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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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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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 articleOpen 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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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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#CutCancer – NIB Info Day for Master Students of Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Ljubljana under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Irena Mlinarič-Raščan At the National Institute of Biology (NIB), the Department of Genetic Toxicology and Cancer Biology organised a #CutCancer info day as part of the CutCancer twinning project. Dr. Bojana Žegura and Dr.…
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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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