Month: December 2021

ICGEB Grants are awarded following consideration and shortlisting by a Team working under the ICGEB Appointed Governor/ICGEB Liaison Officer for Kenya (Director General, NACOSTI).

What does science look like to you? Is it a flashlight illuminating the dark? Or is it the shadows dancing on the walls, elusive and obscure? Really, it’s both. It’s what we know and what we don’t know. The co-existence of those truths is what makes science such an incredibly important tool to understanding our world. And never has it been more vital to decipher science’s complexities for a wider audience. We face unprecedented circumstances and intricate challenges. But science … Continue reading “UNLOCKING SCIENCE”

The Omicron variant: what do we know so far? In a podcast interview for the Lancet, Salim Abdool Karim, renowned epidemiologist and the ISC’s new Vice-President for Outreach and Engagement, describes the discovery of the Omicron SARS-CoV-2 variant and what we know so far. He also provides a more personal view of the impacts the new variant has on countries like South Africa, and on the need for international collaboration to deal with threats. What does science look like to … Continue reading “THE SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED TO BOOST UNDERSTANDING OF CASCADING AND UNCERTAIN RISKS”

Two former NIH directors call for a cabinet-level department to formulate long-range science policy and oversee technology development.