9th Colloquium on Genetics

On Friday 29^th September, the 9th Colloquium on Genetics, organized by the Genetic Society of Slovenia (GSS) in cooperation with Slovenian Society of Human Genetics (SSHG) took place at the Marine Biology Station Piran. The colloquium was aimed at presenting the results of the work of young researchers working in different fields of genetics such as microbial, animal, plant and human genetics. The focus has been on species conservation and the phylogenetic patterns of extinct cattle during the Pleistocene. A lot of research was devoted also to antibiotic resistance, cancer research and the genetic properties of hops and industrial hemp. The young researchers presented their work in short oral presentations and posters. The jury selected the three best oral presentations and the three best poster presentations for prizes.

Oral presentations:

1^st prize (150€): Špela Mikec, Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana

2^nd prize (125 €): Tim Božič, Institute of Oncology Ljubljana

3^rd prize (100 €): Anja Pavlin, Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana

Poster presentations:

1^st prize (100 €): Tilen Komel, Institute of Oncology Ljubljana

2^nd prize (75€): Hana Flajnik, Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana

3^rd prize (50€): Iva Šantek, Institute of Oncology Ljubljana