A group of Nepali scientists have announced the launch of the International Nepali Biomedical Society (INBS) and the society’s website, to bring together the global network of Nepali Biomedical scientists with a view of promoting world-class biomedical research and education programs in Nepal.
“INBS aims to provide a platform for all Nepali students, scientists and other professionals of Biomedical Sciences located throughout the world,” a press statement issued by the INBS quoted Dr Iman Singh Gurung, a postdoctoral scientist at the University of Cambridge, UK and one of the ad-hoc executive committee members as saying.
INBS aims to provide a platform for all Nepali students and scientists of Biomedical Sciences, located throughout the world, to foster an effective communication between Nepali and foreign biomedical scientists, societies and educational institutes, and to promote biomedical education and research in Nepal, the statement said.
“For foreign and Nepali researchers who are interested in understanding the status of biomedical research and education in Nepal, they can acquire information in the website. Besides its web-based resources, INBS plans to initiate regular seminars, workshops and short courses in Nepal with well-known foreign and local Nepali scientists in the near future. It also plans to establish biomedical libraries and to supply essential scientific journals such as Science and Nature, along with the latest scientific textbooks and equipments to different Nepali educational institutes,” the statement adds.
As its long-term goals, the society plans to work with international agencies to develop educational and research projects and gather the necessary funding and resources to launch them in Nepal in coordination with the local establishment. nepalnews.com pb Apr 16 06