NEXT LEVEL Project

Twinning projects step up scientific excellence of research organisations in countries. We present the impact of project implemented by consortium cosisting Instytut Genetyki Człowieka PAN, UMCG - Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen, Universiteit Gent and Universität Ulm.

and outreach activities implemented within the project aimed to increase the visibility and recognition of the Instytut Genetyki Człowieka PAN as well as the consortium partners: Universiteit Gent, UMCG - Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen and Universität Ulm.

🩸🩸🩸We organized 3️⃣ events to raise awareness of the general public about and , improve knowledge regarding haematological neoplasm among different groups of audience: school pupils, students, patients, physicians, medical and biological students, researchers and specialists.

🔬 Every year we offered different topic related to hemato-oncology malignancies, recent research results and innovative treatments:
• Acute Lymphoblastic
• -T Therapy in Hematologic Neoplasms
• Lymphoma – the Great Teacher

Lecturers at these events were prominent Polish and foreign specialists: Prof. Katarzyna Derwich and Lidia Gil from Uniwersytet Medyczny im. Karola Marcinkowskiego w Poznaniu, Prof. Tomasz Szczepański from Śląski Uniwersytet Medyczny, Prof. Jan Maciej Zaucha from Gdański Uniwersytet Medyczny, Prof. Ralf Küppers from Uni DuE, Prof. Grzegorz Basak from University Clinical Center of Medical University of Warsaw.

🧪In addition to experienced specialists, activities for the youngest participants of Hematology Day were led by young scientists of IHG PAS: Monika Drobna, Marta Kasprzyk, Greta Sawicz and the institute's popularization team.
Hematology days gathered over 6️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ participants.
Lectures delivered within the event are available on➡️ https://www.youtube.com/.

🧬The popularization team of the IHG PAS organized also the as part of the organized on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the Wielkopolska Region. Our specialists offered for the wide audience workshops and games, which learned about the basics of genetics, hematological diseases, the importance of in the functioning of the body and in the formation of lymphocytes. The event was attended by nearly 🔟0️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ people.

👨‍🏫Researchers involved in the project disseminate haematological research results on over 1️⃣6️⃣ conferences, symposia and seminars.

✍️During the project implementation research teams published 4️⃣ joint publications ➡️ https://www.nextlevel-h2020.eu/publications.

The project results were disseminate during webinar 'How to strategically use funds under the Widening Horizon Europe program', which was organized by HPK Polska Zachodnia and the Biuro Wielkopolski w Brukseli.

We strengthened knowledge and innovation transfer through✈️international mobility within WP3 Stepping up research excellence. At the beginning we struggled with the difficulties caused by the 🦠COVID- 19 pandemic. 😀Fortunately, our participants were fearless and the institutions implementing the project were professional, so in the end we were able to carry out the planned activities.

As part of the project, we implemented 1️⃣2️⃣ study visits for scientists at every stage of their careers and 8️⃣ three-months training stays of doctoral students from the Instytut Genetyki Człowieka PAN to partner universities.
Ph.D. students from Universiteit Gent, Universität Ulm and UMCG - Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen also had the opportunity to visit the IHG PAS in the framework of week-long visits.

🔬Mobility carried out within the framework of the project has brought significant results. It made possible to agree on new joint research topics, which are being developed in bilateral and multilateral cooperation and has fostered the creation of new project ideas.
Strengthening cooperation has brought a significant impact on IHG PAS. We are pleased with the increase in activity in applying for international projects. Recently, the institute has submitted 8️⃣ proposals (5 for Programme).
🩸Hemato-oncology teams have also increased application to Polish national agencies. Young as well as experienced scientists apply for the projects.
The following projects have recently been launched:

🔹 ‘CircRNAs involved in mechanisms of malignant transformation and relapse in T-ALL: towards new RNA-based therapies’, PI: prof. Małgorzata Dawidowska, funding: .it
🔹 ‘Overcoming the depleted state of CAR-T cells by modifying enhancers using CRISPR technology’, PI: Karolina Rassek, MSc., funding: Narodowe Centrum Nauki
🔹 ‘cfDNA methylome analysis in Hodgkin lymphoma patients’, PI: Kinga Bednarek, Ph.D.,funding: Narodowe Centrum Nauki

In addition, the international mobility implemented under the project had the following impact:
◾️ supported the training and qualification of research staff by increasing their experience working in foreign laboratories and with international teams
◾️ increased the level of interdisciplinarity of research by enabling the development of cooperation involving other disciplines
◾️ enabled the establishment of links between different research groups that will result in joint research and scientific publications in the future.

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