It was co-authored by Dr. Marija Lješević and Prof. Beškoski, our colleagues from the PFAStwin project. #IABEP2025 #IABEP #chemistry #facultyofchemistry #IHTM #PFAStwin #PFAS #twinning #HorizonEU

We are glad to see that PFAS were presented in the research of younger colleagues as well. Dr. Ana Medić had a short-talk: “Proteomic Insights into the Adaptive Response of Pseudomonas sp. to PFOA Exposure”

Prof. Silvia Lacorte was an invited speaker with the lecture “Birds as biomonitors of legacy and emerging contaminants”, and significant part of it was dedicated to PFAS with several very interesting facts.

Conventional targeted approaches may underestimate the true extent of PFAS contamination, therefore we are in dire need for development of F-specific techniques for hidden PFAS

Prof. Feldmann illustrated how from the aspect of analytical chemistry identification and quantification of even limited number PFAS can be very challenging problem

He has underlined that currently, state-of-the-art targeted analytical methods based on LC–MS/MS enable the quantification of approximately 50 PFAS compounds, therefore only a small fraction of the total organofluorine burden can be identified

Thanks to them we gained insight into some very interesting presentations related to PFAS topic which was distinctly present at IABEP conference. Prof. Joerg Feldmann from the University of Graz was one of three plenary speakers

The IABEP conference has goal to gather experts, researchers, and professionals in the field of biomonitoring of environmental pollution on all terrestrial and freshwater habitats. A few PFAStwin project members from UBFC presented their research at the 3rd IABEP conference

Date and time: 16.10.2025, from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Place: University of Belgrade - Faculty of Chemistry, Session Hall #facultyofchemistry #universityofbelgrade #PFAS #PFAStwin #twinning #HorizonEU #HorizonEurope #HemijskiFakultet #chemistry #gender #genderdimension

She will explain basic definitions and show examples in different disciplines that illustrate how taking sex and gender into account during experimental design improves the quality and usability of research results

Dr. Jelena Grahovac is a senior research associate and molecular biologist from the Institute for Oncology and Radiology of Serbia

It will be an opportunity to learn first-hand how the gender dimension can be included in research in chemistry, biotechnology and technological sciences, and why this is important for the quality and relevance of our results

Gender dimension in research: what it means for Horizon Europe projects in chemistry, biotechnology and technological sciences We invite you to join us for this important lecture that opens the space for understanding and discussion about one of the key commitments in Horizon EU

Videos of the lectures are available on PFAStwin YouTube channel under the playlist “PFAStwin Bonus Summer School 2025.” https://t.co/47897vlH2O #beogradskiuniverzitet #PFAStwin #PFAS #twinning #HorizonEU #BSS #SummerSchool

The Bonus Summer School was a great opportunity for participants to learn about interesting and relevant topics from lecturers gathered all around the world, from Canada to Japan. Prof. Giesy was so exceptionally kind to let us film and publish all of his lectures from BSS

This process disrupts cells’ ability to communicate properly and to fight neighboring cancer cells. PFAS can also be very sneaky: they bind to proteins in our bodies, and it takes a long time to excrete them. For many PFAS, the halflife in the human body is longer than four years

The last lecture was dedicated to the harmful effects of PFAS and it was as engaging as a thriller, full of twists and turns. An interesting example is PFOA, which is not a carcinogen but looks similar enough to cholesterol to insert itself into cell membranes

Instead of painstakingly searching for specimens of invasive or endangered species, we can detect them just by analyzing DNA present in water samples. It is even possible to estimate the size of their population

The 3rd lecture given by Prof. Giesy at PFAStwin BSS was dedicated to progress achieved in the field of environmental forensics. From the perspective of a scientist who performed biodiversity monitoring decades ago, possibilities of DNA metabarcoding must seem almost like magic

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