RECOOP

Since 2012, the Faculty of Medicine Osijek has been a member of the international Association of Regional Cooperation for Health, Science and Technology (RECOOP HST).

Member Organizations

CROATIA: Faculty of Medicine Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Department of Biology Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, School of Medicine University of Zagreb

CZECH REPUBLIC: Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine Prague, Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry of Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic

HUNGARY: Faculty of Medicine University of Debrecen, Medical School University of Pécs, Faculty of Medicine University of Szeged, Department of Pharmacodynamics Faculty of Pharmacy Semmelweis University Budapest

POLAND: Institute of Experimental Physics, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology

ROMANIA: Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest

SLOVAK REPUBLIC: Slovak Medical University, Faculty of Medicine Comenius University in Bratislava

UKRAINE: Palladin Institute of Biochemistry, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine; Institute of Cell Biology, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Lviv; Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University, Lviv

The Regional Cooperation for Health, Science and Technology (RECOOP HST) Association is a structured research group that seeks to improve the prevention and treatment of major public health problems through multinational, multidisciplinary collaboration. Created and led by Cedars-Sinai, it comprises 17 universities and academic organizations across eight countries in Central and Eastern Europe including the United States. The association explores and enhances local scientific outputs of the partner organizations, creates a critical mass of scientifically sound innovative research at the regional level and exploits the research outcomes at the global level.  

Researchers and students of the Faculty of Medicine Osijek regularly participate in the association's annual conferences (RECOOP Bridges in Life Science Annual Conference) and the annual student conference (RECOOP International Student Conference).

Projects of the Faculty of Medicine Osijek within the RECOOP HST:

1. Scientific Networking & Exchange in the Visegrad Four and Neighboring Countries for Animal Care and Use in Life Science Research

2. Research Network for Women's Health and Cardiovascular Diseases in the Visegrad Four Countries

3. Investigator Initiated Clinical Research in the Visegrad Four and the Neighboring Countries

4. Genome Wide Search Leading to Preterm Birth in Visgerad Four and Neighboring Countries

5. Enhance Competitiveness in Pharmaceutical Research & Improve Pharmacy Education in the V4 Countries

link: https://www.cedars-sinai.edu/research/administration/recoop.html