Dhaka, August 30, 2017. The 21st Conference of the Islamic World Academy of Sciences (IAS) on, “Science. Technology and Innovation for Global Peace and Prosperity," will be held 8-11 October, 2017 at Konya, Turkey.. The fellows interested to participate in the conference are requested to contact at their earliest convenience, Dr. Moneef Zou;bi,  the Director General

August 27, 2017- GNOBB offer their heartiest congratulations to Dr. Enamul Huq (One of the GNOBB founder members) and his associates at University of Texas at Austin for their recent publication in PNAS. The details are as follows: SPF45-related splicing factor for phytochrome signaling promotes photomorphogenesis by regulating pre-mRNA splicing in Arabidopsis Environmenta

Exhibition Memoire was an interactive story-telling session and exhibition, organised on 25 July 2017 and in celebration of the British Council’s valuable presence in Bangladesh for nearly 70 years. The goal of the event was to visually display the impact created by the British Council through the library, examination services, opportunities of education, our work in arts and

Abiotic stresses like salinity and drought directly affect plant growth and water availability, resulting in lower yield in rice. Salinity and drought tolerance mechanisms are very complex and usually regulated by multiple genes. Moreover, along with stress tolerance, enhanced grain yield is also a major focus of rice breeding. Previous studies separately showed that mutations or lo

Dhaka August 2, 2017. IBO 2017 was organized by the Royal Society of Biology in partnership with The University of Warwick, UK. The event began on Sunday the 23rd July with an Opening Ceremony. Over the week there were two full days of exams for participants, split into  practical and  theory. There were also a number of excursions and activities for both partici

(Reuters) - Technology that allows alteration of genes in a human embryo has been used for the first time in the United States, according to Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU) in Portland, which carried out the research. The OHSU research is believed to have broken new ground both in the number of embryos experimented upon and by demonstrating it is possible to safely an

Dhaka July 29, 2017. GNOBB would like to  warmly congratulate Dr. Richard Malo for successfully completing his PhD from the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular biology, University of Dhaka under the supervision of  Professor (Dr.) Zeba I Seraj. He was awarded the CSISA (Cereal System Initiative for South Asia) scholarship for pursuing his PhD. The research work was co

Dhaka, June 18, 2017. The GNOBB members will be pleased to know that the June issue of BAPTC&B has just been published. Among other articles the issue contains a comprehensive review article on genetics and breeding of wheat by Professor Dr. Mujeeb Kazi and his assicates at CIMMYT and other research Institutes spread all over the globe.

For the very first time an outreach program has been arranged by Global Network of Bangladeshi Biotechnologists (GNOBB) in association with Bangladesh Association of Plant Tissue Culture and Biotechnology (BAPTC&B) to encourage the students regarding science specially biology. The program started with thoughtful and encouraging speeches of Professor Dr. Zeba Islam Seraj, Preside

Anannya, a fortnightly magazine has been in publication since 1987. The publication is notable to celebrate and acknowledge women for their outstanding contributions in their respective fields commencing 1993. Anannya’s top ten awards have become one of the most prestigious events in the industry with many winners going onto receive the highest national recognition such as Eku