Prof. Dr. Siegfried Knasmüller, a well-known and eminent expert in the field of genetic toxicology, and the RadExIORSBoost project member visited the team at the Institute for Oncology and Radiology of Serbia from 13 April 2025 to 17 April 2025. Prof. Knasmüller is the Head of the Environmental Toxicology Group at the Center for Cancer Research, Medical University of Vienna. The main research work of his group is focused on the assessment of induction of DNA damage and cancer by dietary, lifestyle, and occupational factors, as well as the detection of environmental mutagens. He participated in international and EU research projects, many national projects, and industrial studies. Prof. Knasmüller is the Editor-in-Chief of the journal Mutation Research and co-editor of Food and Chemical Toxicology. His research group published more than 250 highly-cited scientific publications.
On Monday, 14 April, Prof. Dr. Knasmüller held an outstanding lecture titled “Use of the buccal cytome micronucleus assay with exfoliated cells to study the impact of lifestyle, nutrition and occupational exposures on human health risks” at the new amphitheater at the Institute for Oncology and Radiology of Serbia. The lecture provided valuable new knowledge about the biology of the exfoliated buccal cells, the principles of the buccal cytome micronucleus assay, and highlighted the prospective role of this assay as a biomarker of DNA damage in human biomonitoring studies.
During his expert visit, Prof. Knasmüller shared his knowledge and expertise with IORS team members about the important aspects of the methodological approaches in human genotoxicity studies for DNA damage and repair detection. The strategies for research activities within the project and preparation of future joint research and review articles in high-impact journals were discussed.
The RadExIORSBoost project team is profoundly grateful to Prof. Knasmüller for valuable advice to enhance IORS research capacity and for sharing his ideas, immense knowledge, and expertise in genotoxicology with our team.
