Miodrag Stojkovic, geneticist

Tuesday 19.10.2010 Rotary guest speaker

On Tuesday 19.10.2010., Rotary club Belgrade Metropoliten has continued the tradition of organizing the lectures, by bringing the guest lecturer Mr. Miodrag Stojkovic Ph.D., acknowledged researcher in the field of genetics. On that ocasion, Mr. Miodrag Stojkovic had a lecture about `` fertilization and the application of stem cells`` which, according to many questions and open discusion, has made very strong impression on all people present, among who were our friends from Rotary ckubs : Belgrade, Nis, Pancevo, Pancevo Mihajlo Pupin, Sava, Skadarlija, Stara Pazova, Stari grad, Cukarica, as well as Rotaract club Belgrade Metropolitan. Wishing to continue with quality friendship, we thank Mr. Miodrag Stojkovic for a wonderful lecture and to all our quests who showed in high number.

Miodrag Stojković (Serbian: Миодраг Стојковић) (born on July 5, 1964 in Leskovac, Serbia, then Yugoslavia) is a Serbian researcher in genetics with the Institute of Human Genetics at Newcastle University. He holds a PhD from the Ludwig-Maximilians University in Munich. As of January 2006, he is serving as a Deputy Director and Head of Cellular Reprogramming Laboratory, Centro de Investigación Príncipe Felipe, Valencia, Spain.

According to the TIME magazine, Stojković caused a controversy when he tried to create human embryos by injecting a patient's own DNA into an egg from which the genetic material has been removed. He then hopes to harvest stem cells—which can develop into almost any organ—and coax them to produce insulin in diabetics. The research could lead to cure of Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and heart diseases.

In a German TV show "Menschen bei Maischberger " (ARD;6/6/2006) he claimed that due to stem cell therapy paraplegic patients will be able to walk in the upcoming three years.

Biografía Prof. Miodrag Stojković.

1984-1990 Veterinary Medicine Degree, University of Belgrade, Serbia & Montenegro. 1993-1995 Veterinary Medicine Equivalency, LMU, Munich. Sept. 1995 Post-Doctoral Fellow, Responsible for in vitro production of bovine embryos, Dept. of Molecular Animal Breeding & Biotechnology, LMU, Munich. Nov. 1998 C1 position, Post Doctoral Fellow, Head of the IVF Laboratory, Dept. of Molecular Animal Breeding & Biotechnology, LMU, Munich. June 2000 Winner of the International ARTA award in Jena. Jan. 2001 Founding Diplomat of the European College for Animal Reproduction (ECAR). Jan 2001 Scientific Advisor, Therapeutic Human Polyclonals, Tyscon, USA and Agrobiogen GmbH, Laretzhausen, Germany. July 2002 C2 position, Private Docent, Head of the UVF Laboratory, Dept. of Molecular Animal Breeding & Biotechnology, LMU, Munich. Oct. 2002 Senior Research Embryonologist and Senior Research Associate. Apr. 2003 Honorary Research Associate of the School of Surgical & Reproductive Sciences, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Newcastle. Dec. 2003 University Reader in Embryology & Stem Cell Biology, Medical School, Institute of Human Genetics, University of Newcastle. Aug. 2004 First licence granted to use nuclear transfer embryos to derive human embryonic stem cells in Europe. Sept. 2004 Deputy Director of the Centre for Stem Cell Biology and Developmental Genetics, University of Newcastle. Dec. 2004 Honorary citizen of Leskovac, Serbia and Montenegro. Jul. 2005 Visiting Professor, Medical Faculty, University of Kragujevac, Serbia and Montenegro. Aug. 2005 Chair in Embryology and Stem Cell Biology, Centre for Stem Cell Biology and Developmental Genetics, University of Newcastle, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. Jan. 2006 Deputy Director and Head of Cellular Reprogramming Laboratory, Centro de Investigación Príncipe Felipe

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