Danijela Drakulić and Nataša Kovačević-Grujičić are on their first staff exchange at Cardiff University,
United Kingdom. The first staff exchange has been dedicated to cell reprogramming of the somatic
cells form the patients with familial form of 22q11.2 deletion syndrome. This work is conducted in
the laboratory of Prof. Adrian Harwood.
The first STREAMLINE workshop titled: “State-of-the-art of stem cells-based research in Neurodevelopmental Disorders (NDDs)“ was held from 8. – 9. July 2022 at the Hotel Putnik Inn, Belgrade, Republic of Serbia. Workshop organizers were academician Milena Stevanovic (IMGGE), Prof.
Adrian Harwood (CU), Prof. David Linden (UM), Dr. Spyros Petrakis (CERTH) and Dr. Danijela Drakulic (IMGGE). It was a hybrid event with 40 in-person attendees and 25 remote meeting participants.
Participants had the opportunity to listen, discuss and learn about the latest methodological advances used to model NDDs. That was also a chance for audiences to get familiar with OMICs and bioinformatics data analysis approaches used for drug targets and biomarkers prediction. Also advances in drug testing were presented. In addition, the workshop was also an opportunity for the attendances to learn about the ethical, legal and social aspects in this field of research. The lecturers from CU, UM and CERTH presented some of their latest results. One of the sessions was devoted to the research on NDDs in the Western Balkans region, where health care professionals from Serbia and neighboring countries presented challenges in this field from clinical point of view.
STREAMLINE Kick-off Meeting took place in the Hotel Putnik Inn, Belgrade, Republic of Serbia on July 7th, 2022. Meeting organizers were academician Milena Stevanovic (IMGGE), Prof. Adrian Harwood (CU), Prof. David Linden (UM), Dr. Spyros Petrakis (CERTH) and Dr. Danijela Drakulic (IMGGE). This hybrid event gathered all participants and associates of STREAMLINE with 25 in-person attendees and 16 remote meeting participants. On this occasion, the official beginning of the Project was declared. The event was also an opportunity to represent work packages and to set up the General Assembly and the Ethics Advisory Board. Kick-off Meeting was also a chance to discuss the action plan for the next period, as well as to debate current topics and challenges in the field of Neurodevelopmental Disorders (NDDs) from scientific, medical, ethical and patient points of view.
