What's new at Łukasiewicz – PORT?
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Combating harmful bacteria amid rising antimicrobial resistance remains one of the key challenges of modern science. Dr Tapendu Samanta is developing a new class of advanced materials that may display antibacterial activity without relying on traditional antibiotics.
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The fourth call of the Virtual Research Institute (WIB) has been resolved. An international panel of experts awarded the highest score to the project “Personalized antibody-drug conjugates activated by matrix metalloproteinases for solid tumors (PACMAN)”, submitted by a consortium of scientific institutions from Wrocław and Warsaw. An amount of PLN 72,854,995 from the Polish Science Fund has been allocated for its implementation.
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The Independent P4Health Department – Center of Excellence for Precision Phenotyping and Biological Data Banking was separated from the institute’s structure to focus on the strategic P4Health project. Its goal is to create in Poland a center that sets standards for modern, translational biomedical research. At the beginning of December, the position of the Center’s Director is assumed by Prof. Bastian Hengerer, former Director of Neurodegeneration Research at Boehringer Ingelheim.
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Dr. Maria Zdończyk and Dr. Piotr Kenis have defended their doctoral dissertations. Although they represent different disciplines, they share a common way of looking at the world: through the lens of matter and the tools that allow them to study it at scales invisible to the naked eye. And above all, a curiosity about what else can be created from it. They work together at the Materials Research Laboratory at Łukasiewicz – PORT, where they combine their interdisciplinary expertise.
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Dr. Heng-Chang Chen, leader of the Quantitative Virology Research Group at Łukasiewicz – PORT, has been selected for the prestigious New Voices in Virology program by the Journal of Virology. The initiative showcases researchers who bring fresh perspectives and innovative methods to modern virology.
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Łukasiewicz – PORT has received a recommendation for funding for two large infrastructure projects submitted under the BINGO call of the European Funds for a Modern Economy 2021–2027 program, within the track dedicated to network-type institutions. The initiatives are of key importance for the development of modern research infrastructure and will form the foundation for future scientific projects related to energy transformation, national defense and security, as well as precision medicine and genomics.
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Stress triggers a cascade of complex biochemical reactions in the body. One of its consequences may be the disruption of autophagy, the cellular “self-cleaning” process. Dr. Viorica Raluca Contu, leader of the AutoHealth project, investigates how stress influences this mechanism and how the interplay between the body’s metabolism and the brain shapes our mental health.
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We invite you to listen to the latest episode of PORTfolio Stories, Science and Success—a conversation with Dr. Simona Lodato, a neurobiologist from Humanitas University and Head of the Department of Developmental Neurobiology at Humanitas Research Hospital in Italy.
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Kacper Prokop has been awarded the Max Born Scholarship in the field of physical and chemical sciences. Weronika Zając received a distinction in the same category. Both work in the Advanced Materials Synthesis Research Group and are pursuing industrial doctorates.
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The guest of the latest episode of the PORTfolio podcast is Dr. Aleksandra Badura, Head of the Neural Networks Underlying Behavioral Flexibility Laboratory at Erasmus Medical Center in Rotterdam. Her team investigates how the cerebellum influences behavioral flexibility and how its dysfunctions may contribute to the development of autism.
