Days of Science and Innovation

Results from the DEMONSTRATE project were presented at the mini-symposium organised at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Montenegro on September 29th, 2022. This event is one of the series of events for the Days of Science and Innovation organized by the Ministry of Science and Technological Development and took place from September 29th to October 3rd 2022, with the main goal to popularize science.

Read more on Days of Science and Innovation at the Faculty of Medicine official web site

Participation at the 3rd Regional Congress of Physiological Societies and the 5th Congress of Croatian Physiological Society

Dr. Natasa Popovic participated at the 3 rd Regional Congress of Physiological Societies and the 5 th Congress of Croatian Physiological Society that was held in Plitvice, Croatia, from 22nd to 24th of September 2022.

She presented the poster titled “Retinal Microvascular Complexity reflects Accelerated Aging Associated with Severe Chronic Diseases Including Alzheimer‘s Dementia“.

Poster presented at the conference organized by the Croatian Physiological Society

Inflammation-Related microRNAs-146a and -155 Are Upregulated in Mild Cognitive Impairment Subjects Among Older Age Population in Montenegro

A research paper titled “Inflammation-Related microRNAs-146a and -155 Are Upregulated in Mild Cognitive Impairment Subjects Among Older Age Population in Montenegro” authored by I. Rovčanin Dragović, N. Popovic, M Ždralević, Lj. Radulović, T. Vuković, F. Marzano, A. Tullo, and M. Radunović was published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease. The paper represents one of the major achievements of the DEMONSTRATE project, and it is an integral part of doctoral thesis of Dr. Isidora Rovčanin Dragović. The paper can be accessed at the following link.

Participation in EMBO Workshop

Dr. Maša Ždralević participated at the EMBO Workshop „Cancer cell signalling: Linking molecular knowledge to cancer therapy” in Cavtat, Croatia,that was held from 16th to 20th of September 2022.

She presented the poster titled “miRNAs in colorectal carcinoma – clinicopathological relevance“. The poster was well received with many positive comments from the audience.

EMBO Workshop 2022 Poster presentation

Web Portal Appearance

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The interview with Dr. Isidora Rovčanin Dragović featured on the web page Portalanalitika. She discussed the results of the recently completed project DEMONSTRATE and the recognition she received for the abstract: “Cognitive Impairment without subjective Cognitive Decline/ Clinical, Molecular and Ethical aspects.”

Local Newspaper Feature

The interview with Dr. Isidora Rovčanin Dragović was featured in the local newspaper “Pobjeda”. She discussed the results of the recently completed project DEMONSTRATE and the recognition she received for the abstract: “Cognitive Impairment without subjective Cognitive Decline/ Clinical, Molecular and Ethical aspects.”

TV Appearance

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Dr. Isidora Rovčanin Dragović was a guest on the TV program “Weekend at the City TV“ to talk about the results of the recently completed project DEMONSTRATE and the recognition she received for the abstract: “Cognitive Impairment without subjective Cognitive Decline/ Clinical, Molecular and Ethical aspects.”

CONy 2022 – Best Abstract Award for Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia

Dr. Isidora Rovčanin Dragović presented preliminary results of the project DEMONSTRATE at the 16th World Congress on Controversies in Neurology (CONy) in March of 2022. By the decision of the Congress Co-Chairs and Section Heads the poster abstract showed a high scientific quality of work, and Dr. Rovčanin Dragović received the Best Abstract Award for Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia.

CONy 2022 – Best Abstract Award for Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia