Sano 2024 – Overview of Scientific Achievements and Events

Overview of Scientific Achievements and Events 

In 2024, our daily activities were marked by a wealth of scientific publications, participation in leading conferences, and the organization of events that facilitated the exchange of knowledge and experiences with specialists from around the world.   

In this article, we provide accounts of the key events of the year, interviews with our researchers that have advanced computational medicine and description of scientific publications. We invite you to read on and join us in celebrating the highlights of 2024. 

Among the particularly noteworthy initiatives of 2024, it is worth mentioning: 

  • AI and the future of healthcare: innovation and ethics in the digital age 

Organized by Sano in collaboration with the AGH Department of Management, this event brought together experts to explore the evolving role of AI in healthcare. The agenda developed by Kasia Nicholson ensured a thought-provoking and well-structured discussion. 

Professor Anthony Elliott delivered the keynote lecture, “May AI Be with You: Automated Life in the Digital Age” (link), offering insights into AI’s growing influence. He also led the workshop, “Connect, Innovate, Heal: AI in Global Healthcare,” which examined the ethical, technological, and societal implications of AI in medicine. 

Contributors, including Jan K. Argasiński, Joan Falco Roget, Sabina Kamińska, Jan Meizner, Magdalena Otta, and Monika Pytlarz, enriched the discussions with their diverse perspectives. Transforming learning in the Digital Age – Małopolska Koduje Coding Festival: 

This festival, organized in collaboration with the Media School Foundation and the Małopolska Digital Education Initiative, brought together NGOs, universities, and tech entities to advance digital education and foster new business relations. 

  • 8th PAN Doctoral Conference Participation – KonDokPAN 2024: 

Paulina Tworek from Sano’s Health Data Science team participated as a panel expert on AI in Science at the 8th PAN Doctoral Conference – KonDokPAN 2024, held in Warsaw. Organized by the Council of Doctoral Students at the Polish Academy of Sciences, this interdisciplinary gathering highlights the contributions of emerging scholars from various PAN departments. The event emphasizes enhancing scientific knowledge, soft skills, career advancement, and fostering integration among young scientists. 

  • Supporting pediatric innovation in Poland In collaboration with the K.I.D.S. Foundation—Innovators Club for Children’s Hospitals, we organized and co-hosted a gala event to conclude a competition aimed at recognizing innovations and breakthrough changes in Polish pediatrics over recent years. Katarzyna Baliga-Nicholson from Sano also served as member of the competition’s jury panel, contributing her expertise to select the most impactful advancements in the field. 
  • Connecting research, industry and  investment  

Life Science Open Space (LSOS):  

The Life Science Open Space conference was a vibrant convergence of scientists, entrepreneurs, startups, and investors from sectors such as MedTech, Biotech, and Digital Health. Sano not only co-hosted this influential gathering but also contributed significantly with our experts serving as speakers. Highlights from the event included: 

The panel “Pioneering Health Solutions – Unlocking the Power of Biotech and HealthTech,” chaired by Tomasz Kościółek from our Structural and Functional Genomics Group, delved into transformative innovations at the intersection of biology and technology. The keynote by Kamil Sitarz from Ryvu Therapeutics focused on the value creation through clinical development. This session showcased a range of perspectives from industry experts including Paweł Łabaj, Jarosław Biliński, Agata Szymanek, Krzysztof Rataj, Natalia Haraszkiewicz-Birkemeier, Gabriela Krężel, Aleksandra Wlodarczyk, Adam Pacławski, Michał Jagodziński, Maciej Szaleniec, Artur Biela, Agnieszka Wojtkiewicz, Maciej Olszewski, Magdalena Goncerz, Karina Niziołek, Marcin Krzykawski, Anna M. Osyczka, Anton Siomchen, and Zaid Jaber. 

  • Journalists’ Visit from Slovakia:  

We hosted a group of Slovakian journalists at Sano, showcasing our research and development activities  – see more: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYYMuzXUJcc&list=PLsnXM_b25RKzlpYlskKajxGbYcFQCdRMG 

  • Copernicus Festival Participation: 

At the Copernicus Festival, Jan K. Argasiński, the Research Team Leader of Computational Neuroscience at Sano, contributed as a panelist in a discussion titled “The Future of Science, the Future of Artificial Intelligence.” Concurrently, the festival hosted workshops at Sano that delved into the Digital Twin concept, incorporating hands-on programming exercises. These workshops were facilitated by Maciej Malawski, Director of Sano and Research Team Leader of Extreme-scale Data and Computing; Jan K. Argasiński; and Katarzyna Baliga-Nicholson, Medical Innovation and Communication Manager. The sessions offered participants a practical understanding of digital twins’ application in healthcare, thereby enhancing their programming skills within a real-world framework. 

  • 4th Central European Technology Forum – Cetef’24: 

This year’s event included a special session at Sano, providing attendees a unique insight into our groundbreaking projects.  

  • “ŚniadanieKlastra” Science Meeting: 

Held in July 2024 at Sano, this event featured a presentation on “Image as Evidence and Explanation” concerning medical data visualization. 

  • Neuropizza Science Events: 

A series of engaging discussions organized by Behaviour Lab Instytut Psychologii UJ and Sano Centre.  

  • The Sano Seminars are a series of recurring meetings focused on knowledge exchange, dedicated to addressing the latest issues, challenges, and innovations in computational medicine. These seminars provide a valuable opportunity for participants to discuss cutting-edge technologies, share recent research findings, and collaborate on developing solutions that propel the field forward. Marian Bubak, the Scientific Director at Sano, supervises these sessions, ensuring they maintain a high standard of content and relevance to current scientific endeavors. More: https://sano.science/seminars/ 
  • The 1st ECMS International School for Young Researchers took place in June at the Cracow University of Technology, concurrently with the ECMS International Conference on Modeling and Simulation. This event offered panels and hands-on training sessions designed to improve young scholars’ skills in modeling and simulation. Maciej Malawski from Sano delivered theoretical insights during the “Federated Learning in Flower” panel, while Dominika Ciupek and Jan Fiszer led practical training sessions to deepen participants’ understanding of the subject. 

Sano actively participated in a series of conferences aimed at fostering a global community of experts and activists dedicated to advancing healthcare solutions. Some of the events where our representatives contributed as experts include: 

  • 33rd Economic Forum in Karpacz: Sano representatives Katarzyna Baliga-Nicholson and Michał Kosobudzki engaged in the thought-provoking debate “Artificial Intelligence – Quo Vadis?” This discussion centered on the future directions of AI, including its challenges, new opportunities, and ethical implications.  
  • Kultura Futura – Interdisciplinary Biennale of Art and Future Technology: we was participated in this event, contributing to dialogues at the intersection of art, technology, and future innovations. 
  • Morning Health Talks (MHT) and SIG Smart Health: These sessions, hosted by the Klaster, were attended by Sano as part of ongoing efforts to influence and learn from developments in smart health technologies. 
  • 1st International Congress in Barcelona: Sano took part in this significant international gathering, engaging with global health professionals. 
  • Health Tech Forward 2024: we was present at this forward-thinking conference, discussing the latest technologies and trends in the health tech sector. 
  • World Information Society Day in Warsaw: Organized by the Polish Information Technology Society (#PTI), Anna Drożdż, Prof. Rafał Niżankowski, Marian Bubak, and Michał Grzeszczyk participated in a debate on breakthrough technologies in medicine.  
  • ISBC (Central European Life Science Investment Conference): Sano attended this important investment conference, which focuses on life science advancements in Central Europe.  
  • BIO International Convention 2024 in San Diego: Sano’s involvement in this convention emphasized our commitment to global biotechnology and healthcare innovation. 

