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Western Balkans Chapter

8 Board Members
117 Members
2018 EST.

The Western Balkans Chapter has been created as a forum for interaction between MCAA members originating from, and/or currently based in, territories in the Western Balkans region [Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo (under UN Security Council Resolution 1244), North Macedonia, Montenegro, and Serbia] where there is no existing MCAA Chapter.

The Western Balkans Chapter aims to connect and represent MSCA fellows and MCAA alumni from the Western Balkan region, with many residing abroad and being part of the so-called “scientific diaspora”. We are advocating for best practices in science and research in the region and the adoption of policies and approaches that should help science in the Balkans reach wider European and global standards.

All MCAA members with the nationality of one of the Western Balkans countries, or any MCAA member residing in this geographical area, are welcome to become a member of the Western Balkans Chapter.

 

Membership of the Chapter is free – but we hope you will contribute your energy and enthusiasm to support our activities

 

To join the Chapter, you need to be logged in as an MCAA member - you will then be able to click on the 'Join group' at the top of the column on the right - one of the Chapter management team will then admit you as a Chapter member.

For any inquiries about the Western Balkan Chapter, please contact western-balkans.chapter@mariecuriealumni.eu.

You can follow us on Twitter @MCAA_WB and on LinkedIn

 

Upcoming events:

  • June 2024 - International Conference on Renewable Energies and Smart Technologies (REST24), Scientific Partner

 

 

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Chair

Nikola Skoro

Research Interests: Low-temperature plasma physics, Low-pressure gas breakdown, Optical diagnostics of low-pressure discharges, Spatial and temporal development of discharge regimes, Microdischarges,…
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Vice-chair

Samira Smajlović

I am a former Genetics and Bioengineering student as well as a student teaching assistant from Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and a member of the team investigating reference genes for…
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National representative for North Macedonia

Ivo Djidrovski

Macedonian/French inventor and scientist with living experience in 5 different countries. I did his bachelors and masters in Lyon 1 Claude Bernard University and PhD (MSCA-ITN in3 project) in…
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National representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina

Azra Frkatović-Hodžić

I am currently employed as a postdoctoral researcher at Genos, a private-owned company specializing in the field of glycobiology located in Zagreb, Croatia. I obtained my PhD degree in Biology from…
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National representative for Albania

Keti Zeka

Hello!I am Keti and currently, I am working in the group of Dr Cristina Pina, at the  Cambridge Biomedical Campus, UK. I chose this laboratory and the use of haematopoietic stem cells to apply…
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National representative for Serbia

Sohail Sarang

Sohail Sarang was born in Mithi, Tharparkar, Pakistan. Bachelor’s degree in Telecommunication Engineering from Hamdard University, Karachi Pakistan Master’s degree in Electrical and Electronics…
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National representative for Kosovo

Besa Emini Veseli

A curiosity-driven scientist with a passion for teaching, I have just recently gained the double doctorate from University of Antwerp (Belgium) and University of Aberdeen (UK), in pharmaceutical and…
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Communications coordinator

Jelena Simunovic

I obtained a Master degree in Pharmacy from University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Master Thesis was “Oxidative stress role in the pathogenesis of Parkinsonˈs disease”. Since February…
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