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ioinformatics to characterize and develop models <strong>of</strong><br />

biological processes <strong>of</strong> medical and agricultural interest”:<br />

1) Modeling <strong>of</strong> protein structures and their complexes,<br />

2) A database <strong>of</strong> systems for DNA repair and degradation, 3)<br />

Experimental analyses <strong>of</strong> DNA repair proteins; 340,000PLN;<br />

2006-2009; J.M. Bujnicki<br />

• “From patterns <strong>of</strong> gene expression and regulatory<br />

motifs towards prediction and modeling <strong>of</strong> global<br />

gene expression in brain physiology and pathology”,<br />

Director: B. Kamińska-Kaczmarek from Nencki Institute <strong>of</strong><br />

Experimental Biology; within the commissioned grant:<br />

„Application <strong>of</strong> functional genomics and bioinformatics for<br />

characterization and modeling <strong>of</strong> biological processes <strong>of</strong><br />

critical importance for medicine and agriculture” (3/0-PBZ-<br />

MNiI-2/1/2005); 375,000 PLN; 2006-2009; J. Jaworski<br />

• “Search for diagnostic methods <strong>of</strong> Alzheimer disease and<br />

identification <strong>of</strong> pathogenic mechanisms as potential<br />

targets <strong>of</strong> therapies based on proteomic research in<br />

human lymphocytes” (K129/P05/2005/UMED6); 400,000<br />

PLN; 2005-2008; U. Wojda (within commissioned grant PBZ-<br />

KBN-124/P05/2004 directed by Medical University <strong>of</strong> Lodz);<br />

Director: P. Liberski<br />

Other Research Grants<br />

• Scientific Network “Visualization <strong>of</strong> biomedical<br />

phenomena” – BIOWIZJA coordinated by the Institute <strong>of</strong><br />

Fundamental Technological Research (63/E-89/BWSN-<br />

0142/2008); 200,000 PLN; J. Bujnicki/M. Nowotny<br />

• Scientific Network “Mechanisms <strong>of</strong> cellular movements<br />

– Mobilitas.pl” coordinated by the Nencki Institute <strong>of</strong><br />

Experimental Biology PAN (2/E-36/SN-0075/2007); 75,000<br />

PLN; 2007-2008; M. Miączyńska<br />

• Scientific Network organized by Institute <strong>of</strong> Pharmacology<br />

PAN – “Looking for systemic targets <strong>of</strong> potential<br />

neurotrophic drugs” (26/E-40/BWSN-0023/2008); 54,680<br />

PLN; J. Kuźnicki/M. Wiśniewska<br />

• Grant from Foundation for Polish Science (Homing<br />

Programme) “Post-translational modifications and<br />

nuclear functions <strong>of</strong> endosomal APPL proteins” (HOM/<br />

ed2007/126); 80,000 PLN; 2007-2009; I. Pilecka<br />

• Pr<strong>of</strong>essorial Grant from Foundation for Polish Science<br />

(SP<strong>10</strong>/04) “Beta-catenin metabolism in health and disease”;<br />