Sano’s visibility and engagement in various media: 

  • Computer Vision News, July 2024 Issue: The contribution of Monika Pytlarz from Sano’s Computer Vision Team, her research approach in computational pathology was featured in Computer Vision News, where she shared her significant insights into the field. More details can be found at rsipvision.com/ComputerVisionNews-2024July/40; 
  • Tygodnik Powszechny: This publication featured two articles that brought attention to Sano’s impact. The first, titled “Future Medicine is Possible Today,” explored the cutting-edge advancements that are already transforming healthcare. The second article, “Artificial Intelligence Should Be a Science of Life,” discussed the ethical and practical dimensions of AI in life sciences. 
  • Radio Gdańsk: Łukasz Szydłowski appeared on the show “Innovative Włodzimierz” to discuss his pioneering research on space life, focusing on his efforts to cultivate plants in extraterrestrial environments. His recent publication, “Adaptation to space conditions of novel bacterial species isolated from the International Space Station revealed by functional gene annotations and comparative genome analysis,” was also highlighted. 
  • LIMES INFERIOR Broadcast on YouTube: Tomasz Kościółek from Sano was featured in an interview discussing the impactful role of microbiomes in our world. The session, titled “Mini World, Maxi Impact on Life,” can be viewed on the Copernicus YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBvSe87Bd_A&t=4s. 
  • In a display of our commitment to social engagement, we participated in the Wielka Orkiestra Świątecznej Pomocy (WOŚP) charity event. Last year, we offered a unique auction item: the opportunity to perform a surgery in virtual reality, developed by our Health Informatics (HIGS) team—one of Sano’s five scientific teams. Following the virtual surgery, the auction winner was given a tour to meet all the scientific teams at Sano. The event culminated with the presentation of a “Virtual Scalpel Guru” diploma to the auction winner, highlighting their participation and newly acquired virtual surgical skills. 
  • We are also creating a series titled #MeetOurScientists, which aims to showcase the faces and stories behind our researchers. This initiative provides look at the professional lives of our scientists, bringing their contributions and passions closer to the public. 

In 2024 Sano by hosting a series of engaging workshops. These sessions were designed to share insights, foster learning, and promote advancements in the field of computational medicine. Through these workshops, we provided participants with hands-on experiences and valuable knowledge, contributing to the ongoing development of skills and expertise in our community. 

  • Professor Anthony Elliott led a workshop titled “Connect, Innovate, Heal: AI in Global Healthcare,” where he and our contributors Jan K. Argasiński, Joan Falco Roget, Sabina Kamińska, Jan Meizner, Magdalena Otta, and Monika Pytlarz discussed the ethical, technological, and societal implications of AI in healthcare. 
  • At the Copernicus Festival, Maciej Malawski, Jan K. Argasiński, and Katarzyna Baliga-Nicholson from Sano conducted workshops on the Digital Twin concept. These workshops equipped participants with practical programming skills relevant to healthcare applications.  
  • Katarzyna Baliga-Nicholson hosted a workshop at Sano titled “Modern Research Tools in Practice – The Psychologist as a Researcher Trying to Understand Reality” for students from the Institute of Applied Psychology at Jagiellonian University. This session included field exercises that helped students gain hands-on experience with contemporary research tools.  
  • During the “Małopolska Codes” section of the Małopolski Festival of Programming, we supported youth workshops that were part of the festival. 
  • The 1st ECMS International School for Young Researchers took place in June 2024, concurrent with the ECMS International Conference on Modeling and Simulation at Cracow University of Technology. Led by Maciej Malawski, Dominika Ciupek, and Jan Fiszer, this event focused on enhancing young scholars’ skills in modeling and simulation through practical sessions. 

Our researchers have garnered accolades for their remarkable work: 

  • Szymon Mazurek, a PhD student at Sano, clinched the second prize in applied science with his thesis titled “Epilepsy Seizure Detection and Dynamical Brain Connectivity via Machine Learning,” receiving the “Diamenty AGH” Award last year. 
  • At the Neuronus Neuroscience Forum 2024, Joan Falco Roget, a member of the Computer Vision team and a PhD student, was awarded an Honorable Mention for his presentation in Computational Neurology.  
  • During the Pan-Ireland Ophthalmic Conference, Luca Gherardini, who is pursuing his PhD in the Personal Health Data Science team at Sano, was honored with the Best Poster Award in Belfast. 
  • Additionally, we are proud to announce significant achievements in securing grants by our team members. Joan Falco Roget, a PhD student in Computational Neuroscience, has obtained the NCN’s “Preludium” grant, supporting his innovative research.  Adam Sułek, a Postdoctoral Researcher in the Structural and Functional Genomics Group, joined the NCN’s “Sonata” grant as investigator, further enabling his advanced studies and contributions to genomics. These grants not only recognize their individual dedication and expertise but also enhance the overall research capabilities of Sano. 
  • Additionally, the accolade for the best scientific poster by a Sano PhD student in 2024 was internally awarded by the full Sano team along with attendees of the Sano Science Day 2024, with Dominika Ciupek’s poster taking the top spot. 

