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01 Jun 2023 by connyschneider

SHoW receives FWF grant for biomedical research

Our biomedical research group, led by Dr. Mikolaj Ogrodnik was able to convince the committee of the FWF (the Austrian Science Fund for the promotion of scientific research) with their project “ActiHeal”. The grant for a Principal Investigator Project was awarded on March 6th. We are excited about the new opportunities this support opens up for us.

To unravel the mechanisms driving skin regeneration, and decipher both the spatial and temporal response of skin to wounds, this project will characterize the phosphorylated ribosomal protein S6 (p-rpS6). This protein is phosphorylated within minutes after wounding, enveloping the wound, and persists until healing is complete. Using histology, p-rpS6 can be used to highlight wounded skin tissue that is actively involved in the healing process, visually separating it from the wounded, dying tissue, as well as from the unaffected healthy tissue beyond the wound.

We thank the FWF for their support!

a. FWF supports our research via a newly awarded grant.