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Funding Available For BBSA Community Members: Joint Biobanking Conference 2025
BBSA Community Registration & Funding | Joint Biobanking Conference 2025 As you know, the Biodiversity Biobanks South Africa (BBSA) is co-hosting the GGBN / ISBER Joint Biobanking Conference 2025 from 29 September to 3 October ...
In Memoriam: Dr Paul Bartels – Biodiversity Visionary, Pioneer and Advocate (22 Feb 1956–9 July 2025)
In Memoriam: Dr Paul Bartels - Biodiversity Visionary, Pioneer and Advocate (22 Feb 1956–9 July 2025) It is with profound sadness that we share news of the passing of Dr Paul Bartels, a visionary scientist, ...
Managing Microbes: IMBM And SANBI-UWC Collaborate On New Laboratory Information Management System
Managing Microbes: IMBM And SANBI Collaborate On New Laboratory Information Management System Data management is one of the core functions of a biobank – and it’s also key to the extent to which the biobank ...
DEADLINE EXTENDED: Submit Your Abstracts For Biobanking’s Biggest Conference!
Submit Your Abstracts For Biobanking’s Biggest Conference! The deadline for abstract submission for the biggest biobanking event in Africa has been extended - so get your abstracts in for the GGBN / ISBER Joint Biobanking ...
Young Biobanking Superstars: We Want YOU For Youth Month 2025
Call For Stories: Youth Month 2025 - Young Biobanking Superstars In June, South Africa will celebrate Youth Month - a very special time for this country, and for all of us. It’s been nearly 50 ...
IMBM Biobank Helps Young Biotechnology Researcher Pursue His Dreams
IMBM Biobank Helps Young Biotechnology Researcher Pursue His Dreams For biotechnology student Osorachukwu Brian Anugwom, the decision to join the Institute for Microbial Biotechnology and Metagenomics (IMBM) as a Research Affiliate was an easy one. ...
Call For Abstracts | Joint Biobanking Conference 2025
Call For Abstracts - Biobanking’s Biggest Conference! The biggest biobanking event in Africa is now open for business - and the GGBN / ISBER Joint Biobanking Conference 2025 is looking for you! The conference, a ...
Meet the Biobank: The Institute for Microbial Biotechnology and Metagenomics
Meet the Biobank: The Institute for Microbial Biotechnology and Metagenomics - Dynamite Comes In Small Packages Fun fact: There are more microbes in a few grams of soil than there are people on the entire ...
Save The Date: GGBN & ISBER Joint Biobanking Conference 2025
Save the Date - Biobanking’s Biggest Conference! The biggest biobanking event in Africa is now open for business - and the GGBN / ISBER Joint Biobanking Conference 2025 is looking for you! With this year’s ...
Women Of Biobanking: Changing Faces, Changing Futures
Women Of Biobanking: Changing Faces, Changing Futures When it comes to solving our biggest challenges, biobanks matter. They can help study, preserve and protect our biodiversity - and also help us learn to manage diseases ...
Message From Michelle: A Fond Farewell
Message From Michelle: A Fond Farewell Dear BBSA Community, As many of you may know, I officially retired from SANBI and as the Biodiversity Biobanks South Africa Lead at the beginning of November 2024. This ...
Job Opportunity: Curator Of Ornithology – Durban Natural Science Museum
Job Opportunity: Curator of Ornithology - Durban Natural Science Museum The Durban Natural Science Museum (DNSM) is a small museum with a big mission: to acquire and disseminate knowledge about the Earth, its history, and ...
National Science Week 2024: Sharing Life In A High-Tech World
National Science Week 2024: Sharing Life In A High-Tech World National Science Week is an annual celebration of science, technology, engineering, mathematics and innovation (STEMI) that brings together thousands of students and members of the ...
IMBM Microbial Biobank Provides Training Opportunities For The Next Generation of Microbial Biotechnologists
IMBM Microbial Biobank Provides Training Opportunities For The Next Generation of Microbial Biotechnologists The Institute for Microbial Biotechnology and Metagenomics (IMBM) is recognised as one of the leading research units at the University of the ...
Youth Of The BBSA: The Future Of Biodiversity Biobanking
Youth Of The BBSA: The Future Of Biodiversity Biobanking Biobanks can help study, preserve and protect our biodiversity - and also help us learn to deal with diseases and genetic abnormalities in humans, livestock and ...
Seeds of Hope: Millennium Seed Bank Partnership Preserves Our Plants For The Future
Seeds of Hope: Millennium Seed Bank Partnership Preserves Our Plants For The Future “If you’ve ever had the chance to look at a seed under a microscope, you’ll know that each seed is completely different ...
Message From Michelle: A Change In Leadership
Michelle’s Message: A Change In Leadership After working for more than 30 years, including 15 years at SANBI, it’s time for me to hand over the reins to the next generation to lead the Biodiversity ...
BBSA Job Opportunities – Director & Deputy Director: Project Management
BBSA Job Opportunities: Director & Project Manager The Biodiversity Biobanks South Africa is a network of institutions that preserve, maintain and utilise South Africa’s vast biodiversity biobanking resources - and provide critical research infrastructure for ...
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What are biodiversity biobanks?
Biodiversity biobanks are repositories of biologically relevant resources, including reproductive tissues such as seeds, eggs and sperm, other tissues including blood, DNA extracts, microbial cultures (active and dormant), and environmental samples containing biological communities….
