The Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, University of Warsaw and the Technical University of Łódź are three Polish universities that have joined the global Race to Zero campaign. Its goal is a zero-carbon economy.
https://upwr.edu.pl/en/news/race-to-zero-at-upwr-531.html
The role of type 1 fimbriae in Salmonella infections
Team: Maciej Ugorski, Krzysztof Grzymajło, Aleksandra Orłowska, Agata Mikołajczyk
Infection by Salmonella is initiated by the attachment and colonization of gut mucosa, which seems to be an essential step in the pathogenesis of salmonellosis. There is convincing evidence suggesting that type 1 fimbriae play an important role in bacterial survival and persistence in the host, although their exact role in adhesion, invasiveness, pathogenesis (...)
https://wmw.upwr.edu.pl/en/faculty/faculty-structure/department-of-biochemistry-and-molecular-biology/research
The project carried out by the Faculty of Pharmacy of the Medical University in Wrocław (leader) won 190,728 PLN in the Prelude competition. Of this, 112,038 PLN will go to the Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, which is a partner of the project.
https://upwr.edu.pl/en/news/in-search-of-new-medicinal-substances-530.html
Maksymilian Lewicki, a fifth-year student of veterinary medicine at the University of Environmental and Life Sciences in Wrocław, has qualified for the Fulbright TopMinds program. For several editions, prof. Agnieszka Noszczyk-Nowak, a cardiologist from the Department of Internal Medicine and Clinic of Diseases of Horses, Dogs and Cats has been the mentor in the program.
https://upwr.edu.pl/en/news/upwr-veterinary-student-in-the-topminds-program-285.html
