Research on COVID-19: PAS institutes with NCN grants
Developing of the COVID-19 lateral flow test kits. Understanding how SARS-CoV-2 works at the molecular level. These are examples of projects that will be implemented at the institutes of the Polish Academy of Sciences (PAS) thanks to the funding from the National Science Center (NCN).
NCN has just announced the results of the "Express call to fund research into COVID-19" competition. In total, 262 applications were submitted. NCN awarded its grants to the most promising proposals. 5 out of 19 awarded research project will be realized at the PAS institutes.
Awarded projects
SARS-CoV-2 RNA, target of inhibition for virus replication
- Prof. Elżbieta Kierzek
- PAS Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry
- PLN 990 000
TMPRSS2 – a potential new drug target and a determinant of COVID-19 outcome
- Paweł Zmora, PhD
- PAS Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry
- PLN 988 000
- Prof. Janusz Bujnicki, corresponding member of the Academy
- International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology in Warsaw
- PLN 951 000
Validation of PDB models of potential drug design targets for SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus
- Prof. Mariusz Jaskólski
- PAS Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry
- PLN 384 000
Pregnancy strip like COVID-19 test kit
- Prof. Matthias Bochtler
- PAS Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics
- PLN 243 000
Congratulations to all our laureates and their teams.
About grants
NCN announced its competition at the end of March. The objective of the call was to select worthwhile research projects that would expand our knowledge of SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 disease. Solutions that will contribute to more effective diagnosis and treatment for COVID-19, and preventing negative effects of the pandemic are particularly desirable.
Source of information: National Science Center
