Talents of Tomorrow with WUM

Winners have been elected in the second edition of the “Talents of Tomorrow” grant program. Our students and PhD students are among the 23 winning young and talented researchers. Their projects can greatly contribute to the development of science and technology. Who are they and why were they rewarded?

About the Talents of Tomorrow

The Talents of Tomorrow program is organized by Empiricism and Knowledge Foundation. The program is targeted at young researchers, aged 19-25, taking their first steps in the world of science and medicine. Its objective is to inspire researchers to create innovations and to pursue research and development projects.

Our winners

All the winners received grants of PLN 25,000 for continuation, extension of their research or for development or improvement of their invention.
From our University, the winners are:

  • Olga Grodzka, 1st year PhD student at WUM Doctoral School. She received a grant for the project entitled “The role of microRNA in diagnostics of migraine patients”
  • Maja Owe-Larsson, 4th year Faculty of Medicine student. She received a grant for the project entitled “The impact of autophagy on chromogranin A expression in endometrial cells”
  • Bartosz Bunar, 3rd year Faculty of Medicine student. He received a grant for the project entitled “Investigation of the role of antigen presenting cells in generation of humoral immune response to Moderna vaccine (mRNA-1273)”
  • Grzegorz Procyk, 5th year Faculty of Medicine student and 2nd year PhD student at WUM Doctoral School. He received a grant for the project entitled “Interleukin-6 vs. the role of lipoprotein (a) in aortic stenosis pathophysiology”
  • Karol Sadowski, 4th year Faculty of Medicine student and 1st year PhD student at WUM Doctoral School. He received a grant for the project entitled “New kidney failure markers in early acute kidney failure and chronic kidney failure diagnostics after CAR-T cell therapy”

WUM was further represented in the contest by Adrian Bednarek, 3rd year Faculty of Medicine student, with his project entitled “Assessment of the impact of dual anti-platelet therapy with low vs. standard dose of acetylsalicylic acid on platelet profile in patients over 65 years of age subjected to PCI in acute coronary syndrome.”

Summary of the second edition of Talents of Tomorrow

In the second edition of this grant program, 60 young researchers were competing for grants. Their projects were related to such fields as biotechnology, information studies, engineering and technical sciences, biological sciences, medicine, health sciences, chemical sciences, Earth and environmental sciences, physical and astronomical sciences, as well as interdisciplinary projects in the field of WHC (water-hydrogen-coal).

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The jury of the competition was composed of scientists, representatives of university authorities and representatives of the business circles. The jury evaluated the presented projects in terms of their originality, innovation and importance for the development of the respective field of science. The final and the announcement of winners took place on November 28 at the WHC Idea Congress.