Monday (2/3/2020), The Research Center for Biotechnology Universitas Gadjah Mada, in collaboration with Formind Institute held a discussion session Proteomics and Metabolomics Talk For Human Welfare. This discussion aims to dissect more deeply and broadly about the utilization and development of proteomics and metabolomics in Biotechnology research. A total of 40 participants and invited guests actively participated in the discussion. Apart from UGM, some participants came from various universities and institutions such as UI, UNS, UIN Walisongo Semarang, Indonesian Coffee and Cocoa Research Center (Puslitkoka) Jember, Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI), and HPPBI.
The Research Center for Biotechnology Studies, Universitas Gadjah Mada in collaboration with QAAFI- University of Queensland and CrawFord Fund Australia held a Capacity Building workshop for Young Scientists on Plant Disease Management by inviting Professor Andre Drenth from Queensland University as a resource person. Prof. Andre Drenth is a World Class Professor who was invited by the Center for Biotechnology Studies. The workshop, which was held at the Center for Biotechnology Studies, was held for 5 days from February 10-14, 2020. A total of 12 selected Universitas Gadjah Mada students actively participated in this event. Participants were taught to improve their presentation skills in English and manuscript writing for internationally reputable journals. In addition, participants also gained provisions to become successful researchers.