Science in Exile - Feras Kharrat shares his story of studying molecular biomedicine in Syria, and later, in Italy

30/09/2021 20 min Temporada 4 Episodio 1
Science in Exile - Feras Kharrat shares his story of studying molecular biomedicine in Syria, and later, in Italy

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In the first episode of the Science in Exile series we hear from Feras Kharrat, a PhD Scholar in Molecular Biomedicine, originally from Syria and now based in Trieste, Italy. Feras shares his story of leaving Syria to continue his studies abroad, and gives an insight into the challenges of conducting scientific research during periods of unrest.ISC Presents: Science in Exile is a series of podcasts featuring interviews with refugee and displaced scientists who share their science, their stories of displacement and their hopes for the future.The series has been developed as a contribution to the 'Science in Exile' initiative, which is run as a collaboration between the International Science Council (ISC), The World Academy of Sciences (UNESCO-TWAS) and the InterAcademy Partnership (IAP).

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