Prof. Dr. Tatjana Avšič Županc and Dr. Miša Korva from the Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, published a research study in the journalNatureentitled Temporal and spatial analysis of the 2014-2015 Ebola virus outbreak in West Africa, revealing the epidemiological history and evolution of the epidemic between March 2014 and January 2015. They found that genetic changes in the virus happened at a slower rate than expected and that mutations in the viral glycoprotein were relatively small.
Dr. Gregor Strle and Prof. Dr. Janez Cerkovnik from the Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, University of Ljubljana, received special commendation by the editor of the Angewandte Chemie journal for their article entitled A simple and efficient preparation of high-purity hydrogen trioxide (HOOOH), which was ranked in the top Hot Paper category. A simple and efficient method to prepare high-purity hydrogen trioxide solutions that was developed by the researchers represents a major advancement in the field.
At the Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, we organised the European Cytoskeleton Forum Meeting 2015. The ECF Meeting was attended by thirty invited lecturers from Europe, the USA, Canada and Singapore and around one hundred delegates from across the world. The Meeting gave special attention to molecular bases for neurodegenerative and malignant changes, genetic skin disorders and to the relation of cytoskeletal proteins and their role in disease development.
At the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Engineering, University of Ljubljana, we organised the 16th science conference, with international participation, entitled Waste Management – GzO’15 Urban Mining in cooperation with the Slovenian Mining Association of Engineers and Technicians. The conference presented new developments, current projects and activities, strategies and research results in waste and environmental management.
