Zuzana Sumbalová Koledová has passed the second round of evaluation of her project proposal in the European Research Council call supporting independent careers of outstanding young scientists. This is the first ERC grant proposal ever that proceeded to the second round at FM MU.
The FIBROFORCE project on Deciphering the role of fibroblast mechanical forces in epithelial morphogenesis aims to lay the foundations for the development of effective therapies targeting the pathological functions of myofibroblasts underlying fibrosis and cancer, two devastating diseases representing a global health burden. With a budget of €2 million for five years, this project would allow Dr Sumbalová Koledová to focus on her research topic without major concerns about research funding.
Dr. Sumbalová Koledová has been preparing intensively for her November interview with the expert panel. Firstly, she underwent a mock interview for ERC Consolidator grant applicants organised by Technology Centre of the Czech Academy of Sciences together with the Expert group for supporting ERC applicants, then she attended a preparatory course provided by an external company in cooperation with the Research and Development Office of RMU. At the Faculty of Medicine, we arranged two mock interviews with the help of researchers from the Faculty of Medicine, Faculty of Science and CEITEC.
The actual interview with the panel of experts took place on 22 November 2022. It comprised of a ten-minute presentation followed by a fifteen-minute discussion with the panelists.
We are looking forward to receiving the results which should be announced in January 2023 and believe that the scientific excellence and originality of Dr. Sumbalová Koledová's research and the potential to achieve truly ground-breaking results will be duly recognized and Dr. Sumbalová Koledová will become the first recipient of this type
Masaryk University once again honored its outstanding scientists. 37 individuals and research teams were awarded for their significant scientific achievements, publications in prestigious journals and research results. Three MUNI SCIENTIST AWARD 2023 prizes will go to the MU Faculty of Medicine.
On 30th October 2023, the Minister of Science, Research and Innovation, Helena Langšádlová, and the Deputy Minister of Health, Václav Pláteník, visited the Faculty of Medicine of Masaryk University. The main objective of the visit was to introduce the first spin-off company linked to the Faculty of Medicine of Masaryk University - MilkyWay be well, s.r.o. and to discuss the innovative MyWay analytix® solution, developed in cooperation with the Institute of Medical Psychology and Psychosomatics under the leadership of doc. Světlák.
