About the organizers
Organizing board
President:
Felix M. Wensveen
Members:
Bojan Polić
Nikolina Rađenović Demark
Marko Šestan
Inga Kavazović
Maya Lenartić
Vedrana Jelenčić
Scientific board
President:
Bojan Polić
Members:
Felix Wensveen
Marko Šestan
Inga Kavazović
Maya Lenartić
Host Institute
This event is organized by the University of Rijeka, faculty of Medicine (MEDRI), a regional hub for immunometabolic research. Located at the northern shore of the Adriatic in Rijeka, our institute is dedicated to delivering top science and education. MEDRI is part of the University of Rijeka, the leading higher educational institute in the region
The University of Rijeka
Founded in 1973, the University of Rijeka has matured into a modern European university and center of excellence whose impact extends beyond the region. With a total of 17 academic units, we are a research, science, and education-oriented university that supports social and economic development in our community, the City of Rijeka, and the wider region.
On top of our efforts to provide new generations with quality education and a reliable hub of academic activity, the University of Rijeka has developed a lifelong learning system for distributing ideas and innovations, all with the aim of supporting broader social progress and making northwestern Croatia more competitive. By building a state-of-the-art Campus, the University of Rijeka has visibly improved its teaching methods and scientific structure, while attending to each student’s and staff member’s living and working needs.
