HDIR-7: advances in cancer research and treatment, Zagreb, Croatia
REFRAME’s team member dr Aleksandra Jankovic was an invited speaker at the 7th Meeting of the Croatian Association for Cancer Research with International Participation “HDIR-7: Advances in Cancer Research & Treatment”. Dr Jankovic talked about the complex relationship between breast cancer and adipose tissue.
febs advanced lecture course in spetses,greece
international conference in belgrade
REFRAME team members were part of the Organizing Comitee for the Congress held in Belgrade, Serbia from 27-29.9.2024. “Redox Biology: A Paradigm of the Foundation of Life”. We hosted leading scientist from all around the world in the field of redox and mitochondrial biology. Our team members also presented the results from the project during poster and oral sessions discussing newest findings in breast cancer research.
new master thesis
Our master student Maja Vukobratovic defended her master thesis “Structural and redox reprogramming of brown adipose tissue in mice with functionally inactive Nrf2 in orthotopic breast cancer model” with the results from the project.
11th international conference in andros,greece
sfrr-e annual meeting in istanbul,turkey
Professor Bato korac
PhD student TAMARA ZAKIC
e-mit winter school
REFRAME team member Tamara Zakic participated in Mitochondrial Biomedicine Winter School held in Bressanone, Italy from 28.01-02.02.2024, where she presented project results.
Biochemistry focus: ecr webinar series
REFRAME team member Tamara Zakic presented project results in a Biochemistry Focus ECR webinar – ECM/Redox Signalling Axis: From Cancer to Tissue Repair and Smarter Regenerative Therapies.
new published research article in cells
The members of REFRAME team published a research article ”Breast cancer: Mitochondria-Centered Metabolic Alterations in Tumor and Associated Adipose Tissue ” focusing on mitochondrial metabolic reprogramming in premenopausal breast cancer.
new published article in FEBS letters
The members of REFRAME team published a review article ”Redox-metabolic reprogramming in breast cancer and cancer-associated adipose tissue” giving an insight into different aspects of tumor and adipose tissue remodeling in breast cancer.
https://febs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/1873-3468.14794
lecturing master students
REFRAME team members, Professor Bato Korac, Professor Aleksandra Korac, dr Aleksandra Jankovic and Tamara Zakic all held a lecture on the topic of breast cancer, its progression and treatment from different perspectives for this generation of master students from Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade.
14th european nutrition conference
REFRAME team member dr Aleksandra Jankovic chaired a session at the 14th European Nutrition Conference FENS held in Belgrade, Serbia from 14-17.11.2023.
cell co-culture
REFRAME team member Tamara Zakic working on establishing the protocol for 3D co-culture between breast cancer cells and adipocytes.
international meeting on mitochondrial pathology
Between 11-15. 6. 2023. REFRAMES’s PI Professor Bato Korac attended the International meeting on mitochondrial pathology – EUROMIT 2023 in Bologna, where he presented the results from REFRAME project.
Conference dinner at sfrr-e annual meeting in vienna
REFRAME team members attended the Conference dinner at Palais Ferstel during the annual meeting off SFRR-E held in Vienna from 6-9 June 2023.
Prof Masayuki Yamamoto and prof Bato Korac
REFRAME’s PI Professor Bato Korac had an honor of meeting respected Professor Masayuki Yamamoto at the SFRR-E annual meeting in Vienna and hand him a special invitation for the next meeting of SDMSRF held in Belgrade, 2024.
sfrr-e annual meeting in vienna, austria
Between 6-9.6.2023. the members of REFRAME team participated at the annual meeting of SFRR-E under the name ”Redox biology in translation” in Vienna, Austria. REFRAME team members Professor Bato Korac, Professor Aleksandra Korac and dr Aleksandra Jankovic chaired oral and poster sessions, dr Vanja Pekovic-Vaughan held the lecture as a part of the Symposium ”ECM/Redox Signalling Axis: From Cancer to Tissue Repair and Smarter Regenerative Therapies”, while our PhD student Tamara Zakic held a poster presentation on the topic of Structural and redox-metabolic remodelling of brown adipose tissue in mice lacking nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 under basal conditions and cold acclimation.