240,000 PLN; 2004-2008; J. Kuźnicki<br />

Publications resulting from grants (not affiliated<br />

to <strong>IIMCB</strong> research groups)<br />

1. Mossakowska M, Pawlinska-Chmara R, Broczek KM.<br />

Asthma, allergy, and respiratory symptoms in centenarians<br />

living in Poland. J Physiol Pharmacol. 2008; 56 Suppl<br />

6:483-489<br />

2. Geremek M, Schoenmaker F, Zietkiewicz E, Pogorzelski<br />

A, Diehl S, Wijmenga C, Witt M. Sequence analysis <strong>of</strong><br />

21 genes located in the Kartagener syndrome linkage<br />

region on chromosome 15q. Eur J Hum Genet, 2008;<br />

16:688-695<br />

3. Dawidowska M, Jółkowska J, Szczepański T, Derwich K,<br />

Wachowiak J, Witt M. Implementation <strong>of</strong> the standard<br />

strategy for identification <strong>of</strong> Ig/TCR targets for minimal<br />

residual disease diagnostics in B-cell precursor ALL<br />

pediatric patients: Polish experience. Arch Immunol Ther<br />

Exp, 2008; 56:409-418<br />

4. Loges NT, Olbrich H, Fenske L, Mussaffi H, Horvath J,<br />

Fliegauf M, Kuhl H, Baktai G, Peterffy E, Chodhari R, Chung<br />

EM, Rutman A, O’Callaghan C, Blau H, Tiszlavicz L, Voelkel<br />

K, Witt M, Zietkiewicz E, Neesen J, Reinhardt R, Mitchison<br />

HM, Omran H. DNAI2 mutations cause primary ciliary<br />

dyskinesia with defects in the outer dynein arm. Am J<br />

Hum Genet, 2008; 83:547-558<br />

Scientific degrees in 2008<br />

Academic Habilitation:<br />

• Marta Miączyńska, habilitation thesis: „Effector proteins<br />

<strong>of</strong> Rab5 GTPase in the regulation <strong>of</strong> endocytosis and signal<br />

transduction”, Nencki Institute <strong>of</strong> Experimental Biology<br />

PAN, Warsaw, 27.06.2008<br />

• Paweł Bieganowski, habilitation thesis: „New<br />

developments in biosynthesis <strong>of</strong> NAD and NADP”, Institute<br />

<strong>of</strong> Bioorganic Chemistry PAN, Poznań, 4.11.2008<br />

PhD:<br />

• Magdalena Błażejczyk, PhD thesis: „Neuronal<br />

characterization <strong>of</strong> two calcium binding proteins,<br />

calmyrin 1 and calmyrin 2 belonging to „EF-hand”<br />

superfamily”, Mentor: U. Wojda, Nencki Institute <strong>of</strong><br />

Experimental Biology PAN, Warsaw, 20.02.2008<br />

• Walerych Dawid, PhD thesis: „Rescue <strong>of</strong> human p53<br />

activity by molecular chaperones”, Mentor: A. Żylicz,<br />

Institute <strong>of</strong> Biochemistry and Biophysics PAN, Warsaw,<br />

6.05.2008<br />

• Aleksandra Helwak, PhD thesis: „Comparative analysis<br />

<strong>of</strong> the Hsc70 and Hsp70 molecular chaperones”, Mentor:<br />

M. Żylicz, Nencki Institute <strong>of</strong> Experimental Biology PAN,<br />

Warsaw, 27.05.2008<br />

• Małgorzata Gutkowska, PhD thesis: „Human Hsp90,<br />

its is<strong>of</strong>orms and postulated mechanism <strong>of</strong> function”,<br />

Mentor: A. Żylicz, Nencki Institute <strong>of</strong> Experimental<br />

Biology PAN, Warsaw, 29.09.2008<br />

• Adam Sobczak, PhD thesis: „ Identification and<br />

characterisation <strong>of</strong> interction between Calmyrin 1 -<br />

calcium binding protei, and SCG<strong>10</strong> - tubulin cytoskeleton<br />

regulator in neuronal cells”, Mentor: U. Wojda, Nencki<br />

Institute <strong>of</strong> Experimental Biology PAN, Warsaw, 4.11.2008<br />

• Leszek Lipiński, PhD thesis: „Functional analysis <strong>of</strong><br />

serine-threonine protein kinase TSSK3”, Mentor: M. Żylicz,<br />

Institute <strong>of</strong> Biochemistry and Biophysics PAN, Warsaw,<br />

25.11.2008<br />

• Łukasz Bojarski, PhD thesis: „Presenilin 1 related<br />

deregulation <strong>of</strong> cellular calcium homeostasis in<br />

Alzheimer’s disease”, Mentor: J. Kuźnicki, Nencki Institute<br />

<strong>of</strong> Experimental Biology PAN, Warsaw, 9.12.2008<br />

Annual Report 2008 13

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