Structural funds

• Molecular Biotechnology for Health (2009-2012): http://wbbib.uj.edu.pl/bmz
• Jagiellonian Centre for Experimental Therapeutics (2009-2012): http://www.jcet.eu
• Vascular endothelium in civilization diseases: from basic research to innovative medicine targeting endothelium (2009-2015): http://www.jcet.eu

Grants

• The National Science Centre - OPUS Programme - Impaired angiogenesis in Duchenne muscular dystrophy - is there a role for heme oxygenase-1 and statins? 2017-2019 Principal investigator – Agnieszka Łoboda
• The National Science Centre - Harmonia Programme - DNA repair in hematopoietic stem cells: what is a role of nuclear heme oxygenase-1? 2016-2019 Principal investigator – Alicja Jozkowicz
• The National Science Centre - PRELUDIUM Programme - Tissue-resident macrophages in remodeling and regeneration of cardiac muscle. Role of heme oxygenase-1. 2016-2018, Principal investigator – Mateusz Tomczyk
• The National Centre Research and Development - STRATEGMED Programme - Mesenchymal stem cells and MSC-enriched scaffold as an alternative therapy for myocardial insufficiency - PHOENIX consortium, 2015-2017
• The National Centre Research and Development - STRATEGMED Programme - Epigenetic Therapies in Oncology - EPTHERON consortium, 2015-2017
• The National Science Centre - Harmonia Programme - The role of heme oxygenase-1 in cardiomyocyte differentiation from induced pluripotent stem cells (HMOX-CARD). 2015-2020, Principal investigator - Jozef Dulak
• The National Science Centre - Sonata Bis Programme - Role of heme oxygenase-1 in monocyte- and macrophage-mediated progression of ischemic heart disease. 2015-2020, Principal investigator - Agnieszka Jazwa
• The National Science Centre - PRELUDIUM Programme - New mechanisms of cellular reprogramming: role of TLR3 and RIG-1 activation and downstream anti-inflammatory response to different viral vector. 2014-2016, Principal investigator - Jacek Stepniewski
• The National Science Centre - PRELUDIUM Programme - Influence of heme oxygenase-1 on the statin-induced paracrine angiogenic activity of human peripheral blood CD34+ cells. 2014-2016, Principal investigator - Witold Nowak
• The National Science Centre - PRELUDIUM Programme - Protection of hematopoietic stem cells from premature aging - classical and non-classical role of heme oxygenase-1 2014-2016, Principal investigator - Krzysztof Szade
• The National Science Centre - MAESTRO Programme - Role of microRNAs and inflammation in injury and regeneration of skeletal muscles in Duchenne muscular dystrophy. 2013-2018, Principal investigator - Jozef Dulak
• The National Science Centre - OPUS Programme - Novel mechanisms of tissue repair: effect of miR-378/miR-378^* on blood vessel formation for ischemic muscles regeneration and wound healing: 2013-2016; Principal investigator - Jozef Dulak
• The National Science Centre - HARMONIA Programme - Heme oxygenase-1 and progression of melanoma: role in cancer initiating cells, Principal investigator - Alicja Jozkowicz
• The National Centre Research and Development - Applied Research Programme - New inhibitors of heme oxygenase-1 pathway as the potential anticancer drugs - in cooperation with Selvita S.A, HemOx 2014-2017
• Ministry of Science and Higher Education - Iuventus Plus Programme - Significance of Nrf2 transcription factor in GDF-15 and SDF-1-induced angiogenesis in vivo - Anna Grochot-Przęczek
• The National Science Centre - OPUS Programme - Molecular mechanism of GDF-15 and SDF-1 induced angiogenesis - atypical role of Nr2 transcription factor; Principal investigator - Anna Grochot-Przeczek
• The National Science Centre - OPUS Programme - Role of heme oxygenase in the regulation of the circadian rhythm in Drosophila melanogaster - in collaboration with prof. Elzbieta Pyza (Principal investigator) - Institute of Zoology, Jagiellonian University)
• The National Science Centre - OPUS Programme - Analysis of microRNA expression profiles in sarcoidosis - in collaboration with prof. Krzysztof Sladek (Principal Investigator) - Collegium Medicum, Jagiellonian University
• The National Science Centre - OPUS Programme - Comparison of coelomocytes regeneration in selected Lumbricidae species and the role of immune system of annelids in regeneration of body segments: role of age and the effect of stress - in collaboration with prof. Barbara Plytycz (Principal Investigator) - Institute of Zoology, Jagiellonian University)

