Grants and financial support

With grants, we develop cutting-edge ideas and conduct pioneering scientific projects in response to the current challenges and needs of humanity.

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Granted projects

in SONATA, SONATA BIS, DAINA, MINIATURA and OPUS calls of the Polish National Science Centre. Also, funding for CRATER conference from the Ministry of Education and Science.

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Foreign

scientists engaged in our Research projects.

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New Job Vacancies

that have been filled with talented people.

ICTER is financed within the International Research Agendas Programme

The International Centre for Translational Eye Research project is carried out within the International Research Agendas programme of the Foundation for Polish Science co-financed by the European Union under the European Regional Development Fund.

The highest funded Eye
Research project in Poland

Granted projects

Sonata 16 /NSC

PROJECT LEADER: Andrzej Foik

This project is designed to investigate the Basal Forebrain's role in visual information processing. The BF is the primary source of cholinergic inputs into the visual cortex, and therefore the main source of the acetylcholine neurotransmitter. We propose that cholinergic modulation coming from BF will significantly impact single neuronal responses of the primary visual cortex (V1) in Long-Evans rats.

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DAINA 2 /NSC

PROJECT LEADER: Maciej Wojtkowski

To follow the progression and treatment of degenerative diseases, new in vivo imaging modalities are required. Building on the state of the art technology and recent advances in physical optics, we propose to develop new methods for repeatable and safe imaging to assess morphological and functional aspects of individual cells within human body. We will focus on methods derivative to Optical Coherence Tomography OCT, which is the most promising method for providing non-invasive, high-speed volumetric structural, and functional imaging at cellular-level.

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Sonata Bis 9 /NSC

PROJECT LEADER: Andrzej Foik

Development of a method to restore visual function using a modified rabies virus Eye, and particularly the retina, is a “window into the brain”. It reveals sufficient information aboutpatient condition, and for humans, it is the main organ responsible for world perception. The retinais a very fragile and complex structure, located on the back of […]

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CRATER

PROJECT LEADER: Maciej Wojtkowski

The project titled „Conference on Recent Advances in Translational Eye Research” received 320 000 PLN of financial support from “Exellence Science –Support Science Conference” programme, funded by the Polish Ministry of Education and Science. Total cost of the project is 395 000 PLN.

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MINIATURA 5 / NSC 

PROJECT LEADER: Karol Karnowski

The project entitled “Monolithic imaging fiber optic probes with integrated spherical lenses of different refractive indices”  received funding from the Miniatura 5 Programme funded by National Science Centre. The total funding is 27500 PLN.In the awarded grant, dr Karnowski will explore novel methods for the fabrication of all-fiber imaging probes. The proposed approach, if successful, will […]

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OPUS 21 / NSC

PROJECT LEADER: Marcin Tabaka

The project ” Benchmarking Human Tissue Culture Systems that Mimic the Tumor Microenvironment ” received funding from the OPUS 21 program. Funding in the amount of 954 650 PLN was granted by Polish National Science Centre.In this collaborative, inter-disciplinary project the researchers from University of Warsaw, ICTER at IPC and Medical University in Lublin (consrotium leader) […]

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Funding institutions

Foundation for Polish Science

The Foundation for Polish Science has been in operation since 1991. It is a non-governmental, non-political, non-profit institution that pursues the mission of supporting science. It is the largest source of science funding in Poland outside of the state budget.

National Science Center, Poland

National Science Center is a government agency, supervised by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education, set up in 2011 to support basic research in Poland.

Polish Ministry of Education and Science

Ministry of Education and Science (MEiN) - a Polish government administration office serving the minister responsible for government administration departments of education and upbringing and higher education and science.