CONGUBIH 2025 REGISTRATION

This year, the first week of October, from October 2nd to 4th, will be dedicated to the Fourth Congress of Geneticists in Bosnia and Herzegovina with international participation. For the first time, this significant event will be held in Banja Luka – a city that is a perfect blend of history, nature, and adventure. With the beautiful Vrbas River, rich cultural heritage, and vibrant urban spirit, this city offers something for everyone. The congress will take place in the modern facilities of Hotel Bosna, providing an ideal environment for scientific exchange and networking.

Join us for the truly global forum that will bring together the international genetics community to share ideas and the latest research. The Congress will cover the breadth of fundamental discoveries in genetics and genomics, the latest advances in technologies, and important and topical applications in areas such as health, agriculture and the conversation of species and the environment.

STUDENT PARTICIPATION – PASSIVE ATTENDANCE

Students who wish to attend the congress lectures as passive participants must register through the official registration system. The registration fee for passive student participants is free of charge and includes access to lectures only. Please note that promotional materials, coffee breaks, lunch, and social events are not included.

IMPORTANT NOTE:

All students, both active and passive participants, are required to submit valid proof of student status within two weeks of registration to the following email address: genubih.congress@gmail.com

  • Date : October 2, 2025 - October 4, 2025
  • Time : 08:00 - 16:00 (Europe/Sarajevo)
  • Venue : Hotel Bosna Banja Luka
Thursday 02 Oct 2025
12:00 - 13:30

Registration desk opening and poster mounting (Hotel Bosna)

Hotel Bosna, Banja Luka

13:30 - 13:45

OPENING CEREMONY: WELCOME NOTE

Hotel Bosna, Banja Luka

13:45 - 14:20

I1 Zoran Popovski (Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Food–Ss. Cyril and Methodius University, Skopje – N. Macedonia)

Hotel Bosna, Banja Luka

MOLECULAR AND GENETIC TOOLS IN LIFESCIENCES – AN OVERVIEW

14:20 - 14:55

I2 Borut Peterlin (Clinical Institute of Genomic Medicine, University Medical Center Ljubljana, Slovenia)

Hotel Bosna, Banja Luka

PATHWAYS TO GENOMIC MEDICINE IN HEALTHCARE

14:55 - 15:30

I3 Zoran Galić (University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, United States of America): PLURIPOTENT STEM CELLS IN HUMAN THERAPY

Hotel Bosna, Banja Luka

FROM DISCOVERY TO APPLICATION

15:30 - 16:00

COFFEE BREAK/POSTER SESSION

Hotel Bosna, Banja Luka

16:00 - 16:20

O1 Jelena Pejić (University of Belgrade, Institute of Molecular Genetics and Genetic Engineering, Belgrade, Serbia)

Hotel Bosna, Banja Luka

ASSESSMENT OF ACUTE EXPOSURE TO ENERGY DRINKS AND THEIR MAJOR COMPOUNDS (CAFFEINE AND TAURINE) ON FUNCTIONAL CHARACTERISTICS OF NT2-DERIVED NEURONS AND ASTROCYTES

16:20 - 16:40

O2 Jovana Krstić (Division of Clinical Genetics, Mother and Child Health Care Institute of Serbia "Dr Vukan Cupic", Belgrade, Serbia)

Hotel Bosna, Banja Luka

BODY COMPOSITION IN PEDIATRIC PATIENTS WITH MARFAN SYNDROME

16:40 - 17:00

O3 Lejla Pojskić (University of Sarajevo - Institute for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Hotel Bosna, Banja Luka

PROFESSIONAL GUIDELINES FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN THE FIELD OF BIOTECHNOLOGY IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

17:00 - 17:15

S1 Juraj Hlinicky & Milja Bilanović (CeGaT, Tübingen Germany & Family Health, Belgrade, Serbia)

Hotel Bosna, Banja Luka

CeGaT – COMPREHENSIVE GENETIC SOLUTIONS

17:30 - 18:30

Elective Assembly of the Association of Geneticists in Bosnia and Herzegovina (members only)

Hotel Bosna, Banja Luka

20:00 - 22:00

WELCOME RECEPTION

Hotel Bosna, Banja Luka

Friday 03 Oct 2025
08:00 - 08:30

Registration desk opening (Hotel Bosna)

Hotel Bosna, Banja Luka

08:30 - 09:05

I4 Bojana Žegura (National Institute of Biology, Department of Genetic Toxicology and Cancer Biology, Ljubljana, Slovenia)

Hotel Bosna, Banja Luka

FROM EXPOSURE TO EFFECT: GENOTOXICITY PROFILING OF INDOOR AIR POLLUTANTS USING ADVANCED IN VITRO 3D LIVER CELL MODELS

09:05 - 09:40

I5 Merve GÜDÜL BACANLI (University of Health Sciences Turkey, Gülhane Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Toxicology, Ankara, Türkiye)

Hotel Bosna, Banja Luka

IMMUNOTOXIC EFFECTS OF NANOPARTICLES: AN EVALUATION OF INFLUENCING FACTORS

09:40 - 10:15

I6 Dijana Plaseska-Karanfilska (Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Research Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Skopje, North Macedonia)

Hotel Bosna, Banja Luka

UNRAVELING THE GENETIC PUZZLE OF EARLY PREGNANCY LOSS: FROM CHROMOSOMES TO RARE MONOGENIC DISORDERS

10:15 - 10:50

I7 Miloš Brkušanin (Centre for Human Molecular Genetics, University of Belgrade-Faculty of Biology, Belgrade, Serbia)

Hotel Bosna, Banja Luka

NEWBORN SCREENING FOR SMA: HOW TIMELY DIAGNOSIS CHANGES LIVES

10:50 - 11:20

COFFEE BREAK/POSTER SESSION

Hotel Bosna, Banja Luka

11:20 - 11:55

I8 Snežana Tomanović (Institute for Medical Research, National Institute of Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia)

