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Three fifth-year students of the Faculty of Medicine at Tbilisi State University have completed a one-month internship at the Institute of Neurosciences and Medicine at Forschungszentrum Jülich.
Nini Shavadze, Nino Kharaishvili and Merab Chanturia participated in a grant competition held as part of the Georgian-German Science Bridge and were awarded a grant. As part of this initiative, students from Tbilisi State University completed a one-month internship at the Institute of Neurosciences and Medicine at Forschungszentrum Jülich in Germany (INM-4).
In the context of study trips to Germany, students submitted reports on their research conducted under the guidance of Professor Diana Dzidziguri at the Department of Morphology of the Faculty of Exact and Natural Sciences of TSU at the grant competition selection stage.
The Institute for Neurosciences and Medicine at Forschungszentrum Jülich is a research center that is a member of the Helmholtz Association of German Research Centers. It is fully funded by the German Federal Government and the federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia. In addition, it is acknowledged as a specialized educational institution for international students.
Over the course of a month, Georgian students had the opportunity to study the principles of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), as well as to acquire new skills, including the transfer of theoretical knowledge to data mining methods, and the processing of resulting MRI signals to quantify information about different tissues.
Before getting the German experience, Nini Shavadze, Nino Kharaishvili and Merab Chanturia also acquired some knowledge in Belgium when they participated in the summer school of cardio-oncology and pharmacological safety at the University of Antwerp.
The summer school proved to be an invaluable opportunity for three students from the Faculty of Medicine at TSU to attend lectures on research and innovations in the field of cardio-oncology. Additionally, students reported that they also had the opportunity to participate in practical sessions, during which they discussed complex clinical cases and pharmacologic risks for patients with cardiovascular disease who were undergoing cancer treatment.
As all three students note, the Antwerp summer school provided an invaluable opportunity for them to get acquainted with leading specialists and to acquire the practical knowledge that will be essential for future medical doctors. Furthermore, the school enhanced their interest in cardio-oncology, specifically regarding the interactions between cardiovascular disease and cancer treatment.
