PASIFIC / PAS

Grant name: PASIFIC
Principal investigator: Vineeta Kaushik, PhD
Source of funding: Polish Academy of Sciences
Funding amount: 600 796 PLN
Project status: Completed

The project entitled Development of a non-invasive diagnostic method for early detection of changes in the level of retinol binding protein 3 (RBP3) linked to Diabetic Retinopathy received funding within PASIFIC Programme. The Programme is co-funded by Polish Academy of Sciences and the European Union under Marie Skłodowska-Curie CO-FUND scheme, Horizon 2020. It enables scholars of all nationalities and across all scientific disciplines to establish their scientific independence and conduct ground-breaking research. This two-year fellowship will be hosted at IPC PAS & ICTER. During her fellowship, Vineeta will carry out an individual research project on the role of RBP3 in diabetic retinopathy. As a Fellow, she will participate in at least 2 training courses and workshops organised by the PAS per year.

The total funding for this project is 600 796 PLN.