Our student from the Laboratory for Environmental and Life Sciences wins an award at the 10th doctoral conference at the University of Girona
Three of our students from the the Laboratory for Environmental and Life Sciences participated at the conference organised within the Across alliance
Julija Šupljika received the best presentation award for her talk titled “The role of HPV L2 capsid protein phosphorylation in HPV infection”. Lucia Cikatricisová presented her project titled “Isolation of nanobodies targeting the new monomeric fluorescent protein mStayGold”, while Dorotea Dobrić gave a talk titled “Oxidative potential as a mandatory air quality health metric in the EU: adaptation of protocols for exhaled breath condensate analysis”.
The 10th Doctoral Conference was held from 1st to 4th June 2026 at the University of Girona, Spain. The conference was organised by the Doctoral School of the University of Girona in collaboration with the Vice-Rector’s Office for Research. This edition was included in the activities of the Across alliance's cross-border graduate school. Both the Univeristy of Nova Gorica and the University of Girona are members of the Across alliance. The conference programme included plenary lectures, round tables and more than 80 oral presentations by doctoral and master’s students.
The conference provided a valuable space for young researchers to present their work, exchange knowledge, receive feedback and connect with researchers from different scientific fields.