Dear All

It’s is my great pleasure to invite you to the next Nencki Institute seminar, on the 15^th of April at 3pm.

The format will be a bit unusual – we will hear a lecture from two young researchers, both from the Grzegorz Sumara’s labs. Dr. Katarzyna Kolczyńska-Matysiak from Dioscuri Center for Metabolic Diseases at Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology and Till Karwen, a PhD student at Rudolf-Virchow-Zentrum – Center for Integrative and Translational Bioimaging, University of Würzburg, will discuss their discoveries on new facete of platelet functions in a presentation entitled: Platelets control the function of pancreatic β cells

Abstract

Platelets are small anucleate blood cells responsible for blood coagulation upon injury. The dense and α granules of platelets store multiple factors implicated in the regulation of glucose and lipid homeostasis. However, the role of the platelet-derived endocrine factors in the regulation of metabolic homeostasis remains enigmatic. We showed that platelets permanently localize to the vascular endothelium of the pancreatic β cell islets and can be sub-activated in response to glucose. Genetic and pharmacological ablation of platelets as well as platelets’ adhesion, degranulation and activation result in impaired glucose tolerance and decreased insulin levels in rodents. Importantly, platelet-derived factors can stimulate insulin secretion in mouse, rat, and human β cells. Our findings identify an unexpected and evolutionarily conserved function of platelets in the regulation of insulin secretion and glucose metabolism by pancreatic β cells.

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Best regards,
Aleksandra Pękowska

16 kwietnia 2021 r. o godz. 12:00 odbędzie się on-line publiczna obrona rozprawy doktorskiej na stopień doktora nauk ścisłych i przyrodniczych w dyscyplinie nauki biologiczne mgr Anny Banaszkiewicz pt. „Neuroplasticity and sign language: Insights from longitudinal and cross-sectional multimodal studies of hearing learners and deaf signers”

Promotor: dr hab. Artur Marchewka, prof. Instytutu Nenckiego PAN
Recenzenci: prof. dr hab. Grzegorz Króliczak, dr hab. Zofia Wodniecka-Chlipalska, prof. UJ

Link do obrony: https://zoom.us/j/93256823532?pwd=WmErQ1E0ZEhuYjBqZ2ZNOWl6TjEvdz09

Link do streszczenia i recenzji: https://cloud.nencki.gov.pl/d/ce2582b4c3/

Zoom Nencki is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: Zaproszenie na obronę mgr Anny Banaszkiewicz
Time: Apr 16, 2021 11:30 AM Warsaw
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Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce that Women in Science at Nencki in collaboration with ALBA Network is organizing a new event and you are all cordially invited!

Our next guest will be Prof. Carmen Sandi – Professor of Neuroscience at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL) and Past-President of The Federation of European Neuroscience Societies (FENS).

Professor Sandi is also the Chair of ALBA Network and a major advocate for diversity and equality in brain research.

When: 20th of April, at 1:00 PM CET

Where: Due to COVID, this meeting will be held online on a Zoom Webinar platform. Stay tuned for the Zoom ID and password!

How to register: Click here to fill in the registration form.

Polskie Towarzystwo Etologiczne zaprasza na wykład mgr Halszki Przychodzeń (Wydział Fizyki, Uniwersytet Warszawski; egiptolog, członkini Polsko-Egipskiej Misji Skalnej w Deir el Bahari) „Posłańcy bogów, źródło białka i domowi ulubieńcy. Słów kilka o stosunku starożytnych Egipcjan do zwierząt”

Wykład online odbędzie się na platformie Webex, w czwartek 15 kwietnia 2021 r., o godz. 18.00. Możliwość zalogowania się będzie otwarta od godz. 17.15.

Link do spotkania: https://coape.webex.com/coape/onstage/g.php?MTID=e086c6fc69284eaa8b0d141570ce75f88