16 July 2026

We are pleased to announce the recipients of the 2026 PROBio-LatAm Fellowships Programme, an initiative supporting mobility, training and scientific exchange for researchers in the molecular life sciences across Latin America and Europe.

This year’s fellowships have been awarded to researchers from Argentina, Brazil, Cuba and Mexico, who will undertake research visits in laboratories across FEBS countries as part of the programme.

The 2026 PROBio-LATAM Fellowship recipients are:

		Yemina Rocío Abelendo Faculty of Biochemistry and Biological Sciences, CONICET, National University of the Litoral ARGENTINA
		Evelyn Becerra Agudelo Agricultural Biotechnology Institute, CONICET, National University of the Litoral ARGENTINA
		Micaela Coletta Regional Center for Genomic Studies, National University of La Plata ARGENTINA
		Eduardo Hernández Fleites Center of Molecular Immunology CUBA
		Raphaela Machado Campos Lopes Institute of Chemistry, University of Sao Paolo BRAZIL
		Demian Esteban Monti National Institute of Agricultural Technology (INTA) ARGENTINA
		Sofía Orioli University of Buenos Aires ARGENTINA
		Karen Resendiz-Acevedo College of Sciences and Humanities National, Autonomous University of Mexico MEXICO
		Julio Emiliano Romani Faculty of Exact and Natural Sciences, National University of Cuyo ARGENTINA

PROBio-LatAm (Promoting Research Opportunities for Biochemists in Latin America) is a joint venture between the International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology  (IUBMB), FEBS and the Pan-American Association for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (PABMB).

This programme enables PhD students and postdoctoral fellows to spend at least three up to six months (3-6 months) in in the laboratory of an established scientist in a FEBS country* who is a member of a FEBS Constituent Society.

In that way the awardees can get access to technologies and expertise that may not be readily available in their home countries, allowing them to grow their knowhow and skills, and contribute to building capacity in the molecular life sciences at their home institutions.

*A ‘FEBS country’ is a country in Europe and neighbouring regions that has a FEBS Constituent Society (a national Society that belongs to FEBS).