On 26 September 2022 Sara Mogorovičić successfully defended her master’s thesis entitled „In vitro cell development and regeneration during postnatal development of grey short-tailed opossum (Monodelphis domestica)“.

Jelena Ban and Sandra Debanić participated at the Joint ICGEB – ALS Society of Canada Symposium on Inflammation & Proteinopathy in ALS/FTD Spectrum Disorder with the short introductory lecture followed by the exhibition in an attractive space of the laboratory at the Department of Biotechnology. 

We are proud to announce that on 12 May 2022 our PhD student Ivana Tomljanović successfully defended her PhD thesis entitled: “Protein changes in the neonatal opossum spinal cord during the period when regeneration stops being possible“.

After two years, the Department of Biotechnology finally opened its doors to children and
broader audience. Zrinko Baričević and Jelena Ban participated with their microscopy session
“Glowing cells” and children’s play “What can our brain do?”. With over 1000 visitors, of which
700 were children and students, the 2022 edition was the most successful one so far! More info can be found here!

This year’s Brain Awareness Week opened up with the introductory lecture by doc. dr. sc. Jelena Ban and mag. biotech. Zrinko Baričević, titled “Brain Assembly: development through the opossum model” („Sastavljanje mozga: razvoj kroz model oposuma“), which gave insight into basal brain functions and its composition, answering questions such as: how many cells are in the human brain?; How do neurons, astrocytes, microglia and oligodendrocytes function?; What is their role and how do they cooperate?

This lecture, together with all other from BAW 2022 are available at the Department of Biotechnology YouTube channel!