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of neglected insect vector diseases of human importance in the Anglo-Caribbean” which included Prof. Charles Grant as an author, awarded for 2023. Another highlight was the award of the 2022 Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity to the Intergovernmen- tal Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) on October 13, 2022. Dr Adrian Spence was a contributing author of the IPCC’s 6 th assessment cycle and shared in this award. These awards indicate not only the quality and relevance of ICENS research but also the fact that the strategy of collaboration has been very successful. Refereed Journal articles • Spence, A., Wallace, T., Barracks E. “FT-IR spectroscopy analysis of HF-treated mineral soils, a direct approach for deciphering organo-mineral interactions” MethodsX 10, 102088 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mex.2023.102088 • Romolo, F.S., Rossi, S.S., Odoardi, S., Mestria, S. Dias, J.F., Chiari, M., Antoine, J.M.R. “Nuclear techniques in forensic toxicology.” Toxicologie Analytique et Clinique (2022) 34 (3): S72-S73 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.toxac.2022.06.100 Conference Publications • Romolo, F.S., Rossi, S.S., Odoardi, S., Mestria, S. Dias, J.F., Chiari, M., Antoine, J.M.R. “Nuclear techniques in forensic toxicology.” The International Associa- tion of Forensic Toxicologists (TIAFT) 2022 Versailles, September 5–8, 2022. • Hoo Fung, L.A.” ICENS: Applications for Consumer Safety, Trade and Business.” Scientific Research Council’s 7 th Biennial Science and Technology Conference, Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, November 15–17, 2022. ALIGNMENT The year continued with projects aligned with Vision 2030 and the UN’s Sustain- able Development Goals (SDG). Specifically, the national IAEA project JAM5014 – Establishing a Self-Contained Gamma Irradiation Facility for the Introduction of Sterile Insect Technique and Experimental Mutagenesis and Diagnostic Tech- nologies addresses Sustainable Development Goal (SDG)#3 Good Health and Well Being and specifically target 3.3.3 and 3.3.5 which according to the WHO’s “Keeping the Vector Out” document includes vector-borne diseases such as Chagas disease, leishmaniosis, dengue, Zika and chikungunya. The crop mutagenesis component of the project addresses SDG #2 Zero Hunger specifically targets 2.3, 2.4, and 2.5 as well as 2a. On March 18 th , 2023, Prof. Grant and 3 counterparts of the project went to Vienna for a scientific visit to the irradiation facility and to sign off on the delivery
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