Other notable achievements from our scientists at Sano include: 

  • Marian Bubak Appointment: Marian Bubak was appointed as a member of the Program Council at the LifeScience Kraków Cluster Foundation. His inclusion reflects expected contributions to the foundation’s initiatives. 
  • Szymon Płotka’s Doctoral Defense: With pride, we celebrated Szymon Płotka’s successful defense of his doctoral thesis titled “Enhancing Prenatal Care through Deep Learning” at the Institute of Computer Science, University of Amsterdam. His work has set a significant in advancing prenatal care with innovative deep learning techniques. read here. 
  • Tomasz Kościółek’s Prestigious Appointment: Tomasz Kościółek, the Research Team Leader of the Structural and Functional Genomics Group, has been honored with an appointment to the prestigious Polish Young Academy at the Polish Academy of Sciences (PAN). 

The conferences we attended include:  

  • Pharma&Biotech Patent Litigation Europe  
  • Szeroki Horyzont – Dzień Informacyjny 
  • Programu Horyzont Europa  
  • The IEEE UK and Ireland Robotics and 
  • Automation conference  
  • CS3 2024  
  • Konferencja Użytkowników Komputerów Dużej Mocy – KUKDM 2024  
  • IEEE VR  
  • Wiarygodność danych medycznych a AI  
  • KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2024  
  • CEBioForum  
  • PP-RAI 2024 5th Polish Conference on Artificial Intelligence  
  • SIAM International Conference on Data Mining  
  • Medical Expert Conference  
  • Global Conference of Alzeimer’s Disease International  
  • Neuronus Neuroscience Forum 2024  
  • ISMRM  
  • SDSI 2024  
  • BioMeeting  
  • 2024 IEEE International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging (ISBI)  
  • Summer School OxML  
  • SESAM 2024 – Society for Simulation in Europe  
  • OHBM 2024 – The Organization for Human Brain Mapping (OHBM) – Annual Meeting  
  • ICCS 2024  
  • Artificial Intelligence and Law  
  • CX Symposium  
  • AI Governance Global 2024  
  • BIO International Convention  
  • The Data Science Summit: Machine Learning Edition 2024  
  • Hamlyn Symposium  
  • ISMB 2024  
  • Euro-Par 2024 – 30th International European Conference on Parallel and Distributed Computing  
  • XXIII Forum Ekonomiczne  
  • VPH  
  • PPAM 2024 – 15th International Conference on Parallel Processing and Applied Mathematics  
  • Szybka ścieżka dla e-innowacji w zdrowiu. (Debata pod patronatem Komisji Cyfryzacji, Innowacyjności i Nowoczesnych Technologii Sejmu RP X kadencji. 
  • ACM Hypertext & Social Media 2024  
  • Intelligent Health  
  • PTBI 2024  
  • ECCB2024  
  • Cluster2024  
  • EGI2024  
  • Future Surgery  
  • MICCAI  
  • 3rd Teaming Club Conference  
  • VIII KonDokPAN  
  • Legal Geek Conference 2024  
  • 11th LSBC Investment Conference  
  • International Congress on Health Communication  
  • IEEE MedAI 2024  
  • BNAIC/BeNeLearn 2024 Conference  
  • The Hamlyn Winter School on Surgical Imaging and Vision 2024  
  • Health Tech Forward 2024  
  • XXXIV CONGRESSO GISN 2024  
  • MEDICA 2024  
  • Uroczysta Gala Innowatorów Dziecięcych Szpitali K.I.D.S 
  • CASP16 

