More NCN grants awarded to Hirszfeld Institute

We are pleased to announce that our Institute has received another five NCN grants for a total of PLN 9,993,049.
The beneficiaries are:

  1. Anna Jarząb Ph.D., from the Laboratory of Medical Microbiology headed by Prof. Dr. Andrzej Gamian – grant entitled: “Bacterial Maltow Atlas and its use in the assessment of temperature sensitivity of bacteria in the context of infectious fever” (amount: PLN 4,740,400)
  2. Honorata Kraśkiewicz, Ph.D., from the Laboratory of Biology of Stem and Neoplastic Cells headed by Prof. Aleksandra Klimczak, Ph.D. – grant entitled: “Therapeutic Potential of the Secretome of Human Adipose Tissue Mesenchymal Stem Cells (HATMSCs) in Chronic Skin Diseases” (amount: PLN 2,553,940 )
  3. Marta Wagner, Ph.D., from the Laboratory of Genetics and Epigenetics of Human Diseases headed by Lidia Karabon, Ph.D. – grant entitled: “Study of mechanisms regulating alternative splicing of the ALCAM gene and susceptibility of this molecule to shearing by shedases present in the tumor microenvironment and their relation to metastasis in bladder cancer and non-small cell lung cancer” (amount: PLN 1,977,988)
  4. Anna Apanasewicz-Grzegorczyk, MSc., from the Department of Anthropology headed by Professor Slawomir Koziel, Ph.D. – grant entitled: “When a child meets a child – the relationship between childhood stress of a mother and the gut microbiome of her offspring” (amount: PLN 139,568).
  5. Dariusz Danel, Ph.D., from the Department of Anthropology headed by Professor Slawomir Koziel, Ph.D. – grant entitled: “The human white sclera: the role of colouration and contrast in perceiving the eyes of others” – consortium with Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń – leader (amount for IIET PAS: PLN 581,153).

Our sincere congratulations.