Archives: Projects

Ashley Paul Gumsley: It is now emerging that our wandering continents came together and diverged…

Anna Kula-Pacurar: There are almost 40 million people throughout the world living with HIV. 35 years after its discovery there is a good anti-HIV therapy; however, this treatment cannot fully eliminate the virus. 

James Wesley Scott: The development of the European Union is often linked to ideas of…

Dawid Witold Janas: We are living in times when energy demand is growing at such a fast pace that it will not be long before we encounter a huge crisis unless discoveries come to light to avert it. What we need is a new generation of electrical conductors, more efficient, ecologically-friendly and sustainable. A recently discovered form of carbon called carbon nanotubes seems like one of the most viable candidates to accomplish this goal.

Djuro Huber: As with all wildlife, and perhaps even more so, brown bears are affected by loss of living space and changes to the remaining parts of habitat. This has led to the extinction of bears in most parts of Western Europe. Poland, Croatia and Sweden still have bears in parts of the countries.

Carlo Vascotto: Cancer is a complex disease caused by interactions of multiple factors, such as genetic predisposition, environmental and lifestyle influences, infectious agents and ageing. Due to the complexity of this pathology, cancer research includes basic research, strategies for prevention, development of early diagnostic tools, and translational approaches for treatment and cure.

Stephanie Weismann: Sniffing out everyday life in interwar Poland. An attempt at narrating the city’s history on the basis of its smells.

Silvio Osella: The goal of this project was to expand the knowledge of hybrid, protein-graphene systems by assembling a team of computational chemists and physicists. We focused on the theoretical study of a new hybrid protein-graphene system, as a candidate for bio-electronic devices, such as biosensors and bio-organic photovoltaic cells (bio-OPV).

Barbara Uszczyńska-Ratajczaka: Mitochondrial dysfunctions can affect almost any part of our body, including the brain, nerves, muscles, heart, kidneys, eyes and pancreas. Many human diseases are related to their dysfunctions, including muscular dystrophy, cancer and neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease or Parkinson’s disease.

Luca Pietro Casacci: Efficient communication to coordinate the actions of up to a million specialised nestmates is fundamental to the success of social insects, especially ants, which represent some of the most sophisticated animal societies.