr,b is doing a highly commendable job. We would like to collaborate with this institution to help set-up an international standard lab for the Ministry of Agriculture. We want our staff to have hands-on training here at icddr,b".
With a humble beginning as a laboratory, the institution has successfully expanded its research and #innovation to other public health challenges facing by the global South, and has remarkably contributed to saving millions of lives globally.
