We had a great 2nd Annual Meeting of the CHANGE project 19th-21st of February 2025. It was a little bit cold, but Krakow is a beautiful city!

We had very productive 3 days talking about science, seeing the amazing progress our DCs have made, discussing science and future directions, and networking. We have also organised several training sessions: in biogerontology and detection of senescence (by Prof Johannes Grillari from our partner Evercyte), in ex vivo techniques and bioreactors (by Dr Linda Kock from Lifetec), in preclinical imaging (by Dr Marta Fabian from the University of Pavia) and in open science (by Dr Kasia Piróg from Newcastle University).

Our students have made great progress, completed many productive secondments, made great friends in their network and beyond, acquired new skills and learnt many new techniques. They also presented their data at national and international conferences, engaged with patients organisations and general public groups and events, and contributed to published book chapters, invited review publications, and original research papers.

We are extremely proud of our DCs and their achievements, and we can’t wait to see what the final year brings!

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