Researchers Archives

15 April 2026

New Project Grant Received: Sonogenetics as a central modulator of CAR-T function and lineage commitment

As part of our efforts towards the sustainability of the CTGCT and with the goal in mind to develop new gene and cell therapies for cancer and rare diseases, our team members are applying ...

9 April 2026 Event Date: 3 June 2026 • 08:30 do: 3 June 2026 • 17:30

Our next big event: GeneH & 21st CFGBC Scientific Symposium

We are proud to announce that in partnership with the Centre for Functional Genomics and Biochips (CFGBC),we are organising a scientific symposium held at the University of Ljubljana this 3rd of June. The event ...

10 March 2026 Event Date: 13 April 2026 • 14:00 do: 13 April 2026 • 14:30

CTGCT Science Talks April – Dr. Thomas Fox

On Monday, 13th of April 2026, 2:00 PM (Ljubljana/Berlin time),Dr. Thomas Fox, from the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute & Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School and UCL Institute of Immunity and Transplantation, University College London, ...

5 March 2026 Event Date: 27 February 2026 • 09:00 do: 27 February 2026 • 15:30

CTGCT at the 12th National Rare Disease Day Conference

On Friday, February 27, 2026, part of our team joined experts, decision-makers, and patient advocates at the 12th National Rare Disease Day Conference held at the Congress Center Brdo pri Kranju. The event, organized by ...

3 March 2026

Remote-Controlling the Cell: The Future of Precision Medicine?

Imagine if we could talk to our cells the same way we talk to a smart home device. We could tell a cell to start producing a specific medicine only when it’s needed or ...

23 February 2026 Event Date: 2 March 2026 • 14:00 do: 2 March 2026 • 14:30

CTGCT Science Talks March – Dr. Ajasja Ljubetič

On Monday, 2nd of March 2026, 2:00 PM (Ljubljana/Berlin time),Dr. Ajasja Ljubetič, Research Assistant Processor and group leader in the Department of Synthetic Biology and Immunology at the National Institute of Chemistry, Slovenia will present in ...

19 January 2026 Event Date: 2 February 2026 • 14:00 do: 2 February 2026 • 14:30

CTGCT Science Talks February – Dr. Shady Sayed

On Monday, 2nd of February 2026, 2:00 PM (Ljubljana/Berlin time), Dr. Shady Sayed from the Department of Medical Systems Biology, Faculty of Medicine Carl Gustav Carus, TU Dresden, Dresden, Germany Fill up the form to ...

16 January 2026

Boosting Immunity After Transplantation: The Future of Automated T-Cell Therapy

For patients undergoing a life-saving organ transplant, the road to recovery is often a delicate balancing act. While the new organ offers a second chance, the drugs needed to prevent the body from rejecting ...

7 January 2026 Event Date: 22 December 2025 do: 22 December 2025 •

Ceremonial Signing of the Agreement on Co-Financing of the CTGCT

We are proud to announce a historic milestone for our project. On December 22, 2025, the Minister of Higher Education, Science, and Innovation, Dr. Igor Papič, and the Director of the National Institute of ...

17 December 2025

CTGCT Newsletter No. 3 – Happy Holidays to everyone!

As the year wraps up, we want to share our third official CTGCT newsletter, summarizing a period of great growth, both in our team size and our scientific impact! In the last six months, we ...

10 December 2025 Event Date: 12 January 2026 • 14:00 do: 12 January 2026 • 14:30

CTGCT Science Talks January – Claudia Beltran Mestres

On the 12th of January 2026, Claudia Beltran Mestre, from the Berlin Center for Advanced Therapies at Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin will present in our CTGCT Science Talks webinar series. The talk is titled "Automation of ...

9 December 2025

Bridging the Gap: The Role of GMP Simulation in ATMP Translation

In recent decades, the medical toolbox has expanded dramatically. While traditional medicine relied on synthetic drugs (small molecules interacting with specific pathways) and later biologicals like antibodies, we have now entered the era of ...