Yearly Archives: 2026

In the study led by dr. Jerica Sabotič researchers from the Department of Biotechnology and the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular and Structural Biology at the Jožef Stefan Institute, in collaboration with the Agricultural Institute of Slovenia, and the Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, and international partners, have published a new article in the Journal […]

A recent study by the Cancer Proteolytic Pathways Research Group addresses a key reason why cancer remains difficult to treat: many tumours establish a profoundly immunosuppressive microenvironment that compromises anti-tumour immunity. Among the most promising effector populations are natural killer (NK) cells, which can efficiently recognize and eliminate cancer stem cells—a tumour subpopulation often resistant […]