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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:…
Lecture by Dr. Jana Neuhold from VBCF, AT entitled „GoldenBac: A simple, highly efficient, and widely applicable system for construction of multi-gene expression“ from the CAPSID Seminar Speaker Series, will take place on 29 April 2021 at 2 p.m.via online broadcasting via the ZOOM application. ANNOTATION: Recombinant protein production and purification of large protein complexes in eukaryotes requires efficient methods…
The Presidium of the Slovak Academy of Sciences (SAS Presidium) approved the current Call for Applications for the IMPULZ Programme on 8th April 2021. The IMPULZ Programme aims to improve the excellence of the Slovak Academy of Sciences (SAS) and its research institutes by recruiting internationally recognized scientists and highly talented young researchers either from…
Lecture by Dr. Peter W. Schuck from NIH, Bethesda, US entitled „Potential and Limitations of Multi-Method Approaches for Studying Dynamic Multi-Protein Interactions With Applications SARS-CoV-2 Nucleocapsid Interactions“ from the CAPSID Seminar Speaker Series, will take place on 22 April 2021 at 2 p.m.via online broadcasting via the ZOOM application. ANNOTATION: Many proteins function as part of multi-protein…
Lecture by Dr. Joachim Goedhart from University of Amsterdam, NL entitled „Imaging G-protein signaling with genetically encoded fluorescent probes“ from the CAPSID Seminar Speaker Series, will take place on 15 April 2021 at 2 p.m.via online broadcasting via the ZOOM application. RESEARCH INTEREST: All living creatures are composed of small (< 1 mm) entities, known as cells. During their…