During his recent visit to Uganda, Prof. L. S. Shashidhara, Director of the National Centre for Biological Sciences and Professor of Biology at IISER Pune, India, engaged with key institutional representatives. He met with the Executive Secretary of the Uganda National Council for Science and Technology (UNCST), the Heads of the Departments of Wildlife and Aquatic Animal Resources (WAAR) and Zoology, Entomology, and Fisheries Sciences (ZEFS) at Makerere University Kampala, as well as the Ambassador of the Indian High Commission in Kampala. The highlight of his visit was a public lecture, moderated by Dr. Akite Papertra, a senior lecturer at ZEFS. The lecture, titled “From Darwin to Diabetes: Transformations in Biology,” was attended by representatives from government institutions, academia, and students. It emphasized the importance of unified biology for sustainable living, covering topics such as bio-nomenclature, ecology, biodiversity, public health, and agriculture.

This visit has opened strategic opportunities in the scientific community, including potential pathways for Ugandans to pursue an MSc program in Wildlife Conservation Sciences. This version is clear, concise, and well-suited for a professional web post
  https://www.ncbs.res.in/mscprogram/overview

Training your technical people in managing and operating expensive research
instrumentation facility. The kind of research facilities are
https://www.ncbs.res.in/facilities/research . For each facility, there is a separate web
portal and it lists the kind of training we can provide.
Possible close interactions between scientists of NCBS and Uganda. More about
scientists work https://www.ncbs.res.in/faculty .
Bilateral collaboration between Indian Department of S&T ( https://dst.gov.in/ ) and
UNCST.
Organising training and capacity building in molecular surveillance and data analytics
for human/animal health programs.    
There is much scope for us to collaborate, share knowledge and plan joint training
programs.