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Funeral of Rafał Wierzchosławski
It is with sadness that we inform you that Rafal Wierzchosławski, Infrastructure Coordinator at the UW’s Centre for New Technologies in 2018-2019, passed away on 31 October 2024. His funeral will commence on 16.11.2024 at 12:00 p.m. in the Chapel at the Municipal Cemetery in Bydgoszcz, 51 Kcyńska Street.
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Researchers from CeNT take part in the WOOLRHINOPOLI research project
The evolutionary history of the woolly rhinoceros, one of the representatives of the extinct Pleistocene megafauna, is still insufficiently understood in Europe and especially in Poland. A joint attempt to solve this mystery was undertaken by scientists from Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań and the Centre of New Technologies of the University of Warsaw (CeNT […]
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An Interview with Professor Wojciech Grochala in RDC radio station
Professor Wojciech Grochala from the Laboratory of Technology of Novel Functional Materials gave an interview on RDC radio. One of the episodes of the podcast from the series “From Another Planet” discussed the topic of inventions and new technologies developed at CeNT in cooperation with a team of scientists from Slovenia. The recording is part […]
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Interview with Joanna Sułkowska, PhD DSc in connection with this year’s awarding of the 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
In connection with the announcement of the names of the winners of this year’s Nobel Prize in Chemistry, Joanna Sułkowska PhD, DSc from the Centre of New Technologies of the University of Warsaw was asked to give a short interview. Link to the comment on the PAP main page: https://www.pap.pl/aktualnosci/ekspertka-nobel-z-chemii-kolejny-przelom-wyjscie-poza-granice-ludzkiej-wyobrazni and on the Science in […]
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Interview with Professor Wojciech Grochala about Nobel Prize 2024 in Chemistry
Due to the announcement of the names of the winners of this year’s Nobel Prize in Chemistry, Professor Wojciech Grochala from the Centre of New Technologies of the University of Warsaw was asked to give a short interview. You can hear to Professor Grochala’s speech by clicking here.
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Professor Jacek Jemielity was appointed Director of CeNT
On October 4th, 2024, the Rector of the University of Warsaw, Professor Alojzy Z. Nowak appointed Professor Jacek Jemielity as the Director of CeNT for the term of office 2024-2028. Professor Jemielity specializes in organic and biological chemistry and biochemistry. He is one of the world leaders in research on chemically modified mRNA. He serves as the […]
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Scientists from CeNT UW among the most cited scientists in the world
Stanford University has published a list entitled World’s Top 2% Scientists 2023. Among the most cited researchers from around the world, 76 people with an affiliation with the University of Warsaw were classified, including researchers from the Center for New Technologies. The ranking is divided into two parts: the first one evaluates scientific achievements taking […]
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SPUB Grant for the Glacios Cryo-Electron Microscope
The Cryomicroscopy and Electron Diffraction Core Facility at CeNT has received a grant of nearly 1 million PLN from the Ministry of Science and Higher Education to maintain the operational readiness of the Glacios cryo-electron microscope from 2024 to 2026. In recent years, cryogenic electron microscopy (cryo-EM) has revolutionized structural research in the biological and […]
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Professor Bartosz Trzaskowski from the Chemical and Biological Systems Simulation Laboratory co-authored an article on a new type of molecular motions in rotaxanes.
A new class of caliyrinxpyrrole-based rotaxanes, which are hybrids of porphyrins and calixpyrroles, was obtained in the group of Prof Bartosz Szyszko of the University of Wrocław. The introduction of calixpyrrole into the rotaxan axis resulted in a new type of molecular motion, the so-called fluttering, which has not yet been described in the scientific […]
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Jerzy Konorski Prize for dr Szewczyk and prof. Wiśniewska
Dr. Łukasz Szewczyk and Prof. Marta Wiśniewska have been awarded the Jerzy Konorski Prize for the best original Polish neurobiology publication in 2023. The scientists were honored for their article titled “Astrocytic β-catenin signaling via TCF7L2 regulates synapse development and social behavior” published in the journal Molecular Psychiatry. The Jerzy Konorski Prize, awarded for over […]
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