The Philippine Nuclear Research Institute has recently joined the ranks of six other select Institutions throughout the world that have been designated as an IAEA Collaborating Center.
In ceremonies that were timed with the Opening of the Atomic Energy Week, the marker officially recognizing PNRI as a Collaborating Center for Marine Toxicity Studies was unveiled.
Dr. Fauzi Mantoura, Director of the IAEA Marine Environment Laboratory in Monaco, led in the unveiling, with S&T Secretary Estrella F. Alabastro and PNRI Director Alumanda M. dela Rosa officially accepting the recognition on behalf of the Institute.
The designation of collaborating centers is a newly-introduced scheme at the Agency, whereby an institution that is recognized internationally in a specific field of endeavor agrees to work with the IAEA through the conduct of research, development and training activities in a relevant nuclear technology.
Since 2004, six other centers have been designated by the IAEA in the fields of: Plant Breeding and Genetics; Environmental Radioecology; Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging; Synchrotron Radiation Applications; Production & Characterization of Matrix Reference Materials; and Animal Genomics and Bioinformatics.
