The CutCancer project successfully held its 2nd Annual project meeting and 3rd General assembly meeting in an online format on 15 November 2024. The meetings focused on reviewing the progress made during the second year of the project, which started in January 2024, and planning future activities. Key achievements highlighted during the annual meeting included…
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From November 18 to December 11, 2024, Data Science @UL FRI – Faculty of Computer and Information Science, University of Ljubljana, organized a basic R course for non-programmers as part of the CutCancer project. R, a popular programming language for statistical data analysis, was introduced over eight 90-minute sessions. Participants learned how to work with…
Read articleOn December 10, 2024, representatives from the Income Leone, d. o. o. – one of the largest ice cream and chocolate manufacturing companies in Slovenia – visited the National Institute of Biology (NIB) to explore potential possibilities for collaboration. During the meeting, both parties presented their activities: NIB introduced its key research areas and ongoing…
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On December 6, 2024, the National Institute of Biology was proud to welcome Associate Professor Scott Graham from the University of Auckland, New Zealand. Dr. Barbara Breznik, Head of the Cancer Biology Work Unit, and her research team presented the newly established Biotechnological Hub. The visit included an overview of the Hub’s research focus, infrastructure,…
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The National Institute of Biology (NIB) was proud to host researcher Dr. Marta Sendra Vega from the Department of Biotechnology and Food Sciences at the University of Burgos, Spain. As part of the CutCancer project the NIB team organized a lecture for NIB employees entitled “Biological interaction at nanoscale”, delivered by Dr. Marta Sendra Vega.…
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In October, our PhD student Simona Katrin Galun from the Department of genetic toxicology and cancer biology at the National institute of biology (NIB) visited Science for life laboratory in Sweden. As part of her one-month hands-on training, she had the opportunity to collaborate with Mats Nilsson’s group to learn the in situ sequencing technique…
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Martina Štampar a, Bojana Žegura a a National Institute of Biology, Department of Genetic Toxicology and Cancer Biology, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia Read more
Read articleThe novel technology of Imaging Mass Cytometry (IMC) enables detailed and contextual characterisation of protein expression. IMC is a mass spectrometry-based technique that allows for the immunostaining of up to 40 markers in a single tissue section. Tissue sections of primary tumours or sectioned tissue microarrays of 3D tumour models can be stained with a…
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The Slovenian Toxicological Society organized the 7th Congress titled “Challenges and traps of Tobacco Smoking and Related Products“, held at the National Institute of Biology in Ljubljana. The congress focused on legislative aspects, the impact of tobacco and related products on human health, and the molecular mechanisms of these substances’ effects. Dr. Martina Štampar and…
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