Scientists from IBCH PAS obtained nearly PLN 13.5 million for 10 projects from the National Science Center in the following competitions:

– OPUS 22

dr hab. Magdalena Łuczak – “Comprehensive phosphoproteomic analysis of NKT cells in the context of the role of phosphorylation mechanisms in progression of atherosclerosis in chronic kidney disease” (NZ2 panel)

dr hab. Marta Olejniczak – “Searching for new therapeutic targets in polyglutamine diseases” (NZ2 panel)

dr hab. Miłosz Ruszkowski – “Search for Inhibitors of Human δ1-Pyrroline-5-Carboxylate Reductase 1 (PYCR1) as Lead Molecules for the Development of Novel Anticancer Drugs” (NZ7 panel)

dr Anna Wojakowska (in consortium led by the Medical University of Gdańsk) – “Exosomes as a potential biomarker for monitoring and predicting kidney allograft rejection” (NZ7 panel)

dr Joanna Banasiak – “New mechanisms determining MFT-mediated sensitivity to abscisic acid during the germination of Medicago truncatula seeds” (NZ3 panel)

dr Witold Andrałojć (in consortium led by the Łódź University of Technology) – “Synthesis and structural/biophysical studies of model mRNA/mt-tRNA oligomers to evaluate the role of modified nucleosides (m5C, hm5C, f5C, ca5C, m1G) in translation and human diseases” (panel ST4 panel)

– SONATA 17

dr Paweł Świtoński – “Elucidating neurodegenerative processes using direct profiling of selectively vulnerable neurons” (NZ3 panel)

dr Piotr Małecki – “Structure-guided design of histone demethylase inhibitors for cancer therapy.” (NZ7 panel; No. 1 on the ranking list!)

– PRELUDIUM BIS 3

dr hab. Marzena Wojciechowska – “Non-canonical pre-mRNA splicing participates in the editing of CNBP mutant allele in myotonic dystrophy type 2 (DM2)” (NZ1 panel)

dr hab. Agnieszka Żmieńko – “The role of transposable elements and epigenetic regulation of gene expression in Medicago truncatula root nodules development” (NZ2 panel)