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Students from six countries took part in a CABBIO course at IBBM
From 19 to 23 October, IBBM welcomed students from Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay for theoretical and practical training in RNA applications in agriculture.
Seminar by Dr Vicky Lioy: DNA organisation in Salmonella
The CNRS researcher from France will visit IBBM on Monday 26 October at 14:00 to present her research on bacterial genome organisation.
Interested in joining research at IBBM?
Discover the research areas in IBBM’s new organisational chart and enquire about internships, undergraduate final projects and postgraduate theses.
Workshop: Data Science Applied to the Biological Sciences
On 5–7 October, IBBM will host a workshop on data science applied to the biological sciences at UNLP’s Faculty of Exact Sciences. Register by 2 October.
The importance of immune system activation and vaccination in pediatrics
A review published in Medicina (Buenos Aires), with the participation of Dr Daniela Hozbor (VacSal Laboratory, IBBM), explains how the immune system develops in childhood, vaccine-induced activation and trained immunity. It also addresses the evidence on the safety of recommended schedules and the importance of maintaining vaccination.
Host vs. guest: an analysis of viral host terminology in Spanish-language scientific literature and a proposal for standardization
The study examines how the English term host is translated in Spanish-language scientific literature. It proposes using anfitrión for the organism that harbours a virus, retaining hospedador, hospedante and hospedero as technical synonyms, and reserving huésped for the pathogen.
ColabPCR: an accessible tool for reproducible primer design
A team including IBBM researchers developed a Google Colaboratory notebook that combines primer design, specificity assessment and restriction-enzyme analysis.
Two IBBM projects selected by the Williams Foundation to improve crops using RNA technology
Two Institute teams were selected from more than 1,800 proposals nationwide to develop RNA-based solutions for crop improvement.
Interdisciplinary Vaccinology Course under the One Health approach
The activity will take place in person on 20 and 21 August 2026 at Fundación Cassará, directed by Dr Daniela Hozbor and coordinated by Belkys A. Maletto.
IBBM Professor Antonio Lagares appointed Professor Emeritus at UNLP
By Resolution R. No. 297/2026 of the National University of La Plata, Dr. Antonio Lagares was appointed Extraordinary Professor in the Emeritus category of the Faculty of Exact Sciences. The resolution was digitally signed on August 19, 2026.
IBBM signs a hosting agreement with ERGO Biotech
In August 2026, an agreement was signed to host ERGO Biotech at IBBM. ERGO Biotech is an emerging biotechnology company focused on developing complex animal proteins through precision fermentation using plant cells.
IBBM opens a new edition of the Introduction to Virology Course
Institute training activity introducing fundamentals of virology.
Federico Sisti was elected President-Elect of the American Society for Microbiology (ASM)
Federico Sisti was elected President-Elect of the American Society for Microbiology (ASM), beginning his term in July 2026.
World Pertussis Day: awareness, surveillance and vaccination
On 13 June 2026, the first World Pertussis Day was observed as an international initiative to raise awareness of whooping cough, strengthen surveillance and promote vaccination strategies that protect babies and other vulnerable people in particular.
Source: World Society for Pediatric Infectious Diseases (WSPID)
Vaccination: a right, a duty and an evidence-based decision
Dr Daniela Hozbor published a column in UNLP Investiga on vaccination, collective immunity and evidence-based decisions during Vaccination Week in the Americas.
Latin American meeting on rhizobiology and plant growth–promoting microorganisms
IBBM helps disseminate the XXXII RELAR and the VII PGPR-Lat meeting.
George A. O’Toole visits the Second Messengers Laboratory
Scientific exchange at IBBM on biofilms and bacterial signalling.
2023 Konex Award — Daniela Hozbor
2023 Konex Award — Diploma of Merit in Microbiology and Immunology, awarded to Daniela Hozbor by the Konex Foundation.
Argentine Association of Microbiology Award 2023 — Daniela Hozbor
Basic Microbiology category. Recognition of professional trajectory and contributions to the scientific community.
UNLP awards the title of Emeritus Professor to Víctor Romanowski
The Faculty of Exact Sciences (UNLP) presented the Emeritus Professor diploma to the IBBM researcher.
Daniela Hozbor: vaccine production as a tool for scientific sovereignty
Feature by the Buenos Aires Province Scientific Research Commission (CIC) on vaccine production as a tool for scientific sovereignty.
Biological nitrogen fixation: an ecological alternative to conventional fertilizers
UNLP coverage of biological nitrogen fixation as an ecological alternative to conventional fertilizers.
Major Ministry of Science funding for three UNLP research groups
UNLP reports High-Impact Federal Network funding. IBBM takes part in the RIBOLEG network, aimed at optimizing biological nitrogen fixation and legume production.