Discovery of IMol scientists now published!
The recent publication of IMol researchers identifies a novel defense mechanism to restore cellular protein homeostasis upon mitochondrial disease stress. The Chacinska group, with a leading researcher Minji Kim supported by Remigiusz Serwa, a head of the IMol Proteomics Core Facility, discovered a novel stress mechanism activated by defective mitochondria, the powerhouses of the cell. […]
Molecular mechanisms of alternative splicing regulation in cancer
Do you want to find out more about molecular mechanisms of alternative splicing regulation in cancer? Come to the next IMol Science Club Seminar on June 22nd, where we will be joined by Juan Valcárcel of the Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG) in Barcelona. Prof. Valcárcel is the Deputy Director of the CRG, specializing in […]
Third EMBO Long Term Fellowship goes to IMol
For the third time, the prestigious EMBO Long Term Fellowship goes to IMol! Klaudia Maruszczak, a postdoc from the Chacińska lab, has just been awarded the stipend. Mitochondrial dysfunction and resulting impairment of organellar biogenesis leads to a build-up of proteinaceous deposits in the cytosol of the cell. Klaudia will study the mechanism of formation, […]
SONATA 18 NCN grant for our researchers
Another great news! Dr. Agata Kodroń and Dr. Minji Kim from the Chacinska Group and Dr. Paweł Mikulski, who will soon join us as a Group Leader, have been awarded SONATA 18 grants by NCN. Congratulations to all of the three laureates! Read more about the projects here: https://www.ncn.gov.pl/konkursy/wyniki/2023-05-18-opus24-sonata18
START 2023 scholarship for Hanna Salmonowicz and Dawid Mehlich
Exciting news! Dr. Hanna Salmonowicz from the Szczepanowska group and Dawid Mehlich from the Marusiak group are among the laureates of the START 2023 program from the Foundation for Polish Science. START is the oldest scholarship program in Poland, supporting outstanding young scientists from all fields of science, with the aim of encouraging their further […]
Agnieszka Chacinska elected to the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina
We are excited to share the great news! Agnieszka Chacinska has been elected to be a member of the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, a classical scholarly society that originated in 1652. This distinction has been given to only four Polish scientists before, and Agnieszka is the first elected Polish female member. The objectives […]