In the period from April 4 to 6 2024, the XIII Congress of Microbiologists of Serbia – MIKROMED REGIO 5, UMS SERIES 24, was held under the title “From Biotechnology to Human and Planetary Health” at MONA Plaza Hotel in Belgrade, Republic of Serbia.
XIII Congress of Microbiologists of Serbia – MIKROMED REGIO 5 aimed to present the latest achievements in microbiology that contribute to a better understanding of the role of microorganisms in nature and to gather microbiologists from Serbia and the region, in order to connect them with the best experts from all over Europe, including microbiologists from different disciplines: bioinformaticians, geneticists, molecular biologists, biochemists, epidemiologists, pediatricians, infectious disease doctors and all other scientists with a common interest in the latest findings in microbiology.
Congress participants had the opportunity to share the results of research and development in the field of all current microbiological problems and offer solutions for overcoming them. The congress was international in nature and consisted of lectures, workshop sections, discussions and poster presentations.
Representatives of “Torlak” Institute actively participated in the following activities of the gathering:
I Lectures by invitation:
On April 4, 2024, as part of the “Active immunization as the key element in infection prevention and control” session, which she chaired, Dr. Ivana Lukić gave a lecture by invitation.
Dr. Marko Panić gave a lecture on April 5, 2024, as part of “Microbial genetics, metagenomics and metaproteomics” session.
Dr. Daria Cibulskaja gave a lecture on April 6, 2024, as part of “Microbial genetics, metagenomics and metaproteomics” session.
II Poster presentation
Within “Industrial and food microbial biotechnology” session, Dr. Ana Janjušević, Dr. Ivana Lukić participated in the poster presentations:
Ana Janjušević, Aleksandra Arsić, Tina R. Tuveng, Geir Mathiesen, Luka Dragačević, Milan Kojic and Rajna Minic. Influence of cultivation method on M. bovis Pasteur 1173p2 fatty acid and protein content – preliminary results
Ivana Lukić, Mina Popović, Radmila Miljković, Darya Tsibulskaya, Marko Panić, Luka Dragačević and Marijana Stojanović. The anti-inflammatory effect of Limosilactobacillus reuteri B2 administration
Within the session “Active immunization as the key element in infection prevention and control”, Dr. Dragana Kuzmanović, Dr. Marko Panić and Dr. Rajna Minić participated in the poster presentations:
Dragana Kuzmanović, Ivana Lukić and Rajna Minić. Pertussis vaccine – overview
Marko Panić, Ivana Prijić, Mihajlo Simić, Ivana Ćuruvija, Ivana Lukić, Luka Dragačević and Milan Kojić. Diphtheria and tetanus vaccines: a historical overview, present achievements, and future directions
Rajna Minic, Tina R. Tuveng, Geir Mathiesen, Marija Petrusic, Ana Janjušević, Dragana Kuzmanović, Luka Dragačević and Milan Kojic. Secretome analysis of B. pertussis 8/84 vaccine strain in different liquid media
As part of “Microbial genetics, metagenomics and metaproteomics” session, Ivana Prijić, Dr. Daria Cibulskaja participated in the poster presentations:
Ivana Prijić, Marko Panić, Mihajlo Simić, Veljko Blagojević, Ivana Ćuruvija, Ivana Lukić, Luka Dragačević and Milan Kojić. Inactivation of diphtheria toxin by site-directed mutagenesis
Darya Tsibulskaya, Veljko Blagojevic, Amarela Terzic-Vidojevic, Ivana Lukic, Marko Vasic, Luka Dragačević and Milan Kojic. Description of a new potential aggregation factor from the Streptococcus thermophilus genome
All representatives of “Torlak” Institute also participated in discussions and asking questions within various panels, as well as in the exchange of experiences and networkng with representatives of other scientific institutions.
