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Explore the history, funding, and current projects of the Institute for Medical Research's cooperation with Italy in various scientific fields including parasitology, nutrition, and neurophysiology. Discover the Center of Excellence initiatives and ongoing joint programs.
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University of BelgradeInstitute for Medical Research International cooperation focus on cooperation with Italy Olgica Djurković-Djaković, MD/PhD Serbia– Italy Status & Perspectives of S&T Cooperation, Belgrade, 25-26 June 2012 Institutefor Medical Research
IMR 1947 – present • basic & applied research in biomedical sciences • education and training • Organized in groups: • Hematology • Cardiovascular physiology • Immunobiology • Microbiology w/ parasitology • Nutrition & metabolism • Neurophysiology Serbia– Italy Status & Perspectives of S&T Cooperation, Belgrade, 25-26 June 2012 Institutefor Medical Research
IMR 1947 – present Funding: • competitive national projects: - Basic science programme - Technological programme • Innovation programme • International projects: • EU FP6/7 • bilateral programs of nat’l funding bodies) Serbia– Italy Status & Perspectives of S&T Cooperation, Belgrade, 25-26 June 2012 Institutefor Medical Research
IMR 1947 – present Wide international cooperation • Institutionalized & non-institutionalized (personal level) - As of the 60’s: • Vera Pavlovic Kentera (1962): Medical College of Georgia in Augusta, Georgia • Dusan Kentera (late 60’s): University of Tennessee at Knoxville, USA • followed by many others (leading European & US institutions) • Helped survival in the 90’s Serbia– Italy Status & Perspectives of S&T Cooperation, Belgrade, 25-26 June 2012 Institutefor Medical Research
IMR 1947 – present Cooperation w/ Italy • Instituto di Patologia Generale, Universita degli Studi, Firenze • doctoral thesis: Milka Stanojević Belgrade University School of Medicine 1979 • Supervisor from Italy Serbia– Italy Status & Perspectives of S&T Cooperation, Belgrade, 25-26 June 2012 Institutefor Medical Research
IMR 1947 – present In the 2000’s: New era marked by inclusion of Serbia into joint EU R&D programs • collaboration within INCO projects specific for the West Balkans Italian counterparts served as knowledge providers, • collaborative projects (teams from both IMR and Italian institutions work together) Serbia– Italy Status & Perspectives of S&T Cooperation, Belgrade, 25-26 June 2012 Institutefor Medical Research
Center of Excellence in Nutrition & Metabolism • FP6/7 projects Finished: • EuroFIR FP6-European Food Information Resource Network (NoE) , www.eurofir.net (2006-2010 ) Ongoing: • EURRECCA FP6- www.eurreca.org (2007-2012) • BaSeFood FP7 www.basefood-fp7.eu/ (2009-2012) • EuroFIR –Nexus FP7-EuroFIR Food Platform: www.eurofir.org (2011-2013) • CHANCE FP7 www.chancefood.eu/ (2011-2014)EFSA “Updated food composition database for nutrient intake”, 2012 New: • BACCHUSS FP7-Beneficial effects of dietary bioactive peptides and polyphenols on CVD health in humans, October 2012 start Serbia– Italy Status & Perspectives of S&T Cooperation, Belgrade, 25-26 June 2012 Institutefor Medical Research
IMR 1947 – present Gordana Petrovic-Oggiano, MD/PhD: 1-yr stipend (Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs) for a high specialization in nutrition Universita " La Sapienza " in Rome Dipartimento per la Patologia e Medicina Experimentale Prof. Boccia i Prof. Paolo Villari Serbia– Italy Status & Perspectives of S&T Cooperation, Belgrade, 25-26 June 2012 Institutefor Medical Research
Center of Excellence in Parasitology: 2007-2009: REINFORCEMENT OF THE SERBIAN CENTRE FOR PARASITICZOONOSES FP6-2005-INCO-WBC/SSA-3 contract no. INCO-CT-043702SERBPARZOON Serbia– Italy Status & Perspectives of S&T Cooperation, Belgrade, 25-26 June 2012 Institut za medicinska istraživanja
SerbParZOON Partners EU PARTNERS: • France: • Jean DUPOUY-CAMET, Universite Réné Descartes, Paris VI • Isabelle VILLENA, Universite Champagne-Ardenne, Reims • Italy: • Edoardo POZIO, Istituto Superiore di Sanita, Rome • UK: • Richard GRENCIS, School of Life Sciences, University of Manchester • Greece: • Maria ANTONIOU, School of Medicine, University of Crete, Heraklion REGIONAL PARTNERS: • Institute for Public Health, Podgorica, Montenegro • University of Skopje School of Medicine, Skopje, Macedonia Serbia– Italy Status & Perspectives of S&T Cooperation, Belgrade, 25-26 June 2012 Institut za medicinska istraživanja
Nat’l project III 41019: CONTROL OF APICOMPLEXAN PARASITES: FROM NOVEL DRUG TARGETS TO PREDICTION Partner: Prof. Laura Rinaldi Department of Pathology and Animal Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Naples “Federico II”, Naples, Italy Serbia– Italy Status & Perspectives of S&T Cooperation, Belgrade, 25-26 June 2012 Institutefor Medical Research
New cooperation (pending): • IMR Group for neurophysiology (Dr. Sasa Filipovic) & Clinic for Rehabilitation „Dr Zotović“ (Prof. Dr Ljubica Konstantinović) • w/Tor Vergata University Rome (Prof. Dr Calogero Foti i Prof. Dr Diego Centonze) • field: neurologic rehab • kick-off meeting in Belgrade 12 July Serbia– Italy Status & Perspectives of S&T Cooperation, Belgrade, 25-26 June 2012 Institutefor Medical Research
AUGURI ! Association of Italian & Serbian scientists Serbia– Italy Status & Perspectives of S&T Cooperation, Belgrade, 25-26 June 2012 Institutefor Medical Research