A molecular biologist from Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) with a current address in Lisbon, Ljiljana Djukanovic, who is a member of the Bosnian-Herzegovinian-American Academy of Arts and Sciences (BHAAAS), will organize the 14th BHAAAS Days next month.
This molecular biologist has been actively involved in the popularization and promotion of science in BiH for years, and for agency Fena she emphasized that achieving the interest of individuals in science and research is very important for the society in which they grow up and live to value science.
During the coronavirus pandemic, Djukanovic edited the series “60” about coronavirus, and today she says that the world could learn a lot from the pandemic.
”We learned that health systems must be stronger and better prepared, that state policies and decisions are significant and can save or endanger millions of lives, but that our individual behavior is perhaps even more important,” stated Djukanovic.
Scientists have also learned a lot, and all that knowledge can be applied to prevent and better respond to future pandemics, she believes.
”I believe that many more people around the world today better understand what the virus is, how it spreads, and why vaccines are important, so I hope that as a society we will be wiser when a new pandemic happens in the future, and it will happen for sure,” a molecular biologist Ljiljana Djukanovic concluded in an interview.
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