2024

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The visit of students from EPFL University – Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne, Switzerland

National Institute of Biology (NIB), Department of genetic toxicology and cancer biology (GEN) hosted a group of Bachelor students from EPFL University – Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne, Switzerland. Researchers Dr. Matjaž Novak and Dr. Barbara Breznik presented the research groups, the methods and equipment used at the department, and research topics. Additionally, they…

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Patient-derived tumor organoids mimic treatment-induced DNA damage response in glioblastoma

Open access: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2024.110604 Bernarda Majc, Anamarija Habič, Marta Malavolta, Miloš Vittori, Andrej Porčnik, Roman Bošnjak, Jernej Mlakar, Alenka Matjašič, Andrej Zupan, Marija Skoblar Vidmar, Tamara Lah Turnšek, Aleksander Sadikov, Barbara Breznik, Metka Novak Glioblastoma (GB) is the most common primary malignant brain tumor, characterized by resistance to therapy. Despite aggressive treatment options, GB remains an…

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Genotoxicity Workshop in Swansea
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Eight participants from the National Institute of Biology (NIB) attended a three-day workshop on genotoxicity at Swansea University in June 2024, hosted by Prof. Dr. Shareen Doak. The workshop focused on sharing knowledge and best practices in laboratory techniques, project applications, and genotoxicological research as part of the CutCancer project. Participants explored advanced equipment for…

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NIB Info Day for Bachelor’s and Master’s Students in Laboratory Biomedicine of Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Ljubljana

Is there something better and more satisfying than passing on knowledge to younger generations? Seeing their eyes shine while you talk about all the things you have already done and things that still need to be revealed and explored? As part of the EU CutCancer_twinning project Department of Genetic Toxicology and Cancer Biology hosted Bachelor…

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EACR congress in Rotterdam June 2024

Barbara Breznik presented research work at the EACR congress in Rotterdam (10-13 June) in a form of poster presentation. She presented work, entitled »Utilizing translational platform GlioBank to identify novel molecular signatures of glioblastoma progression«.  Glioblastoma (GBM) is one of the most lethal solid tumors in humans. Currently, GBM is considered incurable and there is…

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The visit of Prof. Krzysztof Wrzesinski

National Institute of Biology was proud to welcome prof. Krzysztof Wrzesinski from 21 to 24 May 2024, co-founder and CSO of CelVivo ApS and Extraordinary Professor at Centre of Excellence for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Health, The North-West University, South Africa, and a member of Advisory board of CutCancer project. Prof. Wrzesinski obtained his PhD…

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Brain tumour meeting 2024

In May, Brain tumour meeting 2024 was held in Berlin. It was a brilliant event with great talks about brain cancer cell’ plasticity, brain metastases, tumour microenvironment, and the role of immune system in brain tumours. We are proud of PhD student Tina Kolenc Milavec, a member of our group, who attended the meeting with…

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