Projects

ACTUAL PROJECTS

  • 2017-2021 MZ-CR NV16-33746A “Skeletal muscle metabolic abnormalities in patients with idiopathic inflammatory myopathy” (Ukropcová)
  • 2016-2020 COST Action CA15203 Mitochondrial mapping: Evolution – Age – Gender – Lifestyle – Environment (Ukropec)
  • 2016-2020 APVV 15-0253 “Molecular mediators of physical exercise and carnosine-induced effects in patients with preclinical and early stage neurodegenerative disease” (Ukropcová)
  • 2016-2020 APVV 15-0086 „Identification of biomarkers associated with late toxicity of chemotherapy in testicular germ cell tumors” (Ukropec)
  • 2018-2022 VEGA 2/0107/18 “Synergistic effects of exercise and carnosine supplementation on motor functions, metabolism and skeletal muscle phenotypes in patients with early stage Parkinson’s disease.” (Ukropcová)
  • 2017-2020 VEGA 2/0096/17 “Molecular mechanisms of human brown fat thermogenesis and its relations to obesity, physical activity and ice water swimming“ (Ukropec)
  • 2018-2020 APVV SK-AT-2017-0025 “High-field MRS, a tool to estimate the tissue-specific metabolic state reflecting thyroid hormone activity in vivo: validation of the “virtual biopsy” clinical relevance (Ukropec)

PREVIOUS PROJECTS

  • 2007-2011 COST FA0602 Mitofood „Bioactive Food Components, Mitochondrial Function and Health“ (Ukropec)
  • 2008-2012 7thFP-EK „LipidomicNet“. „Lipid Droplets as Dynamic Organeles of Fat Deposition and Release: Translational Research Towards Human.” Seventh framework profram HEALTH
  • 2007-2.1.1-6, Large Scale integrating project. (Gašperíkova/Ukropec/Ukropcová)
  • 2011-2013 EFSD – New Horizons collaborative project „Myokines and Skeletal Muscle Plasticity in Metabolic Health and Type 2 Diabetes“ (Ukropec)
  • 2011-2013 Investigator initiated research (IIR) grant by Pfizer, „The Effect of a Long-Term Growth Hormone Supplementation on the Whole-Body Metabolic Characteristics and Adipose Tissue Phenotype in Growth Hormone Deficient Adults: the 5-yr  follow-up“ (Ukropec)
  • 2012-2014 EFSD Lilly research fellowship „Metabolic health and muscle secretory profile in aerobic and resistance trained obese prediabetic individuals“ (Ukropcová)
  • 2014-2015 Aktion Österreich – Slowakei, Wissenschafts und Erziehungskooperation project # 2013-10-15-0004 “Effect of exercise on pathophysiology of type 2 diabetes: Focus on magnetic resonance imaging and spectroscopy in skeletal muscle” (Ukropec)
  • 2014-2016 SAS – NSC Joint Research Cooperation Project #2013/17„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“ (Ukropcová)
  • 2015-2017 VEGA 2/0180/15 „Studies on molecular mechanisms of cold and exercise induced metabolic activation of brown and beige adipose tissue in humans with respect to obesity and type 2. diabetes.“ (Kurdiová/Škopková)
  • 2015-2017 VEGA – 2/0191/15 “ Učinky akútneho a pravidelného cvičenia na profil myokínov a mikroRNA v cirkulácii a v cerebrospinálnom likvore vo vzťahu ku kognitívnym funkciám a metabolizmu pacientov s neurodegeneratívnym ochorením“, (Ukropcová)