Completed grants

• The Foundation for Polish Science, grant from Parent-Bridge Programme - Role of heme oxygenase 1 in emergency granulopoiesis, 2013 - 2015, Principal investigator - Karolina Bukowska-Strakova
• The Foundation for Polish Science, grant from Ventures Programme - New model in studying rhabdomyosarcoma development: role of heme oxygenenase-1 in rhabdomyosarcoma biology, 2013-2015, Principal investigator - Maciej Ciesla
        
• Ministry of Science and Higher Education - Iuventus Plus Programme - Control of immune response in gene therapy - role of HO-1 and microRNA. 2013-2015, Principal investigator - Agnieszka Jazwa
• Ministry of Science and Higher Education - Iuventus Plus Programme - Influence of the Nrf2 transcription factor and its target heme oxygenase-1 on differentiation of murine bone marrow cells into osteoclasts. The role of NF-kB pathway. 2013-2015, Principal investigator - Urszula Florczyk
• Ministry of Science and Higher Education - Iuventus Plus Programme - The role of p38 kinase activation in heme oxygenase-1 dependent inhibition of differentation of muscle progenitor cells and rhabdomyosarcoma. 2013-2015, Principal investigator - Magdalena Kozakowska
• Ministry of Science and Higher Education, grant no. IP2011 031071 - MicroRNAs as factors preventing renal fibrosis - the influence of heme oxygenase-1. April 2012 - April 2014. Principal investigator - Agnieszka Loboda
• The Foundation for Polish Science, grant from Ventures Programme - February 2012 - January 2014. Principal investigator - Jacek Stępniewski
        
• The Foundation for Polish Science, grant from Ventures Programme - March 2012 - February 2014. Principal investigator - Krzysztof Szade
        
• The Foundation for Polish Science, grant from Homing Plus Programme - Pre-emptive, multiple, hypoxia-regulated gene therapy for ischemic tissue protection: an innovative approach for regenerative biomedicine. September 2011 - August 2013. Principal investigator - Agnieszka Jaźwa
        
• The Foundation for Polish Science, grant from Parent-Bridge Programme - The role of apolipoprotein polymorphism in regenerative medicine. June 2011 - August 2014. Principal investigator - Agnieszka Łoboda ⇒
        
