University of Buenos Aires, Argentina, awards Prof. Damijan Miklavčič with an Honorary Doctorate (Doctor Honoris Causa) For leadership in Pulsed Electric Fields and electroporation in medicine, biology, food and biotechnology; bridging the gap between engineering, biology and medicine; and leading interdisciplinary research enabling efficient use of electroporation in clinical use. […]
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During the week of 10-16 November we are organising the EBTT International Course
The postgraduate course EBTT is intended both for novices and experts in electroporation, including PhD students, researchers, and in general prospective users with interest in electroporation technology. During the week of 10-16 November we are organising the course for the thirteenth time, which involves lectures and practical lab work covering […]
An article authored by members of LBK recently published in a top biophysics journal on the mechanisms and models of electropermeabilisation of cell membranes
Professors Tadej Kotnik and Damijan Miklavčič, together with Dr. Lea Rems from the KTH Royal Institute of Technology (Sweden) and Professor Mounir Tarek from the University of Lorraine (France), have published a review article in the highly ranked journal Annual Reviev of Biophysics (JCR IF 2017 = 11.742) on our […]
Slovenian Expertise for Developing of a New Method of Cardiac Ablation
Medtronic, a global leader in medical technology, services, and solutions, recognized the value of the Slovenian know-how. Medtronic, with operational headquarters in Minneapolis, Minn., U.S. and employing more than 86,000 people worldwide, turned to the Faculty of Electrical Engineering of the University of Ljubljana, specifically to Prof. Damijan Miklavčič, the […]
Gene electrotransfection changes the body into a factory of antibodies – an economic pathway to more efficient medicine
Nature – Thursday, 13th December 2018 Nature, vol. 564 S16-17 In the years 1980-2010 the number of outbursts of contagious diseases worldwide has more than tripled every 5 years. Unexpected outbursts of viruses like Ebola and Zika have led to the development of new methods of quenching the rapid spread […]
LBK’s Helena Cindrič featured on the Facebook page of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering (post in Slovene only)
Dr. Lluis M. Mir is an Honorary Doctor of the University of Ljubljana
At the Solemn Session of the University of Ljubljana Senate that took place on 4th of December, 2018, Rector Dr. Igor Papič conferred the highest awards of the University. The title of Honorary Doctor of the University of Ljubljana was received by, among two other recipients, Dr. Lluis M. Mir. […]
Laboratory member Janja Dermol-Černe, PhD, is the recipient of this year’s Krka Pharmaceuticals Award
On Friday, October 19, 2018, company Krka d.d. awarded Krka Prizes for undergraduate and postgraduate research work to young researchers. Among this year’s recipients of the award for talented young researchers is also a member of our laboratory as. dr. Janja Dermol-Černe together with her advisor prof. Dr. Damijan Miklavčič […]
Young researcher Tjaša Potočnik is the recipient of the Best Student Paper Award at the EMF-Med 2018 conference
Tjaša Potočnik, a young researcher from the Laboratory of Biocybernetics, is the recipient of the Best Student Paper Award from the 1st EMF-Med World Conference on Biomedical Applications of Electromagnetic Fields that was recently held in Split, Croatia. The conference was organised as the final event of the COST Action […]
Career and work of colleague Janja Dermol-Černe subject of an interview-based article in Nedelo
Our colleague Janja Dermol-Černe, PhD, was recently featured in an article in the Nedelo newspaper. The article, entitled Z elektriko nad raka (Eng. Combating cancer with electricity) is based on an interview with Janja and mainly features her career and work in the Laboratory for biocybernetics. The article is in Slovene […]