30.08.2021 The Hague, The Ambassador of Colombia to the Kingdom of the Netherlands Fernando Grillo and Laura Sanchez - Second Secretary held a meeting with the Colombian Assistant Professor of the Laboratory of Nematology José Lozano of Wageningen University. 

The meeting was held to strengthen the relationship with Wageningen University and highlight the important work that Professor Lozano is doing in the Netherlands. 

Professor Lozano has been recognized for his contributions in the area of Nematology, a scientific discipline that deals with the study of nematodes or worms; he received in November 2020 the VIDI grant to deepen his research in Mapping the Occurrence of Plant Parasitism.

The Dutch Research Council (NWO) has awarded 81 experienced researchers with a Vidi grant of 800,000 euros; José Lozano Torres (assistant professor in the Nematology Laboratory) is one of them. The grant allows him to develop his own innovative research line further and set up his own research group within the next five years.