Last week we got to know the results of the OPUS 21 competition announced by the National Science Center in Cracow. Dr. Patrycja Kaczara is among the scientists who have been awarded funding for the implementation of the research. Dr. Kaczara will implement a project entitled: Normalization of energy metabolism as a way to develop innovative antithrombotic therapies.
The aim of the project is to investigate the relationship between the reactivity of blood platelets and their energy metabolism. The development of thrombosis is accompanied by increased platelet reactivity, caused, among others, by diseases such as diabetes or atherosclerosis, both accompanied by disturbances of metabolic processes. The hypothesis of the project assumes that the pharmacological normalization of metabolic processes in platelets can lead to an improvement of the effectiveness of commonly used antiplatelet drugs. The results of the project can be used to formulate dietary guidelines to help slow the development of thrombosis and to demonstrate the potential of biochemical pathways to develop new antiplatelet therapies to prevent or reduce the serious and life-threatening effects of thrombosis.
- Budget: PLN 2 052 717
- Implementation period: 36 months