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CAPSID research project lays foundation for cross-border virology research Joint research without borders With the successful completion of the EU-funded CAPSID project, the foundation for closer collaboration among biomedical research centers in the Slovak-Austrian border region has been laid over the past three years, despite constraints due to the coronal pandemic. Specifically, the VBCF in…
These days, the Biomedical Research Center SAS has published findings from a cross-sectional seroprevalence study focused on the presence of specific IgG antibodies against the SARS-Co-2 virus produced as a result of overcoming COVID-19 diseases and/or vaccination. The study was carried out among the employees of the Slovak Academy of Sciences during the months of…
For the third time, the ESET Foundation will recognise outstanding individuals of Slovak science for their scientific, research and pedagogical work. The evaluation committees selected fifteen finalists of the ESET Science Award, 6 of which represent the SAS. The award is presented in the categories of Outstanding Individual Contributor to Slovak Science, Exceptional Young Scientist…
The objective of the so-called Innovation Days, which are gradually organised by the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic (MZVEZ) for foreign ambassadors accredited in the Slovak Republic, is to raise the profile of innovative Slovak companies and scientific and research institutions with strong international potential and to help establish new…
In the private environment of the Small Congress Centre SAS in Bratislava, top scientists of the SAS were also awarded this year. The Slovak Academy of Sciences Awards are the highest award for the creative activity of its scientists. Following strict pandemic measures divided the awards ceremony into two days and per individual science departments….
Lecture by prof. Frank Vollmer from the Living Systems Institute, University of Exeter, UK entitled „Light waves meet molecular machines: Probing single molecules on μ-interferometers“ from the CAPSID Seminar Speaker Series, will take place on 24 June 2021 at 2 p.m. via online broadcasting via the ZOOM application. AREAS OF EXPERTISE: Prof. Vollmer is pursuing a multi-disciplinary research initiative in…
Monitoring of invasive mosquito species in 2020 revealed a new species of invasive mosquito in Slovakia as well. It is originally an Asian mosquito Aedes japonicus japonicus, which spreads rapidly throughout the world and has been noticed in Austria and Hungary in previous years. The occurrence of this species not only affects biodiversity, but can also…
Lecture by Dr. Claudio Alfieri from The Institute for Cancer Research, London, UK entitled „Molecular snapshots of cell cycle control by cryo-EM“ from the CAPSID Seminar Speaker Series, will take place on 10 June 2021 at 2 p.m. via online broadcasting via the ZOOM application. AREAS OF EXPERTISE: Dr. Claudio Alfieri is Team Leader of the Molecular Mechanisms of Cell…
The kick-off conference of the H2020 project A4L_ACTIONS, connecting twelve members from the strategic partnership called Alliance4Life, took place on 25.5.2021. This event opened the continuation of the previously well-executed project Alliance4Life, which resulted in the formal existence of a permanent alliance with the same title. This international alliance of leading research institutions and universities…
Lecture by Dr. Qian Wu from Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, University of Leeds, UK entitled „BRCT domain in DNA damage response“ from the CAPSID Seminar Speaker Series, will take place on 20 May 2021 at 2 p.m. via online broadcasting via the ZOOM application. AREAS OF EXPERTISE: DNA damage response; DNA repair; Structural biology; DNA damage SEMINAR ANNOTATION:…