Department of Biostatistics and Translational Medicine
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We are excited to share the latest interview with our Head of Department, Prof. Wojciech Fendler, featured on PolitykaZdrowotna.com! Discover the new initiatives on the horizon for the Polish Medical Research Agency (ABM) and learn how one can lead one of Poland’s major research funding institutions while remaining an active researcher. “In the perspective of […]
The latest article just published in the collaboration between our doctoral student Zuzanna Nowicka and Prof. Wojciech Fendler’s team with Prof. Dipanjan Chowdhury, demonstrates how loss of 53BP1, a critical regulator of DNA repair, activates the pro-inflammatory signals in cancer cells and anti-tumor immunity. Deficiency of the molecular DNA damage repair forms the basis of […]
We are excited to announce the publication of our latest paper in collaboration in the Cardiovascular Diabetology journal (IF 9.3). Congratulations to the leading author, our PhD student, Aleksandra Ryk, MSc, and our hard-working team at the Department: Jędrzej Chrzanowski, MD, Jacek Burzyński, MD, Arkadiusz Michalak, MD and prof. Wojciech Fendler, on this remarkable achievement! […]
We are excited to announce the publication of our latest paper in collaboration with Professor Dipanjan and Professor Hotamışlıgil labs in the Cell Reports journal (IF 8.8). Congratulations to Jędrzej Chrzanowski, MD, Dominika Michałek, MSc and prof. Wojciech Fendler on this achievement. This study investigates the role of Tudor-interacting repair regulator (TIRR, NUDT16L1), as an […]
We are pleased to announce that our long-term collaborator, Prof. Dipanjan Chowdhury, has been selected as the first incumbent of the Svanberg Family Chair within the Endowed Chairs program at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. This distinction honors a distinguished senior faculty member and provides invaluable financial support in perpetuity to pursue research and care initiatives leading […]
We are pleased to announce that Damian Mikulski, a member of our Department, is among the 40 recipients of research scholarships awarded in the 4th edition of the Walczak NAWA program. Starting in February 2025, Dr. Mikulski will spend five months working with Professor Robert Orlowski, M.D., Ph.D., at the University of Texas MD Anderson […]
We are pleased to announce that Grzegorz Mirocha, a student from the Department of Biostatistics and Translational Medicine, has received funding of PLN 30,000 under the “UMed grants” program for his project “Exploring NRP2 and MDK as serum markers for predicting poor mobilization in multiple myeloma patients treated with anti-CD38 monoclonal antibody-based induction therapy”. The […]
We are thrilled to announce the remarkable accomplishments of our student-scientists at the recent Juvenes Pro Medicina conference, held from May 9-11, 2024. Marysia Wołyniak secured first place in the Immunology session with her presentation “Potential overlap between cannabinoid and nociceptin signaling and their role in the intestinal inflammation explored in a mouse model and […]
We are delighted to share that our PhD student, Zuzanna Nowicka, M.D., has started an internship at the Radiation Oncology – Physics Division of Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School (Professor Harald Paganetti lab). For the next 6 months, she will be working on mathematical models of radiation dose received by the lymphocytes during […]
We are thrilled to share the exciting news that Professor Wojciech Fendler, the Head of our Department, has been elected as the President of the Polish Medical Research Agency. This prestigious position recognizes Professor Fendler’s significant contributions to medical field, and his leadership within the academic community. For further details on the appointment, click here […]
