The ceremonial academy dedicated to the 125th anniversary of the birth of SASA corresponding member Stefan Đelineo was held on June 21, in the SASA Ceremonial Hall, and Dr. Vesna Vučić, Principal Research Fellow of IMR and head of the Center of Research Excellence for Nutrition and Metabolism, held a lecture on the state-of-the-art nutrition research in Serbia.
Stefan Đelineo (Hvar, June 17, 1898 – Belgrade, October 1, 1971) was a famous physiologist and professor at Belgrade University. He was the founder and first director of the Institute for People’s Nutrition, and established basis for nutrition research in our country.

Colleagues from the Group for nutritional biochemistry and dietology, Dr. Danijela Ristić-Medić and Marija Paunović participated in the 6th International Congress of Cardionephrology – KARNEF 2023 and the 1st International Symposium on Arterial Hypertension, which took place from 28 to 31 May 2023 in Pirot, Serbia.
Institute for medical research, University of Belgrade, National institute of Republic of Serbia, was a co-organizer of this congress. Dr. Danijela Ristić-Medić delivered an invited lecture during the session titled: “Novel therapeutics and nutritional aspects in cardiorenal patients”. Marija Paunović presented the results from their research in poster presentations.
Our colleagues made successful contacts with the ones from Serbia and the region, aiming to foster future collaborative research that enhances the prevention and improvement of cardiovascular and renal pathophysiology through nutrition.