Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Pakistani researchers win prestigious UK Award for outstanding team impact

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ISLAMABAD: A team of researchers from the University of Karachi (UoK) has been honoured with the prestigious “Outstanding Team Impact Prize” by the UK’s Medical Research Council (MRC).

The award recognized the team’s collaborative approach to medical research, which has made a significant impact in the field.

Led by Prof. Dr. M. Iqbal Choudhary, a Mustafa (pbuh) Prize Laureate, and Prof. Dr. Sammer Yousuf, the team from the HEJ Research Institute of Chemistry and Dr. Panjwani Center for Molecular Medicine and Drug Research, ICCBs, UoK, was recognised for their research outcomes from the “A Global Network of Tropical Neglected Diseases (NTD)” project.

This international project, funded by the Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) from the MRC and led by Durham University, UK, brings together leading scientists from the UK, Uruguay, Brazil, Argentina, and Pakistan to combat protozoan NTDs, specifically leishmaniasis and Chagas disease.

The award highlighted the team’s success in integrating diverse expertise from various scientific backgrounds, exemplified by Prof. Choudhary’s leadership.

This achievement not only recognised the team’s contributions but also brought pride to Pakistan’s academic and scientific community.

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German Language Course to begin from Oct 17 at ICCBS

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  • ICCBS is organizing course in collaboration with SIREN.
  • Language expert from from Goethe-Institute will conduct course.
  • Successful students will receive certificate at end of course.

KARACHI: The Four-month hybrid course entitled “Basic German Language Course – 2023” will commence on October 17 at the International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences (ICCBS), University of Karachi (UoK).

The spokesman of the ICCBS said, “The ICCBS – University of Karachi is organizing the course in collaboration with Sindh Innovation, Research, and Education Network (SIREN), Government of Sindh.

The German language expert from Goethe-Institute, Pakistan, will conduct the course, the spokesman said, adding that the course can either be attended through online or physical attendance. This course will be coordinated through the Latif Ebrahim Jamal National Science Information Center (ICCBS), the official maintained.

This course has been designed to help undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate students to develop and provide a better knowledge of the German language, he said, adding that candidates with at least an Intermediate certificate or equivalent are eligible to attend the course.

Details of this course can also be seen on the website: http://iccs.edu/page-language-courses. Successful students will receive a certificate of completion at the end of the course.

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ICCBS-KU inducts 80 students into its M.Phil. & Ph.D. Programme

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  • The score of candidates seeking admissions appeared in test.
  • All admissions have been given to students purely on merit basis.
  • The international center awarded admission to 80 candidates.

KARACHI – The International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences (ICCBS), University of Karachi (UoK) has inducted 80 students to its internationally known M.Phil. and Ph.D. Programme-2023.

The spokesman for the ICCBS – University of Karachi said that the hundreds of candidates seeking admissions to ICCBS M.Phil. and Ph.D. Programme-2023 had appeared in the admission test.

As per the policy of the international center, all admissions have been given to students purely on a merit basis under the announced higher learning program of the University of Karachi, the spokesman said.

The official said, “The international center awarded admission to 80 candidates, which includes 35 MPhil and 45 PhD.”

As many as 57 candidates (M.Phil.-25, Ph.D.-32) were given admission to the H.E.J. Research Institute of Chemistry, University of Karachi, he said.

The official maintained that 23 candidates (M.Phil.-10, Ph.D.-13) were given admission to the Dr. Panjwani Center for Molecular Medicine and Drug Research, University of Karachi, the official maintained.

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