• To all Our Friends Around the World:18 Days that Shook the World
• TWAS 2011 Prizes
• BA/CSSP Research Grants
• BA/CSSP Research Grants 2011
• Advances in the Management of Cancer - A Canadian Perspective
• FRONTIERS IN HUMAN PLURIPOTENT STEM CELLS
• BioVision 2011-The World Life Sciences Forum
• BioVision 2011-The World Life Sciences Forum
• 2011 L'OREAL- UNESCO PAN ARAB REGIONAL FELLOWSHIPS
• Health and Safety in Mining Sector and in Underground Operation

 To all Our Friends Around the World:18 Days that Shook the World

Thank you for your many messages of solidarity and support throughout these last two weeks. And a salute to Egypt’s wonderful youth, who changed the course of history through peaceful demonstrations. The moral power of non-violence was never more ably deployed for the cause of more freedom, more justice and to lay the foundations of better tomorrows. By the moral force of their solidarity, and the nobility of their cause, they challenged all expectations and triumphed. The Egyptian Revolution of 25 January 2011 now belongs to the history books. It is a brilliant chapter in the unfolding story of the struggle for human dignity and the values of our common humanity.

 Ismail Serageldin
Director of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina

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 TWAS 2011 Prizes

 TWAS, the Academy of Sciences for the Developing World, is seeking nominations for the TWAS Prizes. The closing date for nominations is 31 March 2011.

TWAS 2011 Prizes will be awarded to individual scientists who have been working and living in a developing country for at least ten years, in recognition of an outstanding contribution to knowledge in the following eight fields of science: Agricultural Sciences, Biology, Chemistry, Earth Sciences, Engineering Sciences, Mathematics, Medical Sciences and Physics.

Each Prize carries a monetary award of US$15,000 and a medal bearing a citation highlighting the major contribution for which the prize is awarded.

The 2011 nomination form can be downloaded from: http://twas.ictp.it/prog/prizes/twas-prizes

Inquiries and completed nomination forms should be addressed to: prizes@twas.org

  BA/CSSP Research Grants

Research Grants program was established in 2004 to support outstanding young postdoctoral Egyptian researchers who perform cutting edge research and undertake collaborative investigation approaches across the science and technology spectrum, by offering them postdoctoral research grants as well as helping them to establish connections with Egyptian and international researchers. The program covers research in Natural sciences, Mathematics, Information Technology, and Pre-University Education.

 The maximum duration of the project is 2 years and the maximum budget that can be granted is 75,000 EGP. The grants are totally financed by the BA. Online blind review process by eminent scientists from different countries all over the world is used to evaluate online submitted proposals.

Research Grants 2010 Winners:

·      Amira Zaky Hassan Zaky
Lecturer, Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Alexandria University
Project Field: Chemistry and Biochemistry
·      Aya Khairy Diab
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Engineering, Ain Shams University
Project Field: Engineering Sciences and Technology
·   Ghada Abdelmouez Abdelhady
Assistant Lecturer, German University in Cairo (GUC)
Project Field: Engineering Sciences and Technology
·      Mahmoud Mohamed Emam
Associate Professor, Psychology Department, Faculty of Education, Assiut University
Project Field: Pre-University Education
·   Mohamed Shafick Zoromba
Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Port Said University
Project Field: Chemistry &Biochemistry 
·   Ahmed Galal Elgharably
Lecturer, Department of Soil and Water, Faculty of Agriculture, Assiut University
Project Field: Agricultural Sciences

For more information, please visit: http://www.bibalex.org/cssp/Researchs/2010.htm

BA/CSSP Research Grants 2011

Application for the BA/CSSP Research Grants 2011 is now open

Research Grants 2011 is now available online for young Egyptian postdoctoral researchers seeking funds in one of the following areas of study: 

Agricultural Sciences Biology and Biotechnology Chemistry and Biochemistry Engineering Sciences and Technology Earth Sciences Information Technology and Bioinformatics

Mathematics Medical Sciences Physics and Biophysics Pre-University Education

Eligibility and Deadlines 

• Egyptian scholars who have earned their PhD within the past five years (following December 2006).
• Applicants must hold a current position at a public/private academic or research institution in Egypt, and the research must be conducted in Egypt.
• Currently engaged or can arrange to work on a joint research project with foreign counterpart(s) at a university or research center abroad.
• Applicants must not exceed 35 years of age by January 2011.
• Grant applications must be submitted online before 30 April 2011.
• Have a valid Local TOEFL certificate with a minimum score of 500.

More information and application requirements are available at: http://www.bibalex.org/cssp2011  

Due to the critical current situation in Egypt, we sincerely regret to announce that the "Advances in the Management of Cancer - A Canadian Perspective" Conference that was planned to take place on 27-28 February 2011 at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina (BA) has been CANCELLED.

FRONTIERS IN HUMAN PLURIPOTENT STEM CELLS

International Cell Research Organization (ICRO) proudly announces a new laboratory course entitled FRONTIERS IN HUMAN PLURIPOTENT STEM CELLS, during the period 20-23 April 2011. The Course will be held in Amman, Jordan under the auspices of the Jordanian Society for Fertility and Genetics and the Farah Hospital.