Scientific publications in 2024 

  1. TabMixer: Noninvasive Estimation of Mean Pulmonary Artery Pressure via Imaging and Tabular Data Mixing, Michal K. Grzeszczyk, Przemysław Korzeniowski, Samer Alabed, Andrew J. Swift, Tomasz Trzciński, Arkadiusz Sitek, Sep 2024, https://arxiv.org/abs/2409.07564 
  1. Let Me DeCode You: Decoder Conditioning with Tabular Data, Tomasz Szczepański, Michal K. Grzeszczyk, Szymon Płotka, Arleta Adamowicz, Piotr Fudalej, Przemysław Korzeniowski, Tomasz Trzciński, Arkadiusz Sitek, October 2024, https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-72384-1_22 
  1. D-MiSo: Editing Dynamic 3D Scenes using Multi-Gaussians Soup, Joanna Waczyńska, Piotr Borycki, Joanna Kaleta, Sławomir Tadeja, Przemysław Spurek, Dec 2024, https://arxiv.org/abs/2405.14276 
  1. EsmTemp – Transfer Learning Approach for Predicting Protein Thermostability, Adam Sułek, Jakub Jończyk, Patryk Orzechowski, Ahmed Abdeen Hamed & Marek Wodziński, 29 June 2024, https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-63759-9_23 
  1. Segmenting the Inferior Alveolar Canal in CBCTs Volumes: the ToothFairy Challenge , Federico Bolelli; Luca Lumetti; Shankeeth Vinayahalingam; Mattia Di Bartolomeo; Arrigo Pellacani; Kevin Marchesini, 25 December 2024, https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10816445 
  1. Local Sensitivity Analysis of a Closed-Loop in Silico Model of the Human Baroregulation, Karolina Tlałka, Harry Saxton, Ian Halliday, Xu Xu, Daniel Taylor, Andrew Narracott & Maciej Malawski, 28 June 2024, https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-63772-8_17 
  1. HiLoTEL: Virtual Reality Robot Interface-Based Human-in-the-Loop Task Execution and Learning in the Physical World Through Its Digital Twin, Amanuel Ergogo, Diego Dall’Alba, Przemyslaw Korzeniowski, 
  1. The next-gen federated search architecture for biomedical knowledge repositories — The LIT-FED-SEARCH engine, https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877750324001406?via%3Dihub, September 2024 
  1. Refining antimicrobial photodynamic therapy: effect of charge distribution and central metal ion in fluorinated porphyrins on effective control of planktonic and biofilm bacterial forms, Barbara Pucelik, Agata Barzowska, Adam Sułek, Mateusz Werłos, Janusz M. Dąbrowski, 08 March 2024,  
  1. Disrupting scientific podcasts. Prototype and blueprints for an ergodic neuroscientific talk , Jan K. Argasinski, Katarzyna Baliga-Nicholson, Anna Partyka, Kamil Pilch, Joan Falco-Roget, September 2024, https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3648188.3678217 
  1. Optimizing Star Aligner for High Throughput Computing in the Cloud, Piotr Kica; Sabina Lichołai; Michał Orzechowski; Maciej Malawski, 24-27 September 2024,  
  1. MISS: Multiclass Interpretable Scoring Systems, Michal K. Grzeszczyk, Tomasz Trzciński, Arkadiusz Sitek, https://epubs.siam.org/doi/10.1137/1.9781611978032.7 
  1. Adaptation to space conditions of novel bacterial species isolated from the International Space Station revealed by functional gene annotations and comparative genome analysis, Szydlowski LM, Bulbul AA, Simpson AC, Kaya DE, Singh NK, Sezerman UO, Łabaj PP, Kosciolek T, Venkateswaran K 
  1. Targeted isolation of Methanobrevibacter strains from fecal samples expands the cultivated human archaeome, Duller S, Vrbancic S, Szydłowski Ł, Mahnert A, Blohs M, Predl M, Kumpitsch C, Zrim V, Högenauer C, Kosciolek T, Schmitz RA 
  1. Virtual Screening Approaches to Identify Promising Multitarget-Directed Ligands for the Treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorder, Jakub Jończyk, Klaudia Przybylska, Marek Staszewski, Justyna Godyń, Tobias Werner, Monika Stefaniak-Napieralska, Holger Stark, Krzysztof Walczyński, Marek Bajda 
  1. Neural networks associated with eye movements in congenital blindness, Cemal Koba, Alessandro Crimi, Olivier Collignon, Emiliano Ricciardi, Uri Hasson, 
  1. Leveraging graph neural network for explainable EEG classification in epileptic patients, Szymon Mazurek, Rosmary Blacno, Joan Falcó-Roget, Alessandro Crimi 
  1. Investigation of Energy-efficient AI Model Architectures and Compression Techniques for “Green” Fetal Brain Segmentation, Szymon Mazurek, Monika Pytlarz, Sylwia Malec, Alessandro Crimi 
  1. Multifunctional, Fluorene-Based Modulator of Cholinergic and GABAergic Neurotransmission as a Novel Drug Candidate for Palliative Treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease, Dawid Panek, Anna Pasieka, Jakub Jończyk, Milena Gawlińska, Paula Zaręba, Agata Siwek, Małgorzata Wolak, Barbara Mordyl, Monika Głuch-Lutwin, Gniewomir Latacz, Xavier Brazzolotto, Fabien Chantegreil, Florian Nachon, Jana Zdarova Karasova, Jaroslav Pejchal, Martin Mzik, Vit Sestak, Lukas Prchal, Jitka Odvarkova, Ondrej Soukup, Jan Korabecny, Ales Sorf, Marie Hamsikova, Lucie Zemanova, Lubica Muckova, Nela Vánova, Pola Dryja, Kinga Sałat, Georg Höfner, Klaus Wanner, Anna Więckowska, Barbara Malawska 
