Projects

European Micronutrient Recommendations Aligned

Project leader: Dr. Marija Glibetić

Project collaborators: Dr. Aleksandra-Konić Ristić, Dr. Nevena Kardum

Project number: FP6 036196-2

Duration of the project: 2007-2011.

Leading institution: Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, Italy

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International Projects

European Micronutrient Recommendations Aligned

Project leader: Dr. Mirjana Gurinović

Project collaborators: Dr. Marija Takić, Dr. Jasmina Martačić-Debeljak, Dr. Tamara Popović, Dr. Marija Glibetić

Project number: 513944

Duration of the project: January 2005-June 2010.

Leading institution: Institute of Food Research, Norwich, United Kingdom

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International Projects

Enzootic Transmission Cycles of Pathogenic Microorganisms Transmitted by Ticks

Project leader: Dr. Snežana Tomanović

Project collaborators: Dr. Darko Mihaljica, Dr. Ratko Sukara, Dr. Gorana Veinović, Dr. Dragana Marković

Project number: OI173006

Duration of the project: 2011-2019.

Leading Institution: Institute for Medical Research, University of Belgrade

Description of the project:

In Europe, at least 6 agents of zoonotic vector-borne diseases have been identified in which ticks play an important role in transmission (Rickettsia sp., Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato, Francisella tularensis, Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus, tick-borne encephalitis virus). Our preliminary investigations indicate the presence of A. phagocytophilum, F. tularensis, Rickettsia sp. and five genospecies of the B. burgdorferi complex in ixodid ticks in Serbia. According to epidemiological data, tick-borne encephalitis and Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever viruses are present in natural foci on the territory of Serbia, but no systematic studies on their presence in ticks have been performed so far. Research in this project included regular collection of material (ticks from vegetation and hosts, serum samples and host tissues), molecular detection of pathogens in samples, and cultivation, characterization and genotyping of these microorganisms. The research focused on potential natural hosts of these zoonotic diseases. The research results provided a clearer picture of the distribution, genetic diversity, and pathogenic potential of tick-borne microorganisms.

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National Projects

Toxoplasmosis in HSC Transplant Recipients: How to Improve Prevention at a Reasonable Cost?

Project leader: Dr. Olgica Đurković-Đaković (Serbia), Prof. Florence Robert-Gangneux (France)

Project collaborators: Dr. Tijana Štajner, Dr. Jelena Srbljanović, Dr. Neda Bauman, Dr. Aleksandra Uzelac

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Duration of the project: January 2018-December 2019.

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Diagnosis and monitoring of reactivated toxoplasmosis (RT) in HSCT recipients was introduced into the transplantation practice in Serbia in 2013 (cooperation of the Mother and Child Health Care Institute and the NRL for toxoplasmosis). Despite its many benefits, clinical experience with this approach to control T. gondii infection in HSCT patients has also revealed gaps including diagnostic challenges pertinent for decision on treatment, and lack of consensus on the frequency and duration of blood sample monitoring by qPCR after HSCT, respective of clinical setting and administration of prophylaxis. Thus, the goal of the proposed project is to, after standardization and harmonization of the qPCR protocol in both partner laboratories, identify subgroups of patients (according to the clinical setting, type of prophylaxis etc.) at the highest risk of RT, that would benefit the most from systematic PCR monitoring, with the final outcome to devise a cost-effective alternative for the prevention of RT after HSCT.

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International Projects

Determination of the Mutational Landscape and Clonal Architecture and Their Application in Angiogenesis and Thrombosis in Patients with MPN

Project leader: Dr. Radek Skoda, Dr. Vladan Čokić

Project collaborators: Dr. Dragana Marković

Project number: IZ73Z0_152420/1

Duration of the project: 2014-2016.

Leading institution: Department of Biomedicine, University of Basel and University Hospital Basel, Switzerland

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International Projects

Interaction Between the Transcription Factor p53 and the Wnt Signaling Pathway in the Maintenance of Stemness in Mesenchymal Stem Cells

Project leader: Dr. Jelena Krstić

Project collaborators: Dr. Drenka Trivanović, Dr. Hristina Obradović, Dr. Tamara Kukolj, Dr. Ivana Okić Đorđević

Project number: 451-03-01039/2015-09/31

Duration of the project: 2016-2017.

Leading institution: Institute for Medical Research, University of Belgrade

Collaborating institution: Medical Faculty, University of Graz

Description of the project:

Stem cell self-renewal and differentiation are tightly regulated processes that contribute to the maintenance of tissue homeostasis. The transcription factor p53 is known to regulate these processes in embryonic and adult stem cells in a dual manner through the Wnt signaling pathway. Within this project, the role of p53 and Wnt signaling in the regulation of self-renewal and differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells derived from perinatal tissues, including the umbilical cord and amnion, was investigated. For this purpose, the expression of pluripotency markers (Nanog, Sox2, Oct4) and markers of adipogenic/osteogenic differentiation potential (PPARγ, adiponectin, Runx2, osteocalcin) was analyzed in mesenchymal stem cells from perinatal tissues. Conditions of induced or suppressed p53 expression in these cells were established using gene transfection methods or specific pharmacological activators/inhibitors, including nutlin and pifithrin.

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Bilateral Scientific Cooperation

Human Culture-Expanded Adipose Stromal/Stem Cells: Serial Expansion and Maintenance of Their Proliferative, Multipotent, and Regulatory Properties

Project leader: Dr. Aleksandra Jauković

Project collaborators: Dr. Diana Bugarski, Dr. Jelena Kocić, Dr. Drenka Trivanović

Project number: 451-03-02338/2012-14/05

Duration of the project: 2013-2014.

Leading institution: Institute for Medical Research, University of Belgrade

Collaborating institution: Department of Bioengineering, Instituto Superior Técnico (IST), Tecnical University of Lisbon

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The use of stem/stromal cells derived from adipose tissue as an autologous source of various differentiated cells has great potential for application in regenerative medicine. This project aimed to define effective methods of multipotent stem/stromal cell extraction from adipose tissue (ASC), their expansion and differentiation ex vivo, as well as the examination of their survival and proliferation upon cryopreservation. In addition, the characteristics of ASCs propagated ex vivo were compared in different cell culture model systems, including cultivation in bioreactors and 3D tissue cultures on biomaterial scaffolds. Also, the important aim of this project included investigations of ASCs effects on the proliferation of various tumor cell lines with special emphasis on the maintenance of ASCs biological characteristics and immunoregulatory properties during long-term culture expansion procedures in order to confirm the safety of their clinical use.

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Bilateral Scientific Cooperation

Building an Open European Network on Osteoarthritis Research

Project leader: Dr. Corne Baatenburg de Jong

Project collaborator: Dr. Drenka Trivanović

Project number: CA21110

Duration of the project: October 2022-October 2026.

Leading institution: Stichting ReumaNederland, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

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The main aim of NetwOArk is to set up the European Society for Osteoarthritis (ESOA), with three major stakeholder groups, 1) patients, 2) clinicians and 3) researchers, both from academia and industry. The COST Action will allow us to start the process of building such a European Society, with the aim of coordinating and stimulating more interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary research, technological development and translation of the results to the clinic, aimed at improving the quality of life of those affected by osteoarthritis in Europe. The areas to be addressed in this Action are Primary prevention, Diagnostics, Treatment, Interaction (comorbidities) and Care Management. EU-netwOArk aims to boost new scientific breakthroughs on the five main osteoarthritis themes.

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