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NIB hands on training at VUMC
Tina Kolenc Milavec, a PhD student from the Department of Genetic Toxicology and Cancer Biology at the National Institute of Biology (NIB), spent last two months at University Medical Center in Amsterdam, in the group of Febe van Maldegem. During her first expert visit last year she learnt all about the Imaging Mass Cytometry (IMC),…
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Future Scientists in Action!
Last Thursday, 17th of April, our institute had the pleasure of hosting a group of enthusiastic primary school students from Ribnica for a day full of science, discovery, and fun. The visit began with an interactive workshop where the kids took part in hands-on lab tasks. They practiced pipetting, identified microscopic images of cells and…
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President of Portugal Visits National Institute of Biology: Strengthening Ties in Science and Innovation
At the invitation of the President of the Republic of Slovenia, Dr. Nataša Pirc Musar, the President of the Portuguese Republic, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, paid an official visit to Slovenia on 18 and 19 March 2025. The visit, accompanied by a prominent Portuguese business delegation, aimed to strengthen bilateral relations in various strategic sectors,…
Read articleThe Slovenian translational platform GlioBank for brain tumor research: Identification of molecular signatures of glioblastoma progression
Open access: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2024.110604 Metka Novak, Bernarda Majc, Marta Malavolta, Andrej Porčnik, Jernej Mlakar, Matjaž Hren, Anamarija Habič, Mateja Mlinar, Ivana Jovčevska, Neja Šamec, Alja Zottel, Marija Skoblar Vidmar, Tina Vipotnik Vesnaver, Andrej Zupan, Alenka Matjašič, Saša Trkov Bobnar, Dejan Georgiev, Aleksander Sadikov, Roman Bošnjak, Borut Prestor, Radovan Komel, Tamara Lah Turnšek, Barbara Breznik Glioblastoma is…
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Prešeren Awards
On Monday, February 10, 2025, the Biotechnical Faculty at the University of Ljubljana proudly presented the prestigious Prešeren awards to outstanding students for their master theses. Among the honored recipients was Tjaša Šentjurc, recognized for her exceptional work titled “Safety Evaluation of Cannabidiol and Industrial Hemp Extracts”, which she completed under the mentorship of Assoc.…
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