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Faculty of Medicine University of Rijeka recently has been recently enriched with the Center of Excellence for Viral Immunology and Vaccines. The center of excellence is engaged in research of  interrelationship between viruses and the immune system, as well as the design of the vaccines and vectors for the prevention and treatment of various infectious diseases and tumors.

The Head of the Centre is Prof. Stipan Jonjic, M.D., Ph.D., Head of the Department of Histology and Embryology, and Head of the Centre for Proteomics at the University of Rijeka Faculty of Medicine.

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On 24th October 2014, “Science after dark“ open day was held in caffe bar Tor, Rijeka, where Dr. Berislav Lisnić, Dr. Vanda Juranić Lisnić and Prof. Dr. Tihana Lenac Roviš, scientists of the University of Rijeka Faculty of Medicine, gave a short lectures with the aim of emphasizing the importance of science and scientific research for the society. The event is part of the project “Becoming entrepreneurial: Knowledge transfer from the University of Rijeka Faculty of Medicine to the biotechnology business sector”, funded by “Regional Competitiveness” operational programme (RCOP) 2007-2013.

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For the first time, Croatia has hosted the meeting of the European Research Council (ERC), the most prestigious European organisation for funding of top science and scientists. Prof. Dr. Stipan Jonjic participated in a press conference organised on that occasion. He also gave a talk at the ERC Info day, aimed to promote the participation of Croatian researchers in this programme.

Read more in the articles published in the media: Scilogs, tportal, Croatian National TV, Pixsell, MZOS web page, ERC

Dr. Vanda Juranić Lisnić and Karmela Miklić participated at the 6th EuroMAbNet annual meeting, on 4th and 5th September 2014 in Paris, France, organised by European Monoclonal Antibodies Network. Dr. Vanda Juranić Lisnić had an oral presentation entitled „Basic science and monoclonal antibody production: a match made in Rijeka“.

View the meeting agenda here.