October 2024

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BEST days of science: AI and advanced technologies in science, interdisciplinary professional-educational event
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BEST days of science: AI and advanced technologies in science, interdisciplinary professional-educational event (https://www.best-dnevi-znanosti.si/ ), was organized by students of the Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering and the Faculty of computer science and information studies both University of Ljubljana, to promote interdisciplinarity and collaboration between life and computer sciences. The event brough together students,…

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NIB short visit to SciLifeLab, SU
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Cancer Biology unit from NIB has visited SciLifeLab, prof. Mats Nilsson group from SU. In tha last year we have worked together on WP4; Uncovering changes in the TME after treatments using spatial and single-cell analyses on tumour organoids. We are learning new state-of-the-art methodology called in situ sequencing (ISS) that enables spatial and single-cell…

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NIB visits SU to present radio-resistance in brain tumours
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CutCancer team has visited the group of docent dr. Lovisa Lundholm from Stockholm University, Department of Molecular Biosciences, The Wenner-Gren Institute, which is interested in biological and physical factors affecting cellular and molecular effects of ionising radiation. Focus is on DNA damage and repair, chromatin structure, low doses, low dose rates, mixed radiation qualities, fractionation…

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54th KRKA PRIZES
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On Friday, October 18, 2024, awards were presented at Krka pharmaceutical company in Novo Mesto to young researchers for their achievements in undergraduate and postgraduate research. Among the recipients of this award is Tim Ravnjak, a scientific assistant in the Department of Genetic Toxicology and Cancer Biology at the National Institute of Biology. He received…

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1. Slovenian scientific symposium on cancer research
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The first Slovenian symposium on cancer research took place on October 11, 2024 at the Institute of Oncology Ljubljana. The aim of the symposium was to bring together researchers, clinicians and experts in the field of cancer research, exchange knowledge and encourage cooperation. The meeting contributed to improved understanding of cancer. At the meeting, focus…

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CutCancer at 52nd European environmental mutagenesis and genomics society (EEMGS) and 15th International Comet Assay Workshop congress in Rovinj, Croatia, September 2024.

During 2024 EEMGS and ICAW congress in Rovinj, Croatia, researchers from National Institute of Biology presented CutCancer project in the form of poster. ŠTERN, Alja, BREZNIK, Barbara, NOVAK, Metka, DOAK Shareen Heather, VAN MALDEGEM, Febe, NILSSON Mats, ŽEGURA, Bojana, EEMGS Annual Meeting and ICAW meeting, 23.-27 Sep. 2024, Rovinj. CutCancer : a twinning approach to…

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52nd European environmental mutagenesis and genomics society (EEMGS) and 15th International Comet Assay Workshop congress in Rovinj, Croatia, September 2024.

During 2024 EEMGS and ICAW congress in Rovinj, Croatia, researchers from National Institute of Biology presented their CutCancer related work as a posters. KOLOŠA, Katja, ŠTERN, Alja, ŽABKAR, Sonja, ROZMAN, Iza, ŽEGURA, Bojana, et al., EEMGS Annual Meeting and ICAW meeting, 23.-27 Sep. 2024, Rovinj. Genotoxicity assessment of Vanadium-doped iron-oxide nanozymes in HepG2 cells. Arhiv…

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SMUL Conference – The importance of knowledge and the university in society
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On 7 October 2024, the Academy of Music hosted the first international conference of the University of Ljubljana Global Alumni and Associates Network (SMUL), entitled The importance of knowledge and the university in society: comparative international perspectives and new opportunities for cooperation (https://www.uni-lj.si/en/news/2024-10-09-smul-conference-the-importance-of-knowledge-and-the-university-in-society). The event was held under the honorary patronage of the Slovenian National…

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