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STREAMLINE at Belgrade Neuroscience Next Hub 2024

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Ivana Simeunović and Jovana Kostić presented their research within the STREAMLINE project at the Belgrade Neuroscience Next Hub 2024 conference held in Belgrade from April 24 to 25, 2024.

The World Association for Alzheimer’s Disease and AAIC Neuroscience Next organized Hybrid Conference on Neuroscience – Belgrade Neuroscience Next 2024, held on April 24 and 25, 2024 at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Belgrade. This conference aim was to provide a platform for researchers, especially young researchers, to engage in discussion, share research results and foster collaboration in the field of neuroscience. This was a great opportunity for our colleagues to increase the visibility of the STREAMLINE Project outputs among academic public and to socialize with other young researchers who are enthusiast for neuro sciences.

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STREAMLINE “Industry open day”

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Prvi STREAMLINE “Industry open day” biće organizovan 16. maja 2024. u Svečanoj sali Rektorata, Univerzitet u Beogradu, Studentski trg broj 1.

TokomSTREAMLINE projekta ovladali smo procesom reprogramiranja mononuklearih ćelija periferne krvi u indukovane pluripotentne matićne ćelije (iPSCs), procesom neuralne diferencijacije, generisanjem organoida, -omics analizama, što nam omogućava ne samo modelovanje neurorazvojnih poremećaja već i ostalih oboljenja koji imaju genetičku osnovu, kao i testiranje potencijalnih terapeutika u bolest- i bolesnik- specifičnom model sistemu.

Ovom prilikom biće predstavljen Institut za molekularnu genetiku i genetičko inženjerstvo Univerzitet u Beogradu kao regionalni centar za proučavanje i modelovanje neurorazvojnih promećaja koji je ekvivaletnog istraživačkog kapaciteta i kodeksa prakse kao i slični centri u Evropi. Takođe, imaćete prilike da čujete  o primerima dobre prakse saradnje industrije i istraživačkih institucija, kao i o istraživanjima koja su dala značajne rezultate u medicini. Na taj način ovim skupom želimo da doprinesemo daljem povezivanju i partnerstvu istraživačkih i medicinskih institucija i farmaceutskog sektora.

Prijava je obavezna registracijom na: https://forms.gle/w1UM5onZSekFhYjs7

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Vidimo se na prvom STREAMLINE “Industry open day”. Radujemo se druženju I razmeni iskustava između nauke i industrije.

STREAMLINE at ExcellMater Conference 2024

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ExcellMater conference is the final event organized within the Horizon 2020 project: Twinning to excel materials engineering for medical devices – ExcellMater (GA 952033) targeting breakthroughs in new medical devices, biomaterials scientific advances, translation from fundamental research to clinical application, and commercial opportunities for using innovative biomaterials. It also aims to present that coordinators of Twinning projects present their projects and experiences in project management and administration. This conference also provides plenty of opportunities for networking and exchange of ideas among researchers in different scientific fields as well as interactions with clinicians, SMEs and industry representatives.

Our colleges presented STREAMLINE project at ExcellMater Conference 2024: Innovative Biomaterials for Novel Medical Devices, held in Belgrade, April 10-12, 2024. This was a good opportunity to increase the visibility of the STREAMLINE Project outputs among academic public.

Prijava je obavezna registracijom na: https://forms.gle/w1UM5onZSekFhYjs7

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Vidimo se na prvom STREAMLINE “Industry open day”. Radujemo se druženju I razmeni iskustava između nauke i industrije.

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Overview of the staff exchanges at Cardiff University and CERTH

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Welcome back Aleksandra Medić and Jelena Pejić! After three months, members of the STREAMLINE team returned to Belgrade from their staff exchange at the Cardiff University, United Kingdom, and CERTH, Greece. After completion of staff exchange in CERTH, Thessaloniki, Greece, Jelena acquired knowledge in assessing metabolic changes and testing drug responsiveness of neurons and astrocytes generated from patient iPSCs. She gained expertise in high-throughput cell-based assay for in vitro drug testing. Second staff exchange in Cardiff University, United Kingdom was dedicated to mastering generation of brain organoids from patient iPSCs. During her stay, Aleksandra gain valuable insights into the creation of organoids and learned how to analyze samples from 60 days old organoids. Their future goal is to improve research profile of IMGGE in the realm of neurodevelopmental disorders.

