Research Highlights

Minister’s scholarships for outstanding young scientists 2020. On June 17th, the Minister of Science and Higher Education announced a list of scholarship winners for outstanding young scientists. Scholarships are awarded to people with extensive variety of publications and innovative research. The winners of the Minister’s scholarship for outstanding young scientists from CeNT are: Jan Kołodyński, PhD, Centre for Quantum Optical Technologies, in […] >>
Researchers from the University of Warsaw proposed a new method for studying biologically important DNA structures. A team of scientists from the Faculty of Physics of the University of Warsaw and the Centre of New Technologies of the University of Warsaw, promoters: dr hab. Joanna Kowalska, dr Marcin Warmiński, prof. Jacek Jemielity and Marek Baranowski, published in the prestigious scientific journal Nucleic Acids Research (NAR) the results of experiments on the […] >>
NCN announced the results of the competitions OPUS 18, PRELUDIUM 18, SONATA 15 and PRELUDIUM BIS 1. NCN announced the results of the competitions OPUS 18, PRELUDIUM 18, SONATA 15 and PRELUDIUM BIS 1. 9 grants were awarded to CeNT employees: OPUS 18 D. Popović HS3 (from the laboratory of Prof. P. Węgleński) M. Dziembowska NZ4 K. Kazimierczuk ST4 P. Leszczyński ST5 (from the laboratory of Prof. W. Grochala)   SONATA 15 […] >>
Prof. Dariusz Plewczyński’s Laboratory is a member of the ENHPATHY project – recruitment of PhD students lasts until 16.04.2020 r. Laboratory of Functional and Structural Genomics CeNT UW led by prof. Plewczyński is one of the beneficiaries of ENHPATHY program. ENHPATHY is the first Innovative Training Networks program relies on leading research-focused organisations (universities, research centres, and companies) to host talented foreign researchers and to create strategic partnerships with leading institutions worldwide. The main objective […] >>
Award of the Minister of Science and Higher Education for dr hab. Joanna Ida Sułkowska.     The Polish Science Day was established in 2020 by the Act of 9 January as an expression of recognition for the achievements of Polish scientists. It is celebrated on February 19th, the anniversary of the birth of Nicolaus Copernicus, and has the status of a public holiday. On this occasion, a Polish Science […] >>
NCN grant for dr hab. Marta Szulkin, prof. Ucz. We are pleased to inform you that professor Marta Szulkin, head of the Wild Urban Evolution & Ecology Lab, from the Centre of New Technologies, became the winner of the fourth edition of the UWERTURA competition and received a grant for the project: “Sources of rapid adaptation to urban environments”. This year, as many as […] >>
New method for production of mRNA. Researchers from the University of Warsaw under the guidance of prof. Jacek Jemielity, dr hab. Joanna Kowalska and dr Paweł Sikorski developed a new method for efficient production of mRNA. The scientists described the results of the research in the prestigious magazine “Nucleic Acids Research”. The article was recognized by reviewers as a breakthrough in […] >>
Article by scientists from Laboratory of Mitochondrial Biogenesis discussed in a commentary published in BMC Biology An article authored by Łukasz Kowalski and Piotr Brągoszewski (together with colleagues from the Laboratory of Mitochondrial Biogenesis and from the University of Heidelberg) entitled Determination of the cytosolic turnover of mitochondrial intermembrane space proteins has been published in BMC Biology journal. Authors provided the detailed analysis of the involvement of the ubiquitin-proteasome system in the […] >>
Abstract by Marcin Równicki rated among the best abstracts in 2018 by the 28th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Marcin Równicki, a PhD student from the Joanna Trylska group, was selected for the official media programme at the 28th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, which took place in Madrit, Spain. His abstract “Detonate an internal bomb. Bacterial toxin-antitoxin systems as targets for novel antimicrobials” was among the best rated abstracts 2018. […] >>
Jacek Jemielity, Edward Darżynkiewicz and Joanna Kowalska announced as the finalists of European Inventor Award 2018 The European Inventor Award is an annual celebration of the incredible contributions of inventors from across Europe and the world to social and economic progress. The award is given by the European Patent Office (EPO). It promotes the remarkable inventors behind some of the most important inventions of our time. Experts from the European Patent […] >>