The National Science Centre has published ranking lists of projects which have qualified for financial backing within the limits of the competitions announced by the NSC on 16th June, 2016. Scientists from the Nencki Institute received financial backing for the 5 research projects they worked on in HARMONIA 8 and SONATA BIS 6 competitions.

HARMONIA competition for research projects carried out in the framework of international cooperation with international non-co-funding.

dr hab. Katarzyna Bartkowska - The molecular basis of the corpus callosum creation.
prof. dr hab. Bożena Kamińska-Kaczmarek - Resolving structure and functions of RECQL4 and BLM helicases to understand consequences of deleterious genetic alterations in glioma pathogenesis.
dr hab. Katarzyna Radwańska - Does dentate gyrus control alcohol seeking?

SONATA BIS – competition addressed to researchers with 2-12 years scientific experience since their PhD award. 

dr hab. Paweł Dobrzyń - Involvement of stearoyl-CoA desaturase-dependent signaling in pericardial and pericoronary adipose tissue and coronary artery dysfunction in obesity and atherosclerosis
dr Katarzyna Jednoróg - Literacy acquisition and reading difficulties in braille - differences and similarities to print.