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.
Dr Vesna Vučić at Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts
CENM researchers participated in International congress on cardio nephrology and hypertension
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.
Short-Term Scientific Mission at University Hospital Olomouc and Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Palacký University of Czech Republic
Dr Aleksandra Arsić from the Group for Nutritional Biochemistry and Dietology, Centre of
Research Excellence in Nutrition and Metabolism, was at University Hospital Olomouc and
Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Palacký University, Czech Republic in March/April 2023.
During this short-term scientific mission, together with colleagues from the Department of
Clinical Biochemistry led by Prof. Dr. David Friedecky, Dr. Arsić conducted a study titled “
Lipidomic profiling of plasma in breast cancer women supplemented with fish oil and
evening primrose oil during chemotherapy and aromatase inhibitors therapy”. The realization
of this international cooperation was made possible thanks to the COST action EpiLipidNET,
which is dedicated to the creation of a pan-European network of researchers in the field of
lipidomics with the potential for long-term cooperation.
Short Term Scientific Mission at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Dr Snjezana Petrovic from the Group for Nutritional Biochemistry and Dietology, Centre of Research
Excellence in Nutrition and Metabolism, was on a short term scientific mission at the Aristotle
University of Thessaloniki in March/April 2023. Together with the colleagues from the BIOMIC group
led by prof. Dr. Helen Gika, Dr. Petrovic conducted a study titled “Lipidomic Profiling in Dietary-
Induced Rat Model of Metabolic Syndrome: Effect of Polyphenol-Rich Juices Supplementation”. The
realization of this international collaboration was enabled by the STSM grant that Dr. Petrovic
received from the COST action EpiLipidNET dedicated to the creation of a pan-European network of
researchers in the field of lipidomic and lipid metabolites.
FENS Workshop Momentum 1,2,3
Dr. Danijela Ristić-Medić attended the Workshop meeting of the European Federation for Nutrition: “Improved Standards in Science on Nutrition“ in Wageningen, the Netherlands, in the period from April 17-19, 2023 as a member of the WG 1 “Concepts and methodologies”.
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