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National Institute of the Republic of Serbia

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The success of our researchers - approved bilateral projects with Germany proposed by Dr. Miroslav Pavlović and Dr. Vesna Cvetković

As part of the Call for co-financing scientific and technological cooperation between the Republic of Serbia and the Federal Republic of Germany for the two-year project period 2023/2024, 13 projects were approved out of a total of 35 proposed that met the conditions of the Competition. Among the approved projects are two projects that researchers from ICTM on the part of the Republic of Serbia will manage:

  • Dr Miroslav Pavlović, ICTM-a and prof. dr Srećko Stopić, RWTH Aachen University – „Razvoj i testiranje novih metal-oksidnih katalizatora za reakcije redukcije i izdvajanja kiseonika u metal/vazduh baterijama // Development and testing of novel metallic oxide catalysts for ORR/OER reactions in metal/air batterise“
  • Dr Vesna Cvetković, ICTM and prof. dr Bernd Friedrich, RWTH Aachen University – „Razvoj novog održivog procesa recikliranja Dy iz permanentnih NdFeB magneta // Development of a novel sustainable recycling process for Dy from high-tech NdFeB magnets“

A list of all approved projects can be found on the Ministry's website: Bilateral cooperation (nitra.gov.rs)

Congratulations to our colleagues and their teams on the received bilateral projects, and we wish them much success in the realization of the planned research!

1st BIOLAWEB Workshop: “Metabarcoding of diatoms and phytoplankton for biomonitoring”

On behalf of the BIOLAWEB consortium, we have the pleasure and honor of inviting you to the first workshop “Metabarcoding of diatoms and phytoplankton for biomonitoring”, which will be a hybrid event, taking place at UB-ICTM and online, from March 29–31, 2023.

Lecturers from a leading EU institution, the French National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment (INRAE, France), Dr Clarisse Lemonnier, Dr Frédéric Rimet, Dr Agnès Bouchez, and Dr Benjamin Alric will give lectures focused on DNA metabarcoding applied to diatoms and phytoplankton for biomonitoring.

We are cordially inviting scientists, students, and interested stakeholders to participate in this hybrid event where they will have a great opportunity to discuss state-of-the-art research in the field of DNA metabarcoding with our visiting experts from the BIOLAWEB project consortium.

Preliminary program:

Day 1 – Introduction to metabarcoding and Diatom Metabarcoding (I part)

Day 2 - Diatom Metabarcoding (II part) and Phytoplankton Metabarcoding (I part)

Day 3 - Phytoplankton Metabarcoding (II part)

A detailed program will be sent to registered participants subsequently.

The number of places for on-site attendance is limited. Registration for both ways of attendance is free and required.

Please register at https://forms.gle/fgQVow1ArGDkB71k6 until February 28th.

Do not hesitate to reach out if you have questions: biolaweb2021@gmail.com

We look forward to welcoming you!

BIOLAWEB Team

pdf1st BIOLAWEB Workshop.pdf

The success of our researchers – a cover of Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics

Congratulations to our colleagues, Sonja Grubišić, Ivana  Đorđević, and Milica Sentić, as well as their collaborators on their article "Selective adsorption of sulphur dioxide and hydrogen sulphide by metal–organic frameworks" (Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2023, 25, 954-965. doi: https://doi.org/10.1039/D2CP04295A) featured on the inside cover of the 14 January 2023, issue 2 of Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics.

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BIOLAWEB project presented in RTS' Educational-Scientific Program

The project coordinator, Dr. Miloš Ćirić, spoke for the national media outlet RTS' Educational-Scientific Program. He presented the BIOLAWEB project to introduce the community to its importance for monitoring the condition of water ecosystems in Serbia. During the BIOLWEB project's lifetime, ICTM scientists and other interested parties will gain valuable knowledge in biomonitoring with the help of reputable scientific institutions from France and Norway. Moreover, throughout joint research, biomonitoring methods will be further developed to be used in the future in Serbia and worldwide.

You can watch the whole interview here: https://youtu.be/b2iYQSCRRWw?t=680

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