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LEGACY INSIGHTS

SDIR Member Institution Presentations

IBISS: A Legacy of Innovation in Cancer Research

Milica Pešić
Department of Neurobiology, Institute for Biological Research “SinišaStanković” – National Institute of the
Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, Despota Stefana 142, 11108 Belgrade, Serbia

Pioneering change through historical insights

The Institute for Biological Research “Siniša Stanković” – National Institute of the Republic of Serbia, University of
Belgrade (IBISS) represents a pillar of biological, biomedical, and cancer research in Southeast Europe. As the largest
multidisciplinary biological sciences research institution in Serbia, IBISS’s history, structure, and ongoing scientific
output encapsulate more than seven decades of academic excellence, social impact, and international collaboration.
The establishment of IBISS in 1947 was the result of a critical post-World War II initiative to consolidate and revive the
scientific potential of Serbia’s academic community.

IBISS mural depicts diverse biological disciplines and honors founder Dr. Siniša Stanković
The idea first arose in late 1946, when the Serbian Academy of Sciences, recognizing the fragmented state of biological
research in the country, recommended forming a unified biological research institute. Accordingly, the Academy
convened a conference of biologists in January 1947 to evaluate the feasibility and necessity. This pivotal gathering

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