Organized by: Abdel Latif Abu Khadra, MD (Jordan); Rana Dajani, PhD (Jordan); Sanad Kilani, MD (Jordan); Zaid Kilani, MD (Jordan); Maya Mitalipova, PhD (USA, Kazakhstan); Gerald Schatten, PhD (USA).

Advisory Committee: H. Baharvand, PhD (Iran), P. Braude, MD (UK), H. Gourabi, PhD (Iran), F. Kilani, MD (Jordan), S. Kilani, MD (Jordan), J. Pruszak MD (Germ), M. Sarhan, MD (Jordan), P Schlegel, MD (US),S. Schlatt, PhD (Germany).

 Course application deadline: March 1, 2011.

 Limited number of attendees. Fees: $500 USD.
Apply at:  farah1@go.com.jo.  Contact: 009626- 4603555 Ext: 5003.

For more information, please visit: http://www.fertigen.com.jo/

 BioVision-The World Life Sciences Forum

BioVision gathers in Lyon (France), every two years, around 180 internationally renowned scientists, businessmen, representatives of civil society, NGOs, governments...to debate the major scientific, industrial, societal issues of life sciences. The 7^th edition will be held on 27-29 March, 2011.

More than 15 related events will be organized by our sponsors and partners during the Forum.

BioVision’s program is divided into 3 tracks:

1. “Decision-Makers’ Perspectives”: 6 plenary sessions focusing on major scientific/societal issues in healthcare, environment and nutrition, with a panel of international decision-makers.

2. “Scientific Advances” will tackle 12 themes through 36 twenty-minute talks and 12 round tables on healthcare, environment and nutrition.

3.  “Business in Life Sciences”, new track in 2011: 25 industry experts will address key issues on outgoing transformation of the life sciences business model.

 28 international experts (including CEOs, NGOs and patients’ organizations Directors, Ministers and European Commissioners) will be considering the future of the traditional model of the life sciences industry.  Among them will be:  Zhu Chen (Health Minister, China), Charlotte Ersbøll (Corporate VP, Novo Nordisk), Rob ten Hoedt (President, Europe, Medtronic), Andrew Cassels (Director of strategy, WHO), Philippe Archinard (CEO, Transgene), Elias Zerhouni (Professor at the Collège de France), Antonio Tajani (Vice-president, European Commission), André Choulika (Chairman, France Biotech), Anders Olauson (President, European Patients' Forum), and Michel Goldman (Executive Director, Innovative Medicine Initiative)…

In addition, and for the first time, a networking software tool will be provided for all registered attendees interested in organizing meetings with other participants, a great opportunity to make the most of their presence at BioVision.

For more information about the programme, speakers, and satellite events, please visit: www.biovision.org

Professor Miroslav Radman: Chat Conference on 23 February

Miroslav Radman, will give a video chat conference on Wednesday 23 February at noon GMT. He will speak about "Looking for lost innovations" and answer questions from visitors. He is Science adviser to the Prime Minister of Croatia and member of the French « Academie des Sciences ».

Chat subject

- How to innovate? It has been rarely as difficult as today to get support for really innovative research. Creativity is not understood, neither is innovation: There are no more investments in surprises. But, surprise is the only source of real discoveries and innovations. "à la carte" research is sterile and so are the results. There is a way to change this: financing based on results obtained in the past 5 years- financing the researcher, not the research project.

- Research on life cycle and human health destiny. This is Miroslav Radman's present project. Everybody wants to know what their health future and their "old days" will be made of, and what can be done to overcome our biological destiny. What is the biological robustness of some species? Is this robustness "exportable" on other species, humans for example?

For more information click here

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 2011 L'OREAL- UNESCO PAN ARAB
REGIONAL FELLOWSHIPS
for Women in Science

The L'Oreal and UNESCO are offering 10 Fellowships worth up to $20,000 each, will be awarded to Young women students in sciences applying from Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates and Yemen

• The 10 annual fellowships are awarded to women scientists in Arab countries, to realize important scientific research in life sciences, applied sciences and physical sciences, the research is to be conducted in Arab region.

• Each fellowship is worth $ 20 000 to be paid directly by L'Oreal Foundation, and to used for research in Arab countries.

• The Fellowships will be attributed to women scientists having obtained a Masters degree.

• The selected beneficiaries will be awarded their Fellowships at a public ceremony.

For detailed information, kindly check: http://fellowships.astf.net/

How to apply, check: http://fellowships.astf.net/How to Apply/

To access the application, visit: http://fellowships.astf.net/Application/

Deadline for Application:  12 March 2011

Health and Safety in Mining Sector and in Underground Operation
Landfill Mining Risk Analysis and Remediation

The aim of the course is to contribute to the capacity building process on health and safety in mining sector, in underground operation and in risk analysis and remediation of landfill mining of the selected beneficiary countries.

The course will focus on the following topics: 

•  General aspects related to hazards and dangers in industrial sector; 
•  Hazards and dangers in mines, quarries and mineral processing plants;
• Monitoring and safety systems; 
•  Safe design of work places, organization of mining activities, workmen management;
•  Environmental aspects related to mining activities;
• Mining brownfield remediation technologies;
•  Waste management; 
•  Risk Analysis: theory and software tools;
• Evaluation of case studies proposed by the participants related to risk assessment.

Deadline for Application:  25 March 2011

 For detailed information and application form kindly check the following attachments.  

Attachments Forgea Course Detailed Information Application Form