Peter Veranic, Ph.D. in Cell Biology, graduated in 1992. Positions: 2014, Full Professor; 2012, Head of the Institute of Cell Biology, Faculty of Medicine (UL FM); 2017, National Coordinator of Eurobioimaging Node for Slovenia; 2010, ELMI representative for Slovenia; 2015 Head of the Infrastructural Center (BMCM); 2018 to present, CELSA reviewer. Research interest: research in contact-dependent intercellular communication in the urothelium, urothelial regeneration after induced shedding, induced disconnection and reconnection of intercellular junctions (mainly desmosomes), influence of cholesterol-enriched membrane rafts on stabilization of desmosomes, in vitro and ex vivo epithelio–mesenchymal and mesenchymal–epithelial transition after injury and regeneration process of urothelial cells, comparison of functionality recovery after regeneration by concomitant measurement of transepithelial resistance and rearrangement of supramolecular differentiation markers in urothelial cells, intercellular communication with nanotubular connections and extracellular micro or nanovesicles, biochemistry and ultrastructure of nanotubes and vesicles and their role in intercellular communication between normal and cancer urothelial cells. Recent research is focused on cystitis, the development of functionalized magnetic nanoparticles, and membrane raft attachment molecules as tools for the selective treatment of bladder cancer and cystitis.