The Czech Health Research Council (AZV ČR) will support 2 new research projects of scientists from the Biology Department this year. Specifically, these are grant projects of Associate Professor Jiří Šána and Doctor Michaela Bosáková.
This year, AZV ČR supported a total of 96 projects in the field of healthcare research and development. The Faculty of Medicine of Masaryk University received support for 9 projects in total. The total amount of CZK 30 million will be allocated to projects from our department.
The supported projects at the Faculty of Medicine also include two projects by scientists from the Biology Department. As part of the first project, Associate Professor Jiří Sána and his colleagues will work on research into new therapeutic targets for overcoming radioresistance in glioblastoma. In the second project, Dr. Míša Bosáková will investigate the role of the localization of the receptor for fibroblast growth factor (FGFR2) in the primary cilium in the pathogenesis of glioblastoma.
The Head of the Department of Biology, Prof. Ondřej Slabý, has been elected Academician of the Year for preclinical teaching in a student poll organized by the Medical Students Association. The award ceremony occurred during the 26th Faculty of Medicine and Medical Students Association Representative Ball. Congratulations 😊.
The head of the research group, Dr. Pavel Krejčí, spoke to Medical Tribune about developing a new drug for patients with achondroplasia, which is now in the phase 2 clinical trial.
