What's new at Łukasiewicz – PORT?
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Thanks to this funding, Dr. Rohit Shrivastava will carry out the AstroExo-HD project, whose aim is to develop new methods for early diagnosis and to identify potential therapeutic targets in Huntington’s disease.
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Impairment of blood–brain barrier (BBB) function is among the earliest indicators of neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, and vascular dementia. During the seminar, Dr. Mootaz Salman will discuss how inflammation-mediated BBB dysfunction disrupts cerebrovascular integrity and how research aims to prevent irreversible neurodegenerative changes.
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“I follow wherever the data lead me,” says Dr. Vitor Cabral, who has spent years building his scientific expertise across disciplines and continents – from classical microbiology and genetics, through infection biology, to synthetic biology and translational research. Today, at Łukasiewicz – PORT, he draws on this interdisciplinary background to design microbiome-based therapeutic strategies.
The year 2025 marked a period of step-change growth in the research capacity of Łukasiewicz – PORT. Newly acquired, highly specialized infrastructure represents not only a modernization of facilities, but also the opening of new research directions in the fight against brain tumors, chronic pain, and the energy crisis.
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On January 28, 2026, at Łukasiewicz – PORT in Wrocław, a funding agreement was signed for the winning project of the fourth Virtual Research Institute competition, marking the launch of the PACMAN oncology research project.
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The development of interdisciplinary research, support for young scientists and PhD students, and closer cooperation between science and industry are the key goals behind the institute’s accession to the Max Born Wrocław Research Alliance.
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Two more researchers at Łukasiewicz – PORT have been awarded the degree of habilitated doctor. This is not only an important milestone in their individual careers, but also a key element of the institute’s long-term strategy focused on developing independent research teams and educating future generations of scientists.
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Łukasiewicz – PORT has been identified as one of the potential locations for the planned European Space Agency (ESA) Technology Centre in Poland. The candidacy of Wrocław and the Lower Silesia region was officially endorsed in a letter addressed to Prime Minister Donald Tusk and to the European Space Agency.
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Two new projects at Łukasiewicz – PORT have received funding from the National Science Centre under the OPUS 29 and PRELUDIUM 24 calls, led by Dr. Agnieszka Krzyżosiak and Kamila Nowak, MSc.
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The project “P4Health: A Center of Excellence for Precision Phenotyping and Biological Data Banking for Personalized Brain Health,” developed by researchers at Łukasiewicz – PORT, has been placed on the ranking list of projects recommended for funding in the International Research Agendas (MAB) FENG program, organized by the Foundation for Polish Science. The recommended level of funding amounts to PLN 34 million.
