Establishment of a Research Management Team at IORS (D5.2)
After intensive six-month practices at partner institutions’ project management offices and external trainings, a Decision to form a Research Management Team at IORS was issued on March 08, 2023, that would serve as a prototype for the future IORS Research Management Office. The Team consists of project Management staff Dr Milena Čavić, Dr Ana Đurić and Dr Marko Radulović, the Head of IORS Scientific Department Dr Radmila Janković, Heads of IORS Procurement, Legal and Financial Departments and representatives of laboratory technical staff. The Team will liaise project activities between the IORS research team and the local legal, administrative, procurement and human resources IORS staff to enable a more effective project flow. The Team will also perform risk mitigation continuously during the project and strive to coordinate future intellectual property applications at the national and international level.
Colorectal Cancer Awareness Activities in Belgrade
STEPUPIORS researchers participated in various scientific and outreach project activities in March and April 2023 to raise awareness about colorectal cancer. Through interesting practical sessions, Dr Ana Đurić and Dr Milena Čavić communicated the principles of digestion and the importance of a healthy lifestyle from a young age in the fight against colorectal cancer to pre-school children. Dr Suzana Stojanovic-Rundic, Dr Jelena Spasic, Dr Radmila Jankovic and Dr Mladen Marinković participated as invited lecturers at the First School for malignant tumors of the digestive tract organized by the Society of Medical Oncologists of Serbia on March 31/April 01, 2023. Dr Radmila Janković gave an interview on the importance of precision medicine in oncology for the RadioTelevison Serbia Science Portal on April 02, 2023. The team also contributed steps to support Digestive Cancers Europe’s initiative “Step Up for CRC”, focused on increasing awareness that colorectal cancer risk can be reduced by regular physical activity.
Research into germline DNA alterations that predispose to colorectal cancer
The Gastrointestinal and Pancreatic Oncology Team of STEPUPIORS PI Dr Sergi Castellví-Bel from the Fundació de Recerca Clínic Barcelona-Institut d’Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (FRCB-IDIBAPS) and Hospital Clínic de Barcelona aims at deciphering alterations in germline DNA that predispose to colorectal cancer.
March 13-14, 2023, "How to build a biobank" Training at Medical University Graz, Austria
STEPUPIORS participants attended a productive biobanking training with interesting networking at Medizinische Universität Graz in the beautiful city of Graz, Austria, in the period March 13-14, 2023.
Along with great efforts and a lot of precious knowledge that was previously poured into the future IORS biobanking staff by partner institutions, STEPUPIORS biobanking will officially start on April 01, 2023.
Lecture at "Next Generation Scientists" meeting in Belgrade, Serbia
STEPUPIORS project participants Dr Marija Đorđić Crnogorac and Katarina Živić participated at the “Next Generation Scientists” meeting in Belgrade, Serbia on March 09, 2023. Dr Đorđić Crnogorac gave a lecture on genetic testing of hereditary cancers including Lynch syndrome using NGS methodology at the Institute for Oncology and Radiology of Serbia. The process and criteria for Lynch syndrome testing were presented as well as results from the period 2018-2023.
Outreach event in collaboration with Researcher's Night project ScienceSCool
Expert insights about novel biomarkers for colorectal cancer from the TRANSCOLONCAN COST Action by Dr Sergi Castellví-Bel
STEPUPIORS PI from FRCB-IDIBAPS Dr Sergi Castellvi-Bel shared expert insights about the significant progress made in identifying novel biomarkers for colorectal cancer within and beyond the inspiring and productive TRANSCOLONCAN COST Action he chaired.
