Projects

Mgr. Miroslav Baláž, PhD.
Senior scientist

International

Finished
  • Skeletal muscle as a mediator of beneficial effects of regular exercise on cognitive functions and metabolism in patients with Alzheimer\'s disease: the role of muscle myokines and microRNAs.
    Program: Bilateral - other
    Duration: 1. 1. 2014 – 31. 12. 2016

National

Current
  • Extracellular vesicles a tool integrating adaptive response to exercise: in vitro and in vivo studies
    Program: VEGA
    Duration: 1. 1. 2024 – 31. 12. 2027
  • Elucidating the molecular mechanisms and metabolic regulation of substrate cycles
    Program: SRDA
    Duration: 1. 7. 2023 – 30. 6. 2027
  • Uncovering the surfaceome and cargo of hepatic extracellular vesicles to identify circulating NAFLD biomarker
    Program: SRDA
    Duration: 1. 7. 2023 – 30. 6. 2027
  • Lactate, a metabolic signal and energy source for alternative thermogenesis mechanisms
    Program: VEGA
    Duration: 1. 1. 2023 – 31. 12. 2026
  • The role of GPR180 in regulation of pancreatic beta cell function and pathogenesis of diabetes
    Program: VEGA
    Duration: 1. 1. 2023 – 31. 12. 2026
  • Effects of regular exercise training on molecular, cellular and whole body processes associated with ageing: : Multi-organ integrative approach
    Program: VEGA
    Duration: 1. 1. 2022 – 31. 12. 2025
Finished
  • Infrastructure for research on thermogenesis and adipose tissue metabolism
    Program:
    Duration: 1. 7. 2024 – 30. 6. 2025
  • Lactate, a metabolic signal and energy fuel driving alternative thermogenic mechanisms
    Program: SASPRO
    Duration: 1. 2. 2022 – 31. 1. 2025