Current projects

1. Józef Dulak: Molecular mechanisms of heart failure in Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophy. The National Science Centre, MAESTRO grant, 2019–2024.   

2. Alicja Józkowicz: Endothelial cells in the composition of hematopoietic niche: the versa-tile choir or specialized soloists? The National Science Centre, MAESTRO grant, 2019–2024

3. Józef Dulak: Enhancement of heart repair after myocardial infarction by means of genetically improved cardiomyocytes and endothelial cells differentiated from induced pluripotent stem cells, The National Science Center, SHENG grant, 2022–2025

    Sheng: Polish-Chinese research project organized by the National Science Centre (NCN) and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC). Research cooperation with Professor Sifeng Chen from Fudan University in Shanghai. 

4. Agnieszka Łoboda: Novel insights into hydrogen sulfide-mediated cytoprotection – can H2S prevent the progression of Duchenne muscular dystrophy? The National Science Center, OPUS grant, 2020–2024.  

5. Agnieszka Jaźwa – Kusior: In search for novel markers of senescence and causes of senescent cells accumulation in atherosclerotic plaque. The National Science Center, OPUS grant, 2022–2026.  

6. Anna Grochot-Przęczek: Keap1-dependent proteopathy as a unifying mechanism of vascular dysfunction. The National Science Center, OPUS grant, 2022–2026.

7. Monika Biniecka: Mechanisms of cardiovascular complications in rheumatoid arthritis patients: induced pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes as an experimental model. The National Science Center, OPUS grant, 2018–2025.

8. Monika Biniecka: Mechanistic links between psoriasis and cardiovascular complications: investigation on inflammation induced alterations in induced pluripotent stem cells-derived endothelial cells cardiomyocytes and cardiac organoids. The National Science Center, SONATA grant, 2019–2024.

9. Agata Szade: Cellular and molecular mechanisms driving the expression of mobilizing cy-tokines. The National Science Center, SONATA grant, 2020–2023.

10. Agata Szade: Development of the new strategy for the mobilization of bone marrow cells to the blood for the treatment of hematopoietic disorders. The National Centre for Research and Development, LIDER grant, 2021–2023.

11. Witold Nowak: Heme metabolism in blood vessel wall – the influence on abdominal aortic aneurysm formation. The National Science Center, SONATA grant, 2020–2023.

12. Patryk Chudy: Oxidative, hemolytic or genotoxic stress - which one triggers a type I interferon response in heme oxygenase-1 deficient cells? The National Science Center, PRELUDIUM grant, 2022–2025.