30 August 2023

ESTIV Awards at WC12

ESTIV Celebrates exceptional researchers presenting their science at the 12th World Congress on Alternatives and Animal Use in the Life Sciences in Canada.

ESTIV takes immense pride in congratulating two remarkable early career researchers for their outstanding achievements at the 12th World Congress on Alternatives and Animal Use in the Life Sciences:

Ahmed Elmontaser Mergani Mohamed, Department of Biochemistry, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Germany – ESTIV Best poster award recipient

  • Research: “Staphylococcus aureus infection alters sterol metabolism and induces hypoxia in intestinal organoids.”

Elena Kromidas (at the picture below), Department for Microphysiological Systems, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Medicine, Eberhard Karls University Tuebingen, GermanyESTIV Best oral presentation award recipient

  • Research: “Modeling the stages of cervical cancer pathogenesis: establishment of a healthy cervix-, a pre-cancerous CIN- and an immunocompetent carcinoma-on-chip.”

We applaud their dedication to advancing scientific knowledge and their impactful contributions to their respective fields.

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