  1. Comparing Structure-Function Relationships in Brain Networks Using EEG and fNIRS, Rosmary Blanco, Maria Giulia Preti, Cemal Koba, Dimitri Van De Ville, Alessandro Crimi, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-79817-x 
  1. Deep Learning Glioma Grading with the Tumor Microenvironment Analysis Protocol for Comprehensive Learning, Discovering, and Quantifying Microenvironmental Features, Monika Pytlarz, Kamil Wojnicki, Paulina Pilanc, Bożena Kamińska, Alessandro Crimi 
  1. MICCAI-CDMRI 2023 QuantConn Challenge Findings on Achieving Robust Quantitative Connectivity through Harmonized Preprocessing of Diffusion MRI, Nancy R. Newlin, Kurt Schilling, Serge Koudoro, Bramsh Qamar Chandio, Praitayini Kanakaraj, Daniel Moyer, Claire E. Kelly, Sila Genc, Jian Chen, Joseph Yuan-Mou Yang, Ye Wu, Yifei He, Jiawei Zhang, Qingrun Zeng, Fan Zhang, Nagesh Adluru, Vishwesh Nath, Sudhir Pathak, Walter Schneider, Anurag Gade, Yogesh Rathi, Tom Hendriks, Anna Vilanova, Maxime Chamberland, Tomasz Pieciak, Dominika Ciupek, Antonio Tristan Vega, Santiago Aja-Fernandez, Maciej Malawski, et al. 
  1. Placental Vessel Segmentation and Registration in Fetoscopy: Literature Review and MICCAI FetReg2021 Challenge Findings (old title: A Challenge on Placental Vessel Segmentation and Registration in Fetoscopy), Sophia Bano , Alessandro Casella , Francisco Vasconcelos, Abdul Qayyum, Abdesslam Benzino, Moona Mazher j, Fabrice Meriaudeau, Chiara Lena, Ilaria Anita Cintorrino, Gaia Romana De Paolis , Jessica Biagioli, Daria Grechishnikova, Jing Jiao, Bizhe Bai, Yanyan Qiao, Binod Bhattarai, Rebati Raman Gaire, Ronast Subedi, Eduard Vazquez, Szymon Płotka, Danail Stoyanov, https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1361841523003262?via%3Dihub 
  1. Transcriptomic profiling of “brain-eating amoeba” Naegleria fowleri infection in mice: the host and the protozoa perspectives, Guerlais, V., Allouch, N., Moseman, E. A., Wojciechowska, A. W., Wojciechowski, J. W., & Marcelino I, https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/cellular-and-infection-microbiology/articles/10.3389/fcimb.2024.1490280/full 
  1. Safeguarding Authenticity for Mitigating the Harms of Generative AI: Issues, Research Agenda, and Policies for Detection, Fact-Checking, and Ethical AI, Ahmed Abdeen Hamed, Malgorzata Zachara-Szymanska, Xindong Wu, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2024.108782 
  1. CACTUS: a Comprehensive Abstraction and Classification Tool for Uncovering Structures, Luca Gherardini, Varun Ravi Varma, Karol Capała, Roger Woords, Jose Sousa, https://doi.org/10.1145/3649459 
  1. On human nanoscale synaptome: morphology modeling and storage estimation, Wieslaw L. Nowinski, https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0310156 
  1. Investigating the Interaction Between EEG and fNIRS: A Multimodal Network Analysis of Brain Connectivity, Rosmary Blanco, Cemal Koba, Alessandro Crimi, https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877750324002096?via%3Dihub 
  1. Taxonomy of acute stroke: imaging, processing, and treatment, Wieslaw L. Nowinski, https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/14/10/1057 
  1. Storage estimation in morphology modeling of the human whole brain at the nanoscale, Wieslaw L. Nowinski, https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S187775032400139X?via%3Dihub 
  1. Stratifying risk of disease in haematuria patients using machine learning techniques to improve diagnostics, Anna Drożdż, Brian Duggan, Mark W. Ruddock, Cherith N. Reid, Mary Jo Kurth, Joanne Watt, Allister Irvine, John Lamont, Peter Fitzgerald, Declan O’Rourke, David Curry, Mark Evans, Ruth Boyd, and Jose Sousa, https://doi.org/10.3389/fonc.2024.1401071 
  1. Signature genes selection and functional analysis of Astrocytoma phenotypes: a comparative study, Anna Drozdz, Caitriona E. McInerney, Kevin M. Prise, Veronica J., https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers16193263 
  1. Functional and structural reorganization in brain tumors: a machine learning approach using desynchronized functional oscillations, J. Falcó-Roget, F. Sambataro, A. Cacciola, A. Crimi, https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-024-06119-3 
  1. Adaptation to space conditions of novel bacterial species isolated from the International Space Station revealed by functional gene annotations and comparative genome analysis, Lukasz M. Szydlowski, Alper A. Bulbul, Anna C. Simpson, Deniz E. Kaya, Nitin K. Singh, Ugur O. Sezerman, Paweł P. Łabaj, Tomasz Kosciolek, Kasthuri J. Venkateswaran, DOI:10.1186/S40168-024-01916-8w, (04 October 2024), https://microbiomejournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40168-024-01916-8, 

