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MAESTO Grant at the Nencki Institute

18.07.2012

Maestro is addressed to advanced academics for the funding of 5-years research projects aimed at carrying out pioneering research, including interdisciplinary research, which is important for the development of science beyond the current state of knowledge, and may result in scientific discoveries. The project entitled “The role of glioma-derived signaling molecules in macrophage polarization and shaping anti-tumor immune responses” aims to discover mechanisms responsible for deregulated ...

Raft coalescence and FcRIIA activation upon sphingomyelin clustering induced by lysenin

17.07.2012

Immunoreceptor FcRIIA of macrophages and neutrophils is involved in phagocytosis and degradation of pathogens. This receptor recognizes antibodies which coat pathogens in blood serum. After ...

Kernel Current Source Density Method

17.07.2012

The last few years have brought dramatic developments in technologies and availability of multi-channel electrodes allowing simultaneous recording of electric potential from many places in the ...

Characterization of an alcohol addiction-prone phenotype in mice

17.07.2012

According to the World Health Organization, alcohol is the third most important risk factors for the population health. Alcohol abuse leads some people to develop an incurable and fatal disease, ...

TNF- affects energy metabolism and stimulates biogenesis of mitochondria in EA.hy926 endothelial cells

17.07.2012

The vascular endothelium plays an important role in smooth muscle relaxation, vasodilation and eventually regulation of blood flow. Under various pathological conditions (e.g. hyperglycaemia) ...