From 26 to 30 May 2025, a training school was held in Ohrid within the framework of the COST project CA20121
“Bench to bedside transition for pharmacological regulation of NRF2 in noncommunicable diseases (BenBedPhar)”, entitled “The NFR2 network: Molecules, pathways and therapeutic strategies in chronic disease”.
The co-organizers of this prestigious training school were Prof. Dr. Viktorija Maksimova and Prof. Dr. Tatjana Rushkovska from the Faculty of Medical Sciences at the University “Goce Delchev” – Shtip, as well as Prof. Dr. Biljana Miova from the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics at UKIM in Skopje, who was the official organizer of the school and president of the local organizing committee. Asst. Elena Rafailovska and student Vesna Trpčevska from UKIM, as well as Pharmacy student Krume Bogevski from FMN – UGD.
The event was attended by 21 young researchers and 7 professors from several European countries, including Spain, Romania, Great Britain, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Finland, Ireland, Poland, Portugal, Serbia, Turkey, Croatia, as well as from North Macedonia. The experts present from various scientific disciplines worked together towards the research and development of new therapies for chronic diseases through pharmacological regulation of the NRF2 signaling pathway.
Prof. Dr. Tatjana Rushkovska, in addition to her organizational role, also presented herself as a lecturer, presenting her latest research on the topic “Use of integrative bioinformatic analyses to decipher molecular mechanisms of action of plant-derived bioactive compounds”. Prof. Dr. Viktorija Maksimova gave an oral presentation on the topic “Regulation of NRF2 pathway by epigallocatechin gallate and its potential as chemopreventive/chemotherapeutic agent”.
Young researchers Milkica Janeva, Sanja Lazarova, Pavlinka Kokoshkarova and Misko Milev also participated in the training school with a poster presentation.
The training school offered a comprehensive program that included lectures by top scientists, a bioinformatics workshop and interactive sessions for the presentation of individual research. The focus was on the molecular mechanisms and therapeutic potential of the NRF2 signaling pathway in the context of oxidative stress, metabolic disorders and chronic diseases. The event enabled fruitful scientific exchange, creation of new collaborations and networking between young researchers and proven scientists.
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