The National Science Centre has announced the ranking lists of projects approved for funding in the OPUS 24,  SONATA 18 and PRELUDIUM-BIS calls. Scientists from the Nencki Institute received financial support for 7 research projects:

OPUS 24

dr Anna Beroun - Unraveling the Enigmatic Silent Synapses

prof. dr hab. Paweł Dobrzyń - Stearoyl-CoA desaturase as a novel regulator of cardiomyocyte maturation

dr Jan Kamiński - The role of the Medial Temporal Lobe in Working Memory Maintenance: A Human Single-Neuron Study

dr hab. Ewelina Knapska - Central amygdala neuronal circuits mediating social and food rewards

prof. dr hab. Urszula Wojda - Blood plasma microRNA profile as a basis for detecting Alzheimer's disease and dementia risk in pre-symptomatic individuals

SONATA 18

dr Liliia Lehka - Unconventional myosine VI as a novel regulator of myogenic differentiation and regeneration of skeletal muscles via modulation of mitochondria homeostasis and redox status

PRELUDIUM-BIS 4

dr hab. Katarzyna Piwocka - Specific immune signatures of T cells as biomarkers of the post-COVID Syndrome and predictors of long-term health dysfunctions and possible therapeutic interventions