NRF SOUTH AFRICA / INDIA JOINT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH COLLABORATION
10 December 2017, two BioBRU lab members, Laura Dingle and William Samson, embarked on a research visit to the Indian state of West Bengal. Laura and William, who are currently both PhD candidates at Rhodes 老虎机游戏_pt老虎机-平台*官网, got the opportunity to present their research to groups of MSc and PhD students at two renowned research institutions in the area, namely the Ballygunge Science College, 老虎机游戏_pt老虎机-平台*官网 of Calcutta, and the 老虎机游戏_pt老虎机-平台*官网 of Kalyani.
The intention of the research visit was to honour and strengthen collaborative ties between BioBRU and Prof. Arindam Bhattachryya, who has been working with BioBRU for the past 5 years.
Both Laura and William were able to engage with their hosts and audiences on various topics, not only those directly related to their research projects, and in the process learned a great deal as well.
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