World Heading NanoChemical Scientists Discuss Collaborations with USERN

This Sunday’s on Jan 8^th 2017, late breaking news, report of a special meeting, with USERN President and deputy in charge of advisory board affairs and members of the Humboldt foundation.

Humboldt foundation is a non-governmental scientific funding body to support research projects in doctorate and post doctorate levels within top universities in Germany. With the help of their scientific ambassadors and partners all over the world, the Humboldt society grants, thousands of dollars each year, to a selected array of applicants to live in Germany, learn the German language and conduct about 6000 research stays for doctorate and post doctorate projects, as well as receiving post graduate bonus opportunities to receive future support from the foundation. Sponsoring now more than 30 programs for various target groups, the Humboldt foundation has raised popular among Iranian scholars with the Georg Forster Research Fellowship, and a number of other prestigious research awards, bearing the names of Iranian top scientists in pharmacology, nanomedicine and chemistry, Professor Abbas Shafie being among one of the first Iranian to win this award.  

Humboldt Rankings differentiate according to four major academic areas: Humanities and Social Sciences; Life Sciences; Natural Sciences and Engineering Sciences. Every stay is the result of a decision to select a host and research partner in Germany and makes a statement about the disciplines in which German research is so good that it wins the international contest for the best minds; and about which German scientists and scholars foster particularly intensive international contacts.

Iran peptide society in hosting these days, the second Iranian conference of bioactive molecules. Current trends in synthesise, Identification and drug delivery is what this three day conference evolved around with the support of Alexander von Humboldt foundation, and 11 Humboldtian scientists, six of which being among world high ranking top 1% scientists. With the sincere help from Professor Balalaei, Humboldt’s scientific ambassador in Iran and one of the main organisers of the conference, USERN headquarter at the CMC hospital had the pride of hosting these scientists to have tour around and let them know about USERN and the amazing idea behind the whole network, being in a manner similar to what the foundation has been seeking since establishment.  Professors Bernhard Breit, Gert Fricker, Chris Meier, Thomas J.J Muller, Daniel Werz, and Lutz Friedjan Tietze, were among the visitors along with Prof. Balalaei, and Amanlo, Nima Rezaie and Farnaz Delavari from USERN side. 

A short talk and promising discussing of future collaborations, and the new USERN Advisors board members receiving their certificates, was brought to USERN, as the first small board council of 2017. 

By Farzaneh Rahmani