Organization and participation at the FEBS Congress

• Post by: Ana Mitrović
• 21.July, 2021
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Between 3rd and 8th July 2021, a virtual congress of the Federation of European Biochemical Societies (FEBS) entitled Molecules of Life: Towards New Horizons was held. The congress was originally supposed to be organized in Ljubljana, however despite the virtual implementation, it retained a strong Slovenian touch. It was attended by more than 1,700 participants in the field of biochemistry and life sciences from around the world. The congress offered more than 160 lectures addressing key issues in the fields of medicine, aging, food production and environmental protection. It is worth to highlight lectures of two Nobel laureates, dr. Richard Roberts and dr. Emmanuelle Charpentier, last year’s winner of the Nobel Prize for the discovery of the CRISPR-Cas system. Prior to the congress, a meeting of young researchers Young Scientists’ Forum was also held in a virtual form. All the coworkers form department attended the congress and several also participated in the organization and implementation of the congress. Including prof. dr. Janko Kos who led the organizing committee.