1st FEBS Redox Medicine Workshop: from cellular signaling to systems physiology and therapeutic targets
Between 22–25 May 2023, REFRAME’s PI Professor Bato Korac was invited to give a lecture ”Redox and metabolic reprogramming in breast cancer and cancer associated adipose tissue” at the 1st FEBS Redox Medicine Workshop in Luso, Portugal.
breast cancer - the challenge of modern life
REFRAME team members and guest speakers giving lectures on the challenges we are facing in the field of breast cancer research at the symposium held at Ilije M. Kolarac Endowment on 25.01.2023.
Breast cancer - the challenge of modern life
REFRAME team organized a symposium where scientists and doctors competent in the field gave us different perspectives on breast cancer research.
New published article in biofactors journal
https://iubmb.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/biof.1931The members of REFRAME team published the article ”Redox-metabolic reprogramming of skin in mice lacking functional Nrf2 under basal conditions and cold acclimation” (doi: 10.1002/biof.1931) on the topic of skin reprogramming in Nrf2KO mice that could give us an insight into Nrf2 regulatory network, possibly crucial for understanding the role of Nrf2 in breast cancer progression.
Mitochondrial function in breast cancer
REFRAME team members Marta Budnar Soskic and Tamara Zakic working on establishing the protocol for mitochondrial respiration in breast cancer and white adipose tissue samples with oxygen electrode system.
EDUCATING MASTER STUDENTS
REFRAME’s PI, Professor Bato Korac held a lecture on the topic of biochemical basis of cancer – life with oxygen for Master students from Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade.
special issue of cells journal
REFRAME’s PI, Professor Bato Korac is going to be the Guest Editor of Cells’ Special Issue named ‘Redox and Metabolic Profile of Cancer’.
For more information, visit the journal’s site.
The 6th Meeting of the Croatian Association for Cancer Research “HDIR-6: Targeting Cancer”, Zagreb, Croatia
On 11.11.2022. REFRAME’s PI, Professor Bato Korac held an invited lecture ”A new look at the Warburg effect of breast cancer” at The 6th Meeting of the Croatian Association for Cancer Research “HDIR-6: Targeting Cancer” in Zagreb, Croatia.
VIII Serbian Congress of Pharmacy, belgrade, serbia
On 14.10.2022. REFRAME’s PI, Professor Bato Korac was invited to give a lecture on the topic of Oxidative stress and diseases – therapeutic possibilities at the VIII Serbian Congress of Pharmacy.
10th International Conference on Oxidative Stress in Skin Medicine and Biology on Andros, Greece
Between 15-18.9.2022. REFRAME team members participated at the 10th International Conference on Oxidative Stress in Skin Medicine and Biology held on Andros, Greece. REFRAME’s team member dr Kalezic held the lecture on the topic of redox-metabolic regulation in breast cancer in the session chaired by our PI, Professor Bato Korac.
sfrr-e annual meeting in ghent, belgium
A member of REFRAME team, PhD student Tamara Zakic is talking about structure, redox and metabolic reprogramming of brown adipose tissue in mice lacking Nrf2 as a part of the Young Investigator Award session at the SFRR-E annual meeting in Ghent, Belgium.
SFRR-E annual meeting in Ghent, belgium
Between 24-26. 8. 2022. the members of REFRAME team participated at the annual meeting of SFRR-E under the name ”Oxidative stress, redox biology and antioxidants from plants to humans” . We had a great pleasure to exchange knowledge on the topic of redox biology and free radicals with one of the redox pioneers, Professor Helmut Sies.
The future of redox biology, Siena, Italy
Between 17-19. 6. 2022. REFRAMES’s PI – Professor Bato Korac chaired the session at the meeting sponsored by OCC, SFRR-E, and SFRR-I ”The Future of Redox Biology” in Siena, Italy.
REFRAME at RTS Science Channel
REFRAMES’s PI – Professor Bato Korac was featured in a TV program dedicated to the IDEAS program and REFRAME project. The RTS lab show “Advances in biology” aired on 29.06.2022. at The Radio Television Science Channel – RTS Nauka. Take a look at one segment of the show!
reframe meeting
On 11.07.2022. REFRAME team gathered at Medical Faulty University of Novi Sad to discuss project activities and celebrate public defense of Zorka’s Ph.D. theses.
reframe meeting at IBISS
On 30.05.2022. REFRAME team gathered at IBISS to discuss project activities and celebrate public defense of Andjelika’s Ph.D. theses.
reframe kickoff meeting
On 7.3.2022. REFRAME team held a kickoff meeting between PI, work package coordinators, and other project participants.