Hotel Bosna, Banja Luka

FROM THE LOCAL DIVERSITY OF TICK-BORNE PATHOGENS IN QUESTING TICKS TOWARDS TAILOR MADE APPROACHES IN MANAGEMENT OF TICK-BORNE DISEASES – PRELIMINARY RESULTS OF TALKTOTICK PROJECT

11:55 - 12:30

I9 Belma Kalamujić Stroil (University of Sarajevo - Institute for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Hotel Bosna, Banja Luka

MICROSCOPIC THREATS, MACROSCOPIC IMPACT: A DECADE OF TICK RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH IMPLICATIONS

12:30 - 13:05

I10 Gaye Kandemir (Forest Tree Seeds and Tree Breeding Research Institute Directorate, Ankara, Turkey)

Hotel Bosna, Banja Luka

THE PAST AND FUTURE OF FORESTRY BASED ON BİOTECHNOLOGY

13:05 - 13:20

S2 Weronika Gutowska-Ding (Eurogetest, European Society for Human Genetics): BEYOND COMPLIANCE

Hotel Bosna, Banja Luka

EUROGENTEST INITIATIVES AND EVIDENCE FOR THE ROLE OF EXTERNAL QUALITY ASSESSMENT IN DRIVING LABORATORY IMPROVEMENT

13:20 - 14:30

LUNCH BREAK/POSTER VIEWING

Hotel Bosna, Banja Luka

14:30 - 14:45

O4 Merve Becit-Kizilkaya (Department of Pharmaceutical Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Afyonkarahisar Health Sciences University, Afyonkarahisar, Türkiye)

Hotel Bosna, Banja Luka

CYTOTOXIC AND GENOTOXIC EFFECTS OF BERBERINE-GEMCITABINE COMBINATION IN A549 HUMAN LUNG CANCER CELLS

14:45 - 15:00

O5 Duygu Sevim-Tatar (University of Health Sciences Turkey, Gülhane Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacognosy, Ankara, Türkiye)

Hotel Bosna, Banja Luka

COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT OF DNA DAMAGE, CYTOTOXICITY, APOPTOSIS, AND OXIDATIVE STRESS INDUCED BY TURKISH ROSEHIP (Rosa canina L.) EXTRACTS IN GLIOBLASTOMA AND MELANOMA CELLS

15:00 - 15:15

O6 Saša Perović (Department of Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, University of Montenegro, 81000, Podgorica, Montenegro)

Hotel Bosna, Banja Luka

A NEW INSIGHT INTO THE IMPACT OF THE CES1 RS2244613 VARIANT ON CLOPIDOGREL THERAPY RESPONSE: POTENTIAL PROTECTIVE ROLE

15:15 - 15:35

O7 Tea Bećirević (University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Clinical Institute of Genomic Medicine, Ljubljana, Slovenia)

Hotel Bosna, Banja Luka

DO GENES DRIVE KIDNEY STONES? EVIDENCE FROM SLOVENIAN PATIENTS AND POPULATION STUDIES

19:30

CONGRESS DINNER

Hotel Courtyard by Marriott , Prvog Krajiskog Korpusa 33

Saturday 04 Oct 2025
08:00 - 08:30

Registration desk opening (Hotel Bosna)

Hotel Bosna, Banja Luka

08:30 - 09:05

I11 Bojan Ristivojević (Institute of Molecular Genetics and Genetic Engineering, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia)

Hotel Bosna, Banja Luka

PHARMACOGENOMICS OF CHILDHOOD ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA IN CHILDREN IN SERBIA

09:05 - 09:40

I12 Marija Dušanović Pjević (Institute of Human Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia)

Hotel Bosna, Banja Luka

PHARMACOGENETICS IN ACUTE ISCHEMIC STROKE: CURRENT PERSPECTIVES AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS

09:40 - 10:15

I13 Milka Grk (Institute of Human Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia)

Hotel Bosna, Banja Luka

PHARMACOGENETIC APPROACHES IN THE MANAGEMENT OF RHEUMATIC DISEASES: CURRENT TRENDS AND FUTURE CHALLENGES

10:15 - 10:50

I14 Nikola Tanić (Institute for biological research “Siniša Stanković”, National Institute of the Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Republic of Serbia)

Hotel Bosna, Banja Luka

ALTERATION OF THE EXPRESSION OF A SET OF PROTEINS THAT DEFINES A "HIGH-RISK" PROGNOSTIC PROFILE IN PATIENTS WITH TRIPLE-NEGATIVE BREAST CANCER

10:50 - 11:15

COFFEE BREAK/POSTER SESSION

Hotel Bosna, Banja Luka

11:15 - 11:35

O8 Bojana Kožik (Vinča Institute of Nuclear Sciences, National Institute of Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia)

Hotel Bosna, Banja Luka

MULTI-OMICS AND DOCKING STRATEGIES REVEAL CANDIDATE PATHWAYS DRIVING VASCULAR INVASION IN RECTAL CARCINOMA

11:35 - 11:55

O9 Amila Čatić (University of Sarajevo - Faculty of Health Studies, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Hotel Bosna, Banja Luka

APPLICATION OF MODERN METHODOLOGY IN GENETIC ANALYSES FOR THE MASS IDENTIFICATION OF MISSING PERSONS IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

11:55 - 12:15

O10 Sumejja Goharian (University of Sarajevo - Faculty of Health Studies, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Hotel Bosna, Banja Luka

AUTOPHAGY AS A POTENTIAL MODULATOR OF CELLULAR LONGEVITY

12:15

CLOSING OF THE CONGRESS

Hotel Bosna, Banja Luka