Members of the RadExIORSBoost project team and IORS PhD students, Ivana Pašić and Maja Petrović, participated in a short-term visit to the Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University from 12 May to 24 May 2025. During their visit, they gained practical experience in a range of radiobiology techniques, such as magnetic separation as CD4+ and CD8+ T cells, followed by RNA isolation, assessing RNA integrity and quality, preparing samples for RNA sequencing and RNA-Seq pipeline analysis, conducting the Radiation-Induced Lymphocyte Apoptosis (RILA) assay, and analyzing RILA data using FlowJo software. They also conducted the Colony Formation Assay (CFA) and performed related calculations. Their visit featured a series of lectures and discussions on cutting-edge radiotherapy techniques and the latest approaches and advancements in radiobiology research. This valuable experience was made possible by Prof. Dr. Carsten Herskind, Prof. Dr. Marlon Veldwijk, Ahmad Šami, and Tijana Vlatković, and it concluded with the acquisition of numerous new skills.
The RadExIORSBoost team members from IORS look forward to future opportunities for knowledge exchange with our project partners at UMM. The IORS team would like to express sincere gratitude to the UMM team members for their kindness and hospitality during a short-term training visit.
