CIB hosted doctoral student from University of Bayreuth
The Center for Interdisciplinary Biosciences set up its laboratory for doctoral student Nadine Best from University of Bayreuth in Germany. Nadine was hosted by Dr. Huntošová’s group as a part of the collaboration between CIB, group of Dr. Šipošová at the Institute of Experimental Physics Slovak Academy of Science and group of Dr. Humenik at the Department of Biomaterials at the University of Bayreuth on project Breast cancer organoid on a chip for fluorescence lifetime imaging of autophagy and apoptosis induced by targeted treatment with designed ankyrin repeat protein supported by EU NextGenerationEU through the Recovery and Resilience Plan for Slovakia under the project No. 09I03-03-V04-00007.
Nadine trained us in the first weeks of May 2025 in the production of nanohydrogels based on the self-assembling of spider silk fibril nanoscaffolds. She was trained in the manipulation of cell cultures and the preparation of samples for microscopic techniques. With the team members of Dr. Šipošová’s group, we conducted a study on the interaction of breast cancer cells with the nanoscaffold, which serves as a support for a 3D model for fluorescence imaging of HER2 receptor-expressing cells.
Nadine’s stay was also carried out within the framework of the APVV-23-0013 and DAAD-SAS-2023-01 projects of Dr. Šipošová. This visit strengthened the cooperation between the groups of Dr. Huntošová (UPJŠ) and Dr. Humenik (University of Bayreuth).