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Poster exhibition from CeNT in Pałac Kazimierzowski On December 15, 2023, the Rector of the University of Warsaw, Prof. Alojzy Nowak, opened the poster exhibition presenting research and innovation conducted at CeNT in the Kazimierzowski Palace. This is the first exhibition in a series of similar events for the UW community and beyond promoting the highlights of R&I activities at UW in […] >>

Professor Marta Wiśniewska is a member of the Neurobiology Committee of the Polish Academy of Sciences The Polish Academy of Sciences has released the outcomes of its Scientific Committees elections for the term 2024-2027, revealing Professor Marta Wisniewska as one of the newly elected members of the Neurobiology Committee. These Committees are a representation of scientists from various fields.They serve as opinion bodies and forums of intellectual exchange among scholars. Congratulations! >>

Researchers from the Centre for New Technologies received OPUS and PRELUDIUM grant funding The results of the NCN OPUS 25 and PRELUDIUM 22 competitions have been announced. The winners include researchers associated with the Center for New Technologies at the University of Warsaw. – Piotr Maciej Chyży, M.A.: “Computational alchemy and experimental validation: a hybrid approach to the design of new antimicrobial peptides.” Financing granted: PLN 139,997. – […] >>

EU project kick-off: “SUNGATE” In October 2023, the EU project “SUNGATE” began, an important participant of which is the Solar Fuels Laboratory run by Professor Joanna Kargul, operating at the Centre of New Technologies University of Warsaw. The aim of the SUNGATE project itself is to develop a novel, circular, sustainable and cost-efficient bio-hybrid technology that will enable the […] >>

Przemysław Malinowski, PhD received funding for the OPUS-LAP project We are pleased to announce that Przemysław Malinowski, PhD (Laboratory of Small Molecules’ Activation) received funding for the OPUS-LAP project “Improved molecular magnets based on sandwich complexes of lanthanides with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons”. Scientists from three other research groups will also participate in the research: Prof. Bartosz Trzaskowski (Chemical and Biological Systems Simulation Laboratory) and […] >>

The European Commission approved the CETO report The European Commission has approved the report of the Clean Energy Technologies Observatory (CETO), one of the key authors of which is the SUNER-C/SUNERGY initiative. CETO provides an evidence-based analysis of the current state of knowledge on which pan-European regulations in this area are based. The Observatory monitors EU research and innovation activities on clean […] >>

Professor Jacek Jemielity from the Laboratory of Chemical Biology co-authored an article on a new method of nucleotide synthesis. Professor Jacek Jemielity, Joanna Kowalska, PhD, DSc and Olga Perzanowska from the University of Warsaw are co-authors of an article on a new method of nucleotide synthesis. It is of great importance from the point of view of the availability of pure stereochemically modified nucleotides and their use in developing new therapies. The work was […] >>

Article about an invention from QOT published in Nature Photonics A team from the Center for Quantum Optical Technologies published results in the journal Nature Photonics. The paper demonstrates for the first time the conversion of microwave photons to optical photons using a device based on Rydberg atoms and operating at room temperature. The invention provides a new and highly sensitive method for measuring microwaves, […] >>

Biologists from the Center for New Technologies have published the results of their research in the journal Molecular Psychiatry Doctor Łukasz Szewczyk and professor Marta Wiśniewska have published the results of a five-year study in the journal Molecular Psychiatry. In collaboration with Professor Anna Molofsky (University of California, San Francisco), they investigated the role of the autism risk gene TCF7L2 in brain development. They discovered that TCF7L2 is a regulator of astrocyte development – […] >>

Interview with Professor Wojciech Grochala about this year’s Nobel Prize 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. During the conversation, the issues of both the title event and the impact of the awarded discovery […] >>