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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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…
Read articleDuring 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…
Read articleDuring 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…
Read articleTim Ravnjak, PhD student from NIB, attended EUSAAT 2024 congress in Linz, Austria and presented his work, titled: HepG2 spheroids: a new testing approach for the determination of adverse effects of chemicals as a poster. Abstract: RAVNJAK, Tim, ŠTAMPAR, Martina, AUDEBERT, Marc, ŽEGURA, Bojana. HepG2 spheroids : a new testing approach for the determination of…
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From 18th to 20th of September 2024, the European Society for Alternatives to Animal Testing (EUSAAT) organized a 2024 conference in Linz, Austria. This conference takes place every two years, and it aims to bring together scientists in the field of 3R (Replacement, Reduction and Refinement), who are developing new models to minimize in vivo…
Read articlehttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.biopha.2024.116969 Alja Štern, Matjaž Novak, Katja Kološa, Jurij Trontelj, Sonja Žabkar, Tjaša Šentjurc, Metka Filipič, Bojana ŽeguraCannabidiol (CBD), a naturally occurring cyclic terpenoid found in Cannabis sativa L., is renowned for its diverse pharmacological benefits. Marketed as a remedy for various health issues, CBD products are utilized by patients as a supplementary therapy or post-treatment failure, as well as by…
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Bojana Žegura, Alja Štern, Matjaž Novak, Martina Štampar, Katja Kološa and Tim Ravnjak presented research work in the frame of CutCancer project at the EEMGS congress in Rovinj (23-27 September) in a form of poster presentation. They presented several posters, entitled »CutCancer project«, »Adverse (geno)toxic effects of bisphenol A and its analogues BPS, BPAP, BPAF,…
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Martina Štampar presented research work at the ESTIV congress in Prague (3-6 June) in a form of poster presentation. She presented work, entitled »Hepatic 3D cell models for assessment of genotoxic effects induced by BPA, BPC, BPAP and their complex mixtures«. In the presented study we tested bisphenol A (BPA), which has become a…
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Mini symposium was organized by Jozef Stefan Institute researcher dr. Nina Kostevšek and hear team to present the work of each researcher and form project ideas to apply together as consortium to EU funding opportunities in the field of cancer research and drug delivery. Researchers came from Institute of Chemical Sciences & Technologies, Nacional Research…
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