The Research Institute for Bioscience and Biotechnology, RIBB was founded in the year 2011, with a mission ‘To advance the fields of bioscience, engineering, innovation and education by collaborating with academic and other research organizations to conduct high quality research in a world-class academic and professional environment’. As one of Nepal’s leading non-profit research organizations in the field of biotechnology, the Institute pledges to conduct high quality research and train the next generation of scientific leaders, while perpetuating a culture of curiosity, rigor and highest scientific integrity. In addition, the Institute intends to promote research culture and scientifically support Nepal’s indigenous knowledge and to further contribute to the global scientific platform. RIBB fosters six labs under four departments running in conjunction and thus providing a vast range of research opportunities and facilities. The four departments are: Natural Products and Green Chemistry; Applied Microbiology and Food Technology; Plant Physiology and Environmental Sciences; Biomedicine and Translational Research.
In 2022, RIBB board has decided to start a science initiative “Visiting Scientist Program” which has three main objectives:
1) To train RIBB local researchers with new skills and technologies to enrich their scientific knowledge.
2) To upgrade existing laboratories at the institute to conduct new research projects.
3) To seek further collaboration and broaden the network in terms of research and outreach with upcoming visiting scientists.
Want to be part of this initiative? Please contact Suvechhya Bastola ([email protected]) or Prajwal Rajbhandari ([email protected]).
List of Visiting Scientists 2024
Professor Remco Kort, VU Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Dr. Clément Regnault, Biochemical Data Analyst, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
Professor Neil Mabbott, Personal Chair of Immunopathology, The Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh, UK
Dr. Tobias Doerr, Associate Professor, Cornell University, USA
Dr. Samuel Dorevitch, Professor, University of Illinois Chicago, USA
Dr. Abhilasha Shrestha, Research Professor, University Illinois Chicago, USA
Dr. Dipali Singh, Quadram Institute, Norwich, UK
Dr. Trunil Desai, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, UK
List of Visiting Scientists 2023
Dr. Alba Abad, Research Scientist, Wellcome Center for Cell Biology (WCB), University of Edinburgh, UK
Dr. Andreia Albuquerque-Wendt, Swiss TPH, Switzerland
Hannah Bialic, Public Engagement Manager, Wellcome Center for Integrated Parasitology (WCIP), University of Glasgow, UK
Dr. Abhilasha Shrestha, Research Professor, University Illinois Chicago, USA