Professor A A Azad, Member of the Advisory Board of ICGEB has been appointed TWAS Research Professor on Biotechnology in BRACU for five years. During this period Professor Azad will make short visits to BRACU every year and deliver lectures, organize seminars and work on collaborative biotechnology projects between BRACU and different international organizations. Professor Azad visited BRACU on December 2-3, 2006 and had discussions with Professor J R Choudhury, VC, BRACU and Professor Naiyyum Choudhury, Coordinator, Biotechnology, MNS Department about his future course of activities. VC BRACU agreed in principle to co-sponsor with the University of Dhaka and the Bangladesh Academy of Sciences an International Workshop on Biotechnology to be held in Dhaka on April 6-8 2007. Professor Azad is at present in BRACU for his current assignment, which runs from December 25, 2006-January 07, 2007. He represented BRACU at the Preparatory Workshop on Biotechnology held at the University of Dhaka on December 28, 2006.