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"An international team of researchers from the Max Planck Research Group at the Malopolska Centre of Biotechnology (MCB) deciphered the molecular mechanism of a sulfur carrier system that stands at the root of all eukaryotic Ubiquitin-conjugation systems. For this project, the team headed by...

"Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) can now be used for more than just medical examination. As a measurement technology which offers extremely accurate insights into the structure of molecules and biochemical processes, NMR can support the development of new drugs and help optimise many industrial...

" The Foundation for Polish Science (FNP) is announcing a call for expert candidates as part of the Smart Growth Operational Programme 2014-2020 under Measure 4.4 ?Increasing the human potential in the R&D sector? as part of which it fulfils the role of the Implementing...

"The Foundation for Polish Science invites the beneficiaries of the First TEAM, HOMING, POWROTY/REINTEGRATION, TEAM-NET, TEAM, TEAM TECH (including the core-facility type competitions) programmes to apply for financing of new research tasks within the ongoing projects of the Measure 4.4 SG...

"He tracks snakes. He sticks transmitters to their scales, and he knows what nooks and crannies they slip into. He accompanies them in marshy thickets and in their big-city hideouts. He knows the secrets of creatures that others fear. Even if accidentally bitten by his own fault, he argues that a...

"Researchers from Gdańsk and Kraków have joined forces to develop an effective and safe vaccine against COVID-19. Its action will involve activating T-lymphocytes of a vaccinated person to destroy virus-infected cells. The research is financed by the Foundation for Polish Science from the EU Smart...

"Dr Alicja Chmielewska, a Polish virologist from Gdańsk, is verifting whether human immune proteins, also known as interferons, could stimulate the immunological system to effectively fight with SARS-CoV-2. Her research is financed by the Foundation for Polish Science from the EU Smart Growth...

"We are pleased to inform you that the book by Dr. Katarzyna Kalinowska, published in the FNP MONOGRAPHS series, entitled Praktyki flirtu i podrywu. Studium z mikrosocjologii emocji (Flirt and Pickup Practices: A Study in the Microsociology of Emotions) received the Stanisław Ossowski Prize...

"What is terahertz radiation and how can we use it to develop new technologies and for 6G-based high-speed data transmission? Professor Wojciech Knap, the co-founder of the Warsaw-based CENTERA institute, talks about this significant discovery of CENTERA researchers . CENTERA, Center for...

"We present you with the Annual FNP Report, which overviews our activities in 2019. As in previous years, the document reports on our statutory activities in 2019, along with financial statements, the auditor?s report, and a supplement presenting some of the FNP?s initiatives and selected FNP...

"Dr. Hab. Maja Grabacka from the Faculty of Food Technology at the University of Agriculture in Krakow proved in her experiments that the development of gliomas (brain tumors) could be inhibited by introducing tumor cells into an energy crisis with the use of fenofibrate, a substance used in the...

"The method presented in the article published in the prestigious journal Nature enables the ?editing? of mitochondrial DNA, meaning the introduction of precise changes within the mitochondrial genome. This method will allow further study of mitochondrial diseases caused by mutations in...

"  A team of researchers from Wrocław University of Science and Technology?s Faculty of Electronics has devised an advanced type of ultracompact laser designed, among other purposes, to facilitate more precise retinal imaging, allowing the development of tools for advanced and early...

"The Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research (IRZiBŻ) of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Olsztyn won EUR 2.5 million in the prestigious ERA Chairs H2020 program for the implementation of the six-year project ?Welcoming ERA Chair to Center of Excellence in nutrigenomics for optimizing...

"Dr. Przemysław Mróz from the Astronomical Observatory of the University of Warsaw, a scholarship holder in the START program of the Foundation for Polish Science (FNP), won the first Frank Wilczek Prize. Mróz?s research was appreciated for the study of rogue planets, that is planets not bound to...

"At the beginning of June the collection of samples of biological materials from oncological patients at the Medical University of Gdańsk exceeded 1000 donors. A total of 13 150 blood, plasma, skin, tumour and healthy tissue samples were collected. If we remain so active in recruiting patients,...

"Dr. Mateusz Czesław Strzelecki, winner of the START, SKILLS ? Coaching, and HOMING PLUS programs of the Foundation for Polish Science (FNP) qualified to the prestigious Leadership Academy for Poland 2020 program. Strzelecki is a polar geomorphologist who manages the Stanisław Baranowski Polar...

"Aby wyjść poza własny punkt widzenia i poznać opinie ?użytkowników?, czyli osób zaangażowanych w realizację grantów, jesienią 2019 roku Zespół ds. Ewaluacji i Analiz Programowych FNP przeprowadził badanie ankietowe wśród beneficjentów działania 4.4 PO IR (programy TEAM, TEAM-TECH, FIRST TEAM,...

" The Foundation for Polish Science (FNP) is announcing a call for expert candidates as part of the Smart Growth Operational Programme 2014-2020 under Measure 4.4 ?Increasing the human potential in the R&D sector? as part of which it fulfils the role of the Implementing...

"Scientists from the Centre for Terahertz Technology Research and Applications in Warsaw (CENTERA), established under the International Research Agendas Programme of the Foundation for Polish Science, have discovered a way to amplify terahertz waves with the use of graphene nanostructures at room...