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Realizacija XVI edicije manifestacije UniStem Day

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Šesnaesta edicija UniStem dana (Dana matične ćelije) održana je 22. marta 2024. Ovo je najveća međunarodna manifestacija posvećena popularizaciji matičnih ćelija, namenjena prvenstveno srednjoškolcima.
U realizaciji ovogodišnje manifestacije učestvovalo je 13 država sa dva kontinenta (Evropa I Australija), 97 univerzitetskih centara i preko 30 000 đaka širom sveta.
I ove godine UniStem Day u Beogradu održan je pod okriljem Univerziteta u Beogradu, u organizaciji Instituta za molekularnu genetiku i genetičko inženjerstvo, uz pomoć i podršku STREAMLINE projekta i Bio Save Fondacije. U manifestaciji je učestvovalo oko 90 učenika iz ukupno 12 srednjih škola.
Manifestaciju je zvanično otvorio prof. dr Ratko Ristić, prorektor za međunarodnu saradnju, Univerziteta u Beogradu. Tokom prepodnevnog dela programa, održanog u Svečanoj Sali Rektorata, Univerziteta u Beogradu, đaci su imali priliku da se, kroz naučnopopularna predavanja i kratkometražne dokumentarne filmove, upoznavaju sa značajem matičnih ćelia i revolucionarnim otkrićima koja pomeraju granice savremene medicine. Ovom prilikom, dr Mina Perić, predstavila je STREAMLINE projekat kroz predavanje o organoidima mozga kao model sistemu za proučavanje neurorazvojnih poremećaja. Srednjoškolci su sa velikom pažnjom pratili predavanja i vrlo aktivno učestvovali u diskusiji. 
Deo đaka je imao priliku da učestvuje i u poslepodnevnom delu programa organizovanom u prostorijama Instituta za molekularnu genetiku i genetičko inženjerstvo i na Institutu za medicinska istraživanja. U okviru ovih aktivnosti, đaci su imali priliku i da se upoznaju sa Centrom za sekvenciranje genoma i bioinformatiku, takođe, srednjoškolcima je demonstriran rad sa ćelijskim kulturama i zebra ribicama kao model sistemima za istraživanja.
Zahvaljujemo se svim učesnicima i najavljujemo XVII ediciju manifestacije UniStem Day za 14. mart 2025. godine!

https://biosave.rs/blog/unistem-day-2024

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UniStem Day 2024 FINALNE INFORMACIJE

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Dragi učesnici UniStem dana 2024,

Hvala što ste se odazvali našem pozivu na učešće!

Potrudićemo se da vam UniStem dan bude nezaboravno, inspirativno i zabavno iskustvo druženja uz nauku!

Spisak učesnika poslepodnevnog programa možete pronaći ovde:

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Zvaničan program ovogodišnjeg Dana matične ćelije možete pogledati ovde:

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Za sve učesnike u poslepodnevnim aktivnostima biće organizovan prevoz od Studentskog trga do Instituta za molekularnu genetiku i genetičko inženjerstvo i i Institutaza medicinska istraživanja. Molimo, ukoliko neko od učesnika nije u mogućnosti da prisustvuje poslepodnevnim aktivnostima, da nas obavesti putem mail-a: streamline.imgge@gmail.com ili telefona: Mob: +381 65 397 62 12, Tel: +381 11 397 62 12.

Vidimo se 22. marta u 9:00 h na adresi:

Studentski trg broj 1 u Svečanoj sala Rektorata, BU

Vaš,

UniStem tim-Beograd,
Institut za molekularnu genetiku i genetičko inženjerstvo,
Univerzitet u Beogradu, Vojvode Stepe 444a, Beograd
Mob: +381 65 397 62 12
Tel: +381 11 397 62 12
E-mail: streamline.imgge@gmail.com

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Brain Awareness Week—March 11-17 “Shake your brain”

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Brain Awareness Week (BAW) is the worldwide manifestation that celebrate brain science every March. Originating in 1996, BAW was initiated by the Dana Foundation, a nonprofit organization. BAW aims to increase public interest in the wonders of the brain.

5 Interesting facts about your brain:

  •  Information in the brain may move at a speed of up to 268 mph.
  • Brain activity can power a small light bulb.
  • A sand-sized fragment of brain tissue has one billion synapses and one hundred thousand neurons.
  • The brain can’t feel pain.
  • The idea that people only employ 10% of their brains is untrue.

Our STREAMLINE Team Member dr Mina Perić held a lecture entitled “Brain organoids as a model system for study of neurodevelopmental disorders” at the INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR GENETICS AND GENETIC ENGINEERING University of Belgrade who hosted BAW manifestation this year. High School students from 4th lyceum of Larissa, Larissa, Greece and from Fifth Belgrade Gymnasium and Eight Belgrade Gymnasium, Belgrade, Serbia. Students had the great opportunity to boost their brains and get introduced to the latest methods in modeling neurodevelopmental disorders. This was also a wonderful time for students to exchange their cultures, foster meaningful connections, and excel academically.

We spend a great day together. We hope that you will participate with us in celebration of Brain Awareness Week next year.

STREAMLINE project activities at Cardiff University

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PhD student Aleksandra Medić, a STREAMLINE team member, is currently on staff exchange at the Neuroscience and Mental Health Innovation Institute, University of Cardiff, Cardiff, UK. She is learning how to generate cortical organoids from induced pluripotent stem cells derived from patients with 22q11.2 microdeletion. In the next three months, she will also be trained how to analyze the samples from 60-days-old organoids. This will allow us to better understand the pathogenesis of neurodevelopmental disorders caused by 22q11.2 microdeletion.

Cryosectioning of 60 days old organoids on cryostat, device that maintains low temperature of -20°C and cuts frozen samples of organoids in 12µm thin sections. Sections are than mounted on glass slides and are prepared for immunofluorescent staining.