Invited lecture - 59th Cancerology week, the National annual oncology congress, Nov 25, 2023, Belgrade, Serbia
During her presentation, Dr Stojanović-Rundić outlined the significance of molecular profiling of the response to neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy in patients with locally advanced rectal cancer. The STEPUPIORS project will focus on a more precise selection of patients who might be candidates for a less invasive surgical approach or for enrollment in a “watch and wait” approach, which would increase their quality of life.
Educational outreach of IORS researchers in Elementary School "Đura Daničić"
On Thursday, Nov 17, 2022 the STEPUPIORS team was honored to spend time with curious pupils of the Elementary School “Đura Daničić” in Belgrade, and their enthusiastic professors Ivana Jankov, Violeta Dupor, and Principal Irena Ivanov-Kaličanin. The workshop was performed in collaboration with the Faculty for Physical Chemistry and the Institute of Molecular Genetics and Genetic Engineering IMGGE, and their project Science on the move – from lab to streets & school (ScienceSCool), H2020, MSCA Researchers Night 101061631.
Thanks to our hardworking hosts we jointly learned about the significance of a healthy lifestyle from a young age, leading to a decrease of the national incidence of malignant diseases, such as rectal cancer.
Internal kickoff meeting at the Institute of Oncology and Radiologyof Serbia
The STEPUPIORS project was successfully initiated on October 1st , 2022 by an internal kickoff meeting at the Institute for Oncology and Radiology of Serbia (IORS). IORS participants will implement strategies for building scientific, technological and innovation potential of the Institute in collaboration with partner institutions Biomedical Research Foundation of the Academy of Athens, Institut d’Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), The Netherlands Cancer Institute Antoni Van Leeuwenhoek (NKI-AVL).