• Innovative use of stem cells in medicine (2010-2013). Operational Programme Innovative Economy
• Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology - The role of HO-1 nuclear translocation in squamous cellcarcinoma, 2011-2012
• The Foundation for Polish Science, grant from Ventures Programme - New strategy of rhabdomyosarcoma treatment: differentiation of the tumor. July 2011 - June 2013. Principal investigator - Maciej Cieśla
• Polish-French cooperation Grant - Influence of deficiency and overexpression of HO-1 on mRNA and microRNA transcriptome in keratinocytes and lung cacner: significance for angiogenesis and tumor growth. November 2008 - November 2011. Principal investigator - Józef Dulak.
• COST action grant - Role of heme oxygenase-1 in pro-angiogenic activity of thymidine phosphorylase, its significance in anti-angiogenic anti-tumor therapy. October 2008 - October 2011. Principal investigator - Józef Dulak.
• The Wellcome Trust Grant - Protective role of heme-oxygenase-1 in endothelial cells - construction of helper-dependent adenoviral vectors for a long-term heme oxygenase expression. International Senior Research Fellowship in Biomedical Science. Ferbuary 2005 - February 2010. Principal investigator - Alicja Józkowicz.
• Ministry of Science and Higher Education, grant no. N30108032/3156 - Role of heme oxygenase-1 in endothelial progenitor cells: its significance in wound healing. March 2007 - March 2010. Principal investigator - Józef Dulak.
• Ministry of Science and Higher Education, grant no. N302331133 - Influence of heme oxygenase-1 on growth of melanoma - role of stroma cells. PhD project. November 2007 - May 2009. Principal investigator - Alicja Józkowicz. PhD student - Halina Waś.
• Ministry of Science and Higher Education, grant no. N N401297835: Role of heme oxygenase-1 in prevention of ochratoxin A-induced kidney damage. September 2008-August 2011. Principal investigator - Agnieszka Łoboda.
• Ministry of Science and Higher Education - Role of heme oxygenase-1 in pro-angiogenic activity of thymidine phosphorylase: significance for anti-cancer anti-angiogenic - therapy. November 2008 - October 2011. Principal investigator - Józef Dulak.
• Ministry of Science and Higher Education - Polish-French Grant - Effect of deficiency and overexpression of heme oxygenase-1 on mRNA and microRNA transcriptome in keratonocytes and lung cancer: significance for angiogenssis and tumor growth. November 2008 - October 2011. Principal investigator - Józef Dulak.
• Adamed, PhD project grant. Role of HO-1 in muscle sattelite cells - effect on wound healing in diabetic mice. PhD student - Magdalena Kozakowska, Principal investigator - Alicja Józkowicz.
• Adamed, PhD project grant. Role of diabetes in murine endothelial progenitor cells. PhD student - Jerzy Kotlinowski, Principal investigator - Alicja Jozkowicz.
• EU - European Regional Development Fund, SPO-WKP 1/1.4.1/1/2006/54/54/580 Polish innovative drug in the therapy of diabetes based on activation of PPAR? - preclinical study. February 2006 - December 2008. Principal investigator of the workpackage - Alicja Józkowicz
• Ministry of Science and Higher Education, grant no. N N401054633 - Role of heme oxygenase-1 in regulation of expression and activity of metalloproteinases (MMPs) in human cancer cell line NCI-H292 and primary murine fibroblast. PhD project. September 2007 - March 2009. Principal investigator - Józef Dulak. PhD student - Slawomir Golda.
• 512/6. PR EU/2008/7 - Role of heme oxygenase-1 in stimulation of therapeutic angiogenesis in hind limb ischemia in mice. 2006-2008. Principal investigator - Józef Dulak.
• 6th Framework Program European Grant European Vascular Genomic Network (EVGN) (Network of Excellence) No. LSHM-CT 2003-503254. January 2005 - December 2008. Principal investigator - Józef Dulak.
• Ministry of Science and Higher Education, grant no. N30202031/1998 - Application of bicistronic vectors harboring VEFG and FGF-4 for stimulation of wound healing in db/db mice. PhD project. September 2006 - September 2008. Principal investigator - Józef Dulak. PhD student - Agnieszka Jaźwa.
• Ministry of Science and Higher Education, grant no.K099/P04/2005. Targeting tumor cell proliferation, survival and tumor angiogenesis by modulation of oxidative stress: role of heme oxygenase-1. November 2004 - November 2007. It was a part of solicited project Investigation of the molecular host-tumor cells interactions and their applications for creation of new tools for anti-tumor therapy. Principal investigator - Józef Dulak (also a coordinator of a solicited project).
• Ministry of Science and Higher Education, grant no. K096/P05/2005. Construction and application of bicistronic vectors for overexpression of VEGF and FGF-4. November 2004 - November 2007. It was a part of the solicited project Gene therapy for ischemic heart disease (REGENT). Principal investigator - Józef Dulak.
• Ministry of Science and Higher Education, grant no. K106/P05/2004. Role of heme oxygenase-1 in cytoprotective and anti-infammatory effects of pentoxyfilline. December 2004 - December 2007. It was a part of the solicited project Therapeutic strategies in preterm delivery. Principal investigator - Alicja Józkowicz.
• Ministry of Science and Higher Education, grant no. 2 P04B01626. Construction of gutless adenoviral vectors - study on the effects of heme oxygenase-1 overexpression on wound healing. April 2004 - April 2007. Principal investigator - Alicja Józkowicz.