Award dedicated to the memory of ICGEB Alumnus Goran Ljubijankić

Min. Jelena Begović, Minister of Science, Technological Development and Innovation of the Republic of Serbia and ICGEB Appointed Governor for Serbia attends the award ceremony of the "Goran Ljubijankić" ​​Foundation - dedicated to honoring the work of ICGEB Alumnus Goran Ljubijankić.

On 30 January, 2024 the Institute of Molecular Genetics and Genetic Engineering (IMGGE) of the University of Belgrade, Serbia - an ICGEB Affiliated Centre - hosted the yearly award ceremony of the "Goran Ljubijankić" ​​Foundation awards for the best PhD dissertations and MSc theses in the field of molecular biology.

Minister Begović congratulated the winners: Dr. Dušan Radojević, Dr. Ivana Nikolić, Dr. Marija Đorđević, Milica Radovanović, Aleksandra Milojević, Nikola Jocić and Lana Denić. "As I see it, this is our future. I am glad that this award has become prestigious and that it is considered the crown in the field of molecular biology", she added.

"I thank the Foundation for supporting young people. The award of the "Goran Ljubijankić" ​​Foundation, which was sparked by the sad event of Dr. Ljubijankić's passing, has turned into something beautiful. I thank the winners for using their intelligence and abilities in the best way possible", concluded Minister Begović.
From 1992 to 1995 Dr. Goran Ljubijankić was a Postdoctoral fellow in the Microbiology lab, ICGEB Trieste, headed by Dr. Carlo V. Bruschi. He was involved in scientific research at the Institute for Molecular Genetics and Genetic Engineering, Belgrade and after his tragic death in 2003, a foundation bearing his name was established by IMGGE with the help and support of his parents and his colleagues from ICGEB Trieste. The goal of the Foundation is to help young promising scientists from Serbia, who are engaged in research in the field of molecular biology. The awards are handed to the winners every year on 30 January, Dr. Ljubijankić's birthday.

Source: Serbian Ministry of Science, Technological Development and Innovation