A team from the Faculty of Dental Medicine and Health Osijek participated in the 14th ISABS and Mayo Clinic Conference: Advances in Application of Artificial Intelligence in Precision Medicine, held from 15 to 19 June 2026 in Dubrovnik. The conference brought together scientists and experts in biomedicine, molecular medicine, forensic genetics, precision medicine, artificial intelligence and translational research. The programme focused on new advances in the application of artificial intelligence in medicine, as well as contemporary approaches to disease diagnostics, prevention and treatment.
FDMZ Osijek presented research results developed within two NPOO projects: PRIM-JET – Protocol for Early AI-Assisted Detection of Fatty Liver Disease and Precancerous Lesions of the Colon and REVITA – Development and Evaluation of Multicellular Models of Fatty Liver Disease for Testing Pharmacotherapy with Alternative Compounds. The projects are funded by the European Union – NextGenerationEU, through the programme funding of Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek. The research presented at the conference included the application of artificial intelligence in medicine, cancer prevention, metabolic liver diseases, oxidative stress, bioactive compounds and potential therapeutic approaches in different disease models.
The following research was presented at the conference by the FDMZ team:
AI DECODING DCIS: IMAGING SIGNATURES ON CONTRAST-ENHANCED MAMMOGRAPHY
Bojanić Kristina, Galić Petra, Galić Dora, Kralik Kristina, Steiner Justinija, Ivanac Gordana, Smolić Robert, Smolić Martina
FROM PIXELS TO PHENOTYPE: CAN AI-ENHANCED MAMMOGRAPHY DECODE BREAST CANCER BIOLOGY?
Bojanić Kristina, Galić Petra, Galić Dora, Kralik Kristina, Steiner Justinija, Ivanac Gordana, Smolić Robert, Smolić Martina
FROM KNOWLEDGE TO ACTION: EMPOWERING FUTURE HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS IN COLORECTAL CANCER PREVENTION
Blažanović Suzana, Čebohin Maja, Tomas Lidija, Kralik Kristina, Bojanić Kristina, Kirner Damir, Kuna Roguljić Lucija, Volarić Nikola, Včev Aleksandar, Smolić Martina, Smolić Robert
SEMAGLUTIDE ATTENUATES STEATOSIS AND PROINFLAMMATORY SIGNALING ASSOCIATED WITH MASLD PROGRESSION AT THE HEPATOCYTE LEVEL
Petrović Ana, Hefer Marija, Matić Anita, Kralik Kristina, Omanović Kolarić Tea, Kuna Roguljić Lucija, Smolić Martina
THE ROLE OF (−)-EPICATECHIN IN OXIDATIVE STRESS MODULATION IN MASLD
Hefer Marija, Petrović Ana, Tomičić Vice, Filipović Nikolina, Šarić Stjepan, Kovač-Andrić Elvira, Smolić Martina
SELECTIVE CYTOTOXIC EFFECTS OF CHAGA EXTRACT ON CANCER CELLS
Tomičić Vice, Pejaković Lovro, Hefer Marija, Omanović Kolarić Tea, Kuna Roguljić Lucija, Raguž-Lučić Nikola, Smolić Robert, Smolić Martina
SGLT2 INHIBITORS: A NEW ALLY AGAINST MASLD IN TYPE 2 DIABETES
Khaznadar Farah, Khaznadar Omar, Hefer Marija, Jurić Ana, Hrženjak Ana, Kralik Kristina, Petrović Ana, Steiner Justinija, Bojanić Kristina, Smolić Martina, Smolić Robert
Faculty members from the Faculty of Dental Medicine and Health Osijek also served on the Conference Organizing Committee. The members of the Organizing Committee included Marija Hefer, Lucija Kuna Roguljić, Tea Omanović Kolarić, Ana Petrović, Nikola Raguž-Lučić, Martina Smolić, Robert Smolić, Vice Tomičić, and Aleksandar Včev. An important role in the organization of the conference was held by Prof. Dragan Primorac, MD, PhD, full professor with tenure at the Faculty of Dental Medicine and Health Osijek, President of ISABS, and the initiator of the establishment of ISABS and of the conference itself.
Once again, Dubrovnik served as a meeting place for leading experts, new scientific ideas and international collaboration, while the FDMZ team presented part of the research being developed at the Faculty in the fields of biomedicine, precision medicine and digital technologies in healthcare.
