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
Vaikunthavasan Thiruchenthooran, a PhD student at UPWr Doctoral School is focusing his research on two well-known anti-inflammatory drugs: indomethacin and dexibuprofen. Repurposing existing drugs with proven therapeutic efficacy offers a more efficient alternative to finding new cancer treatments.
https://upwr.edu.pl/en/news/upwr-phd-student-is-repurposing-drugs-to-combat-cancer-687.html
What do people or animals with a viral infection smell like, and can dogs be used to diagnose them? Which food enrichment compounds have a beneficial effect on the human gut microbiome? Anna Matczuk, PhD, and Sabina Lachowicz, PhD, will be trying to answer these questions, having received funding for their projects under the Sonata 16 program of the National Science Centre.
https://upwr.edu.pl/en/news/smell-and-microbiomes-two-sonata-16-grants-at-the-upwr-317.html
The Doctoral School of the Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences is closely connected with Leading Research Groups, which leaders and members are supervisors of doctoral theses written at the school, and together with a doctoral students’ representative form the Doctoral School Council. Two years after its formation, the Doctoral School and its doctoral students are undergoing evaluation.
https://upwr.edu.pl/en/news/upwr-doctoral-school-window-to-the-world-350.html