We celebrated too 

  • We celebrated Children’s Day with a communal outing that featured engaging field games, fostering a spirit of fun and camaraderie among team members and their families.  
  • Additionally, the Sano community actively participated in the Poland Business Run 2024, showcasing our commitment to team spirit and community engagement. Our Sano Running Team was represented by two teams: 

 1st Team – Sano: Maciej Malawski, Agus Hartoyo, Anna Kajda, Wioletta Niwińska, Michał Kosobudzki. 

 2nd Team – Sano: Kamil Burkiewicz, Adam Sułek, Zuzanna Karwowska, Tomasz Pilichowski, Agus Hartoyo. 

 More details on our participation can be found here: https://sano.science/join-sano-at-poland-business-run-2024/  

  • November 27th, 2024, we celebrated Sano’s fifth anniversary with a special edition of Sano Science Day, themed “From Innovation to Translation – The Potential of Computational Medicine in Changing Healthcare.” This event gathered researchers, experts, and distinguished guests to discuss and explore the transformative impact of computational advancements on healthcare. The day was packed with engaging activities including: Keynote Speeches: Prof. Marco Viceconti and Jim Wild delivered insightful keynotes on personalized healthcare and the pioneering Xenon MRI technology, respectively. Thematic Sessions: Attendees participated in focused sessions on cutting-edge topics such as generative AI, digital twins, and the application of computer vision in medical contexts. Interactive Poster Presentations: Groundbreaking projects were displayed, offering a platform for interactive learning and discussion. Networking Opportunities: The event facilitated valuable networking, sparking conversations on future healthcare innovations. The celebration concluded with a reflective look at Sano’s journey over the past five years, an overview of ongoing research projects, and contemplations on future challenges and opportunities in computational medicine. 
  • The year also featured a cozy December gathering by the Christmas tree.