Gliwice Scientific Meetings 2023
The latest achievements in molecular biology, biotechnology, genetics and bioinformatics and their impact on cancer research - these are the topics of the Gliwice Scientific Meetings held at the Silesian University of Technology. This is the 27th edition of this event, attended by almost 200 people.
– This conference is proof and confirmation of our extensive cooperation with the medical community. The Silesian University of Technology has been supporting the development of medicine in the Silesian Voivodeship for many years. The university employs many people related to medicine and biology who are able to translate these phenomena and concepts into the language of technology. We have many excellent scientists who achieve success in cooperation with the medical world - said prof. Marek Pawełczyk, Vice-Rector for Science and Development.
- The conference mainly concerns basic sciences, as well as bioinformatics and methods that are applied in medicine - treatment and diagnostics - adds prof. Joanna Rzeszowska from the Department of Systems Biology and Engineering, president of the scientific and organizational committee of the Gliwice Scientific Meetings.
Conference participants discussed the latest achievements in molecular biology, biotechnology, genetics and bioinformatics and their impact on cancer research.
– Modern oncological therapy is personalized therapy, addressed to a specific patient. To find out the roots of this disease, we must use computational and research methods that may be incomprehensible to doctors. So we really need this IT and engineering tool. In my opinion, the rapprochement of the Silesian University of Technology with the scientific part of the Institute of Oncology is and will be more and more important in the coming years - said dr hab. Tomasz Rutkowski M.D. from the National Institute of Oncology in Gliwice.
The Gliwice Scientific Meetings are also an opportunity to exchange views, experiences and establish scientific contacts. They allow for closer cooperation between engineers and doctors and the development of solutions that can make doctors' work easier - emphasizes prof. Katarzyna Lisowska, president of the Association for the Support of Cancer Research.
– Currently, there is a great need for bioinformaticians, i.e. people who know both computer science, medicine and biology and can combine both fields – adds prof. Lisowska.
An accompanying event of the conference is a competition for a scholarship named after Professor Mieczysław Chorąży. Its aim is to recognize the scientific achievements of young researchers working in Polish scientific institutions and to support them in their research work. This year the competition was held for the third time.
– In addition, we have poster sessions where young scientists present their research results in the form of a poster. The authors stand in front of him and answer questions. For them, it is an opportunity to establish new scientific contacts and learn how to present their research results - said prof. Katarzyna Lisowska.
The organizer of the Gliwice Scientific Meetings is the Association for the Support of Cancer Research and the Silesian University of Technology and the Gliwice Branch of the National Institute of Oncology. named after Maria Skłodowska-Curie. The conference has been organized since 1997 and is attended by not only Polish but also foreign scientists. This year, almost 200 people took part.
The sponsor of the event is ING Bank Śląski ING Bank Śląski.
The event partners were:
ABL&E-JASCO POLSKA, ALAB sp. z o. o., Association for the Support of Cancer Research, Biogenet, Bionicum sp. z o. o., Przedsiębiorstwo Energetyki Cieplnej-Gliwice sp. z o. o., Eppendorf Poland sp. z o. o., EURx Sp. z o. o., City of Gliwice, Health Technologies Sp. z o. o., IKA Poland Sp. z o. o., Łukasiewicz Research Network - Institute of Non-Ferrous Metals, Irtech sp. z o. o., Katowice Special Economic Zone SA, KENDROLAB sp. z o. o., KOMAG INSTITUTE OF MINING TECHNOLOGY - Research Institute, Huta Łabędy, Maria Skłodowska-Curie National Institute of Oncology /National Research Institute, branch in Gliwice, Ministry of Education and Science, PHCbi Group, Polish Academy of Sciences, Promega, Sarstedt AG&Co., Satorius AG, Smartlab, VWR International sp. z o. o.
