Grants & founds

Participation in selected research grants:

1.           2018-2023, I was a contributor of a number of grant projects realized in the department of cancer prevention and department of ophthalmology, including grant of National Institutes of Health (NIH, US) including
a) grant project no. BU00002238, PI: prof. Basil Rigas), 12/012019-11/30/2021 and IRB2019-00659, PI Robert Honkanen, Chairman of Ophtalmology, 01/17/2020-2023.

2.           2012-2016; Research project: Conjugated linoleic acid (CLA)-induced transcriptional activation of PPAR-an investigation of molecular mechanisms of putative anticancer action of fatty acids of CLA-enriched egg yolks.This work is supported by the National Science Centre for Scientific Research Grants UMO-2011/03/B/NZ9/01423.

3.           2009-present;  Research project: Structural and functional analysis of splice variants of TRβ1 in Human Renal Cancer. This work was supported by the Polish State Committee for Scientific Research Grants N N401 073636, N401 017 32/0286 (to A.N), and the Medical Centre of Postgraduate Education Grant 501-2-1-22-15/06. Realized in Medical Centre for Postgraduate Education in Warsaw, Poland.

4.           2009-2011, Large project: Expression of genes involved in human epilepsy (research using microarray technology), coordinated by Adam Master at Laboratory of Molecular Medical Biology of BioTe21 in cooperation with Medical University in Lublin, Poland and Ocean Ridge Biosciences, Palm Beach Gardens, FL USA.

5.           2005-2011, Project: Gene synthesis using the method of oligonucleotide assembly in PCR reaction, co-financed by the European Union from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) as part of the Integrated Regional Operational Programme (IROP), Project no.: Dz.3.4/ML/2/05, ZPORR (16.09.2005). The project with a total value of 776915 PLN gross (about $200,000 07/12/2024) was realized in Laboratory of Nucleic Acid Synthesis and Sequencing of BioTe21 in Cracow, Poland, link. The structural fund of EU allowed to provide the best quality, the most advanced research tools and high-resolution apparatus enable of performing the synthesis and analysis at genome and transcriptome level (ABI 3900 High-Throughput DNA Synthesizer, ABI 3100 Automated Capillary DNA Sequencer, HPLC, lyophilizer, thermocyclers and other tools. Project partner: AME Bioscience Ltd, UK. Among other achievements, the project enabled the development of an improved optimization of improved gene sequences allowing for the most efficient protein synthesis (gene engineering) as well as the discovery of a new approach to enhancing translation of selected protein isoforms. The method was successfully replicated using tumor suppressors and published by Master et al. 2016, CMKP, Warsaw, link.  

6.           2008-2010, Project: Genetic diagnostics of inherited mutations of genes involved in melanoma malignum, realized in Laboratory of Molecular Medical Biology of Biote21, supported by the PKO BP.

7.           Project: N N401 3547 33, realized in Medical Centre for Postgraduate Education in Warsaw, Poland.

8.           Project N401 017 32/02863, realized in Medical Centre for Postgraduate Education in Warsaw, Poland.

9.           Project 501-2-1-24-06/08, realized in Medical Centre for Postgraduate Education in Warsaw, Poland.

10.        Project 501-2-1-24-07/08, realized in Medical Centre for Postgraduate Education in Warsaw, Poland.

11.        Project 501-2-1-22-15/06: realized in Medical Centre for Postgraduate Education in Warsaw, Poland.

12.        Participation in projects coordinated by AKCENT MALOPOLSKA, a consortium of Jagiellonian University, Cracow University of Technology, University of Agriculture, AGH University of Science and Technology, focused on Research programme, that covers the following priority areas: Biotechnology, Nanotechnology and Modern technologies in medicine. The consortium aims at realization of many-year interdisciplinary research and training programmne as well as efficient implementation and commercialization of modern technologies by the Universities in Cracow.

13.        Participation in an international proposal: Betacarotene metabolism as the risk of liver fat accumulation. Search for the new NAFLD risk markers, created for 7th EU Frame Programme in Health priority, coordinated by Collegium Medicum at Jagiellonian University.