Institute for microbial Biotechnology and Metagenomics
IMBM, Core2, Life Science Building,
University of the Western Cape,
Robert Sobukwe rd.,
Bellville,
7535,
Cape Town,
South Africa,
Tel: +27 21 9599725-
News
- Done and Dusted – UWC Flow cytometry course 2024
- Microbial Biobank Provides Training Opportunities for the Next Generation of Microbial Biotechnologists
- 1 June 2024, the official start of an exciting multi-national Green ERA-Hub project, AMD-Gas in maize.
- DIPLOMICS launches 1KSA initiative with IMBM as one of the core labs
- Our Director, Prof Trindade, has earned a distinguished place in South Africa’s most prestigious science community as an ASSAf member.
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Done and Dusted – UWC Flow cytometry course 2024
IMBM just concluded the 2024 edition of their annual flow cytometry workshop where 20+ participants learnt about the theory behind flow cytometry before 6 of them received hands-on training on the BD FACS Aria. Thank you to DIPLOMICS for sponsoring the … Continue reading
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Microbial Biobank Provides Training Opportunities for the Next Generation of Microbial Biotechnologists
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DIPLOMICS launches 1KSA initiative with IMBM as one of the core labs
Launching the 1KSA project marks a pivotal moment in genomic research, powered by an alliance of dedication and expertise. A profound thank you to Tim Newman, Shane Murray, Setshaba Taukobong, Anja le Grange and Patricia Swart of DIPLOMICS (Distributed Platform in Omics ; Renate Zipfel and Nicky Olivier from … Continue reading
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Our Director, Prof Trindade, has earned a distinguished place in South Africa’s most prestigious science community as an ASSAf member.
Annually the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) honours the country’s most outstanding scholars by electing them as members of the Academy. This singular honour recognises scholastic achievement across the spectrum of academic disciplines. Members constitute the core asset … Continue reading
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Improving life in water and on land: investigating sustainable biosurfactants
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IMBM Biobank Continues to grow after it earns Spot as One of Seven National Biobanks
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Prof Marla Trindade speaks during a press conference held at the “In my skin” exhibition presented by L’Oreal in Paris about the future of microbiome research (https://tinyurl.com/y6bff4d9)
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IMBM awarded two grants: SA-Germany and SA-France
IMBM was awarded two bilateral grants. One program is aimed at furthering work on a biosurfactant produced by an enzyme identified through screening of metagenomic libraries (SA-Germany; Dr. Anita Burger). The second program (SA-France; Prof Marla Trindade) is to develop phage-based … Continue reading
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IMBM student exchange: University of Aberdeen
As part of the Ocean Medicines program, Jatro Kulani Mhlongo one of the IMBM PhD students went on a four month exchange to the University of Aberdeen (Marine Biodiscorvery centre) in Scotland. The main purpose of the exchange was to learn … Continue reading
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IMBM NRF-intern wins Fulbright Foreign Student scholarship
Lungelo Mandyoli, an NRF intern in IMBM, applied for and won a Fulbright Forgein Student scholarship to pursue his PhD studies in structural biology in the USA. The Fulbright Program, is an American scholarship program of competitive, merit-based grants for international educational … Continue reading
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