In September (6-10) 2015 we organized the first World Congress on Electroporation. Congress has registered 400 participants from 48 countries and 6 continents. The congress included 376 contributions, of these 231 were in the form of lectures and 162 in poster form. Within the Congress, we organized a competition for young scientists. 51 participants entered the competition, of which 21 were selected as finalists in three categories. The meeting was organized with the intent of bringing together people from different disciplines possessing diverse expertise, who are involved in basic research or are developing applications based on electroporation and the use of pulsed electric fields of high intensity. The aim is to create an environment stimulating interdisciplinary interactions, to present latest achievements and demonstrate current knowledge.
B.01 Organiser of a scientific meeting
COBISS.SI-ID: 280922880In November 2015, we successfully organized and carried out the 9th international scientific workshop and postgraduate course "Electroporation-based Technologies and Treatments". The workshop was first organized in 2003 and started as a biennial event. Due to its success and increased interest of students and researchers in the field, it became an annual event. So far we have hosted over 550 atendees from 35 different countries. The lecturers are the most eminent and established international experts in electroporation, such as Lluis M. Mir, Marie-Pierre Rols, Gregor Serša, Mounir Tarek, Justin Teissié, P. Thomas Vernier, Pouyan Boukany, Maja Čemazar, Julie Gehl, Antoni Ivorra, Henry Jäger, Rodney P O'Connor, Veronique Preat. In 2015, the event was attended by 68 participants, lecturers and students from 19 countries. The postgraduate course is a part of the credit system of the EU doctoral studies programmes and is also acredited with Slovenian Medical Chamber, so that medical doctors attending the school receive CME (Continuing Medical Education) certificate.
B.01 Organiser of a scientific meeting
COBISS.SI-ID: 281882624Biological cell is the basic building block of every living organism. It has a membrane, which regulates the movement of substances into and out of the cell, protecting it from external influences. However, we sometimes need to introduce molecules into the cell for which there are no transport mechanisms. For example, when we eat vegetables or meat, we want our enzymes to enter the cells of our food to get in order to get as many nutrients as possible. Further, if we want to squeeze orange juice, we must penetrate the cell membrane. And when we want to treat tumors, the medicine must find its way into the cell. But how can we open the cell? The method that is able to do all that is electroporation. With its help, we can treat tumors more effectively, squeeze more juice from the fruit, and even cook. We presented this diverse range of applications of electroporation to a wider public.
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COBISS.SI-ID: 2115451Technical Museum of Slovenia, Faculty of Electrical Engineering (University of Ljubljana) and the Slovenian Society for Medical and Biological Engineering have jointly published a book titled Biomedical Engineering in Slovenia: Engineering for health. Biomedical engineering is one of the fastest emerging scientific and technological fields in the world and has an increasing impact on our health and quality of life, and this trend will continue in the future. Book authors, Dr. Romana Erhatič Širnik, Dr. Orest Jarh and prof. dr. Damijan Miklavčič, together with other contributors to the book, describe six decades of development of biomedical engineering in Slovenia.
C.02 Editorial board of a national monograph
COBISS.SI-ID: 280812544Bor Kos defended his doctoral thesis entitled »Numerical computation of electromagnetic fields in the human body for preventive and therapeutic applications« on 26th of March 2013. In the area of preventive application he was the first to investigate the effect of exposure to induction cookers on children and pregnant women. He significantly contributed to the development of methods for numerical treatment planning for treating of deep-seated tumors with electrochemotherapy.
E.01 National awards
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