The National Science Centre has announced the ranking lists of projects approved for funding in OPUS 19 and PRELUDIUM 19 calls. Scientists from the Nencki Institute received financial support for 7 research projects.
OPUS
Dr Anna Róża Malik - VPS10P domain receptors in phenotypic polarization of astrocytes and microglia in the diseased brain.
Prof. Jakub Włodarczyk (Grant implemented in consortium with Maj Institute of Pharmacology Polish Academy of Sciences – Principal Investigator - dr hab. Bernadeta Szewczyk) - Zinc deficient diet as a trigger for treatment-resistant depression in chronically stressed mice. Understanding the mechanisms of treatment-resistant depression and overcoming it.
Dr hab. Małgorzata Zofia Zawadzka - Modulation of the injured nerve microenvironment to support axon regeneration and spinal cord motoneuron survival - molecular mechanisms and functional implications.
PRELUDIUM
mgr Krystian Robert Bijata - New chapter in a long story - The role of monoamine oxidases palmitoylation during chronic stress
mgr Łukasz Damian Bijoch - In vivo and ex vivo tracking the cocaine’s mechanism of action in the medial part of the central amygdala
mgr inż. Anna Ida Głowacka - Molecular and ultrastructural changes in neuromuscular junction after complete spinal cord transection and spinal BDNF overexpression.
mgr Milena Krajewska - Application of polymer nanodiscs to isolate and characterize membrane protein complexes between mitochondrial respiratory chain and potassium channels