Open access: https://www.mdpi.com/2078002 Zottel A, Novak M, Šamec N, Majc B, Colja S, Katrašnik M, Vittori M, Hrastar B, Rotter A, Porčnik A, et al. Glioblastoma is extremely lethal brain cancer. In our research, we investigated the effect of anti-vimentin nanobody Nb79 on glioblastoma cell invasion. The expression of vimentin in glioma tissues and cells was…
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The last two months Tina Kolenc Milavec, a PhD student from the Department of Genetic Toxicology and Cancer Biology at the National Institute of Biology (NIB), spent at University Medical Center in Amsterdam, in the group of Febe van Maldegem. During the expert visit she learnt all about the Imaging Mass Cytometry, a relatively new…
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We need a little bit of all our diverse knowledge to recognize, understand and treat brain cancer so that one day we can say that we have it under control. GlioBank consortium, a Slovenian translational platform for the collection of tissue samples and corresponding tumour models as well as clinical data from patients diagnosed with…
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We are very grateful and happy to have a PhD student Maria Escrivá Conde from SU Stockholm on hands-on training at NIB. Maria came to train NIB researchers to set up the microscopy settings for In Situ Sequencing (ISS) methodology. Planning joint activities further plans for collaborative experiments focused around e.g. ISS methodology and spatial…
Read articleIn this presentation, we will explore the methodology and significance of analyzing In Situ Sequencing (ISS) data in thecontext of colorectal cancer liver metastasis (CRCLM) and glioblastoma (GBM) samples. ISS offers a powerful approachto investigate spatially resolved gene expression patterns within tissues, providing crucial insights into tumormicroenvironments and cellular interactions. We will discuss the principles…
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Iza Rozman, a young researcher at National Institute of Biology (NIB) gave on 11th of April 2024 an oral presentation to graduate and postgraduate students at the Faculty of Pharmacy about the NIB, namely the Department of Genetic Toxicology and Cancer Biology, the CutCancer project, and her career as a young researcher at the institute.…
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The General Assembly met online on 15th of April 2024, focusing on the interim progress report and the upcoming technical review meeting. Members of the General Assembly discussed the upcoming progress report deadline of May 2024, emphasising the need for updated information on milestones, researchers, and risks. Details on financial reporting were also discussed. The…
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Exciting day at the National Institute of Biology! Department of Genetic Toxicology and Cancer Biology, as part of the EU CutCancer_twinning project, hosted an insightful CutCancer Info Day for the talented students of the Master’s Degree in Molecular and Functional Biology from the Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana. Dr. Bojana Žegura and Dr. Barbara Breznik…
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𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐞 𝐂𝐞𝐥𝐥 & 𝐒𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐒𝐲𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐮𝐦 was co-organised by Labena Slovenia & 10x Genomics and was a highly engaging event attended by over 120 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐢𝐧-𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧 and well 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 200 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞, both joining from all over the world. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐲𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐮𝐦 𝐟𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐥𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 20 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐚 𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥, 𝐛𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫…
Read articlehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyDFLCPcysw&t=3621s Barbara Breznik gave an oral presentation to wider audience entitled “How understanding and modeling tumor ecosystems leads to new knowledge about cancer treatment”. She presented current knowledge of tumor ecosystem and how this knowledge can help to design novel anti-cancer approaches and alternative cancer models to decrease the number of animal experiments. She presented…
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