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Melanoma antigens in pediatric medulloblastoma contribute to tumor heterogeneity and species-specificity of group 3 tumors
Open access: Melanoma antigens in pediatric medulloblastoma contribute to tumor heterogeneity and species-specificity of group 3 tumors | Acta Neuropathologica Communications | Full Text Rebecca R. J. Collins, Rebecca R. Florke Gee, Sima Tozandehjani, Tara Bayat, Maria Camila Hoyos Sanchez, Juan Sebastian Solano Gutierrez, Barbara Breznik, Anna K. Lee, Samuel T. Peters, Jon P. Connelly,…
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55th Krka Awards
On 26 September 2025, the 55th Krka Awards for Secondary School Research Projects were held in Novo Mesto, Slovenia. The event, hosted by pharmaceutical company Krka d.d., recognized outstanding student research, with 49 projects submitted and 11 selected for oral presentation.Among the presenters was Teja Kljun, a student from Bežigrad High School in Ljubljana, who…
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7th International Congress of the Croatian Society of Toxicology (CROTOX 2025)
The genetic toxicology group from NIB attended the 7th International Congress of the Croatian Society of Toxicology (CROTOX 2025), taking place in Rab, Croatia between the 5th to 8th of October. Researches from NIB presented their work in two oral presentations and five posters, which are published in the book of abstracts (https://crotox2025.htd.hr/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/bookofabstracts.pdf) . Oral…
Read article10th Colloquium on Genetics, Marine Biology Station Piran, Slovenia
On the 19. 09. 2025 Barbara Breznik, researcher from National Institute of Biology, Slovenia, gave a close lecture on Modeling the tumor microenvironment and response to treatment of aggressive cancers. She presented advanced tumor models that closely mimic the tumor microenvironment and immune compartment observed in glioblastoma patients, as well as mechanisms of resistance…
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17th Multinational Congress on Microscopy
The 17th Multinational Congress on Microscopy (17th MCM) was held in Portorož, Slovenia, and served as an important international scientific event focused on recent advancements and applications of microscopy across various disciplines. The congress brought together academic researchers, students, and professionals from the commercial sector, fostering collaboration and the exchange of knowledge through presentations,…
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Research visit to Swansea University
In May 2025, Tim Ravnjak, PhD student at NIB, visited In vitro toxicology group of the Swansea University Medical School in United Kingdom. The research visit programme was focused on the hands-on training on establishing and maintaining hepatic 3D mono and cocultures in in vitro conditions. 3D hepatic cocultures are emerging cell models in the…
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New HORIZON ERA Fellowship Project ENLIVEN Launched at NIB
We are pleased to announce the launch of the HORIZON ERA Fellowship project “Environmental Nanoplastics Liver Impact and Variability in Endogenous Networks (ENLIVEN)”, which officially started on 1 June 2025 at the National Institute of Biology (NIB). Funded under the WIDERA–Talents programme (Grant Agreement No. 101244206; https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101244206), the project is coordinated by NIB and hosted…
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National Institute of Biology expert visit to Swansea University
Dr. Bojana Žegura from the National Institute of Biology (NIB), Ljubljana, Slovenia, visited the Institute of Life Science 1 (ILS1) at Swansea University Medical School. She was welcomed by Dr. Gillian Conway, who is responsible for the day to day running of Swansea work package under the guidance of Prof. Shareen Doak. The discussions also included…
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