Effect of the chromatin remodelling protein SMARCAD1 on HERV expression
- Principal investigator (LSMU): Robertas Pranevičius
- Project coordinator: Lithuanian University of Health Sciences
- Project partners: University of Regensburg (DE)
- Project duration: from 2024-09-06 to 2024-10-31
- Funding programme: Baltic-German University Liaison Office
- Total project value: 2 594 Euro
- Part of the project value allocated to the LSMU: 2 594 Euro
Background: The research will be conducted in a German laboratory under the guidance of Dr. Laura Manelytė from the University of Regensburg. The laboratory has the necessary expertise to carry out detailed studies and explain the hypothesis about how drugs work, depending on the activity of endogenous retroviruses. Our goal is to learn methods that are not currently available in Kaunas. We plan to study the effect of the chromatin remodelling protein SMARCAD1 on the expression of HERV (Human Endogenous Retrovirus).
The expected outcome of the project: To learn new methodologies and share knowledge upon returning to Lithuania.
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This project of the Baltic-German University Liaison Office is supported by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) with funds from the Foreign Office of the Federal Republic of Germany. Dieses Projekt des Baltisch-Deutschen Hochschulkontros wird durch den Deutchen Akademischen Austauschdienst (DAAD) aus Mitteln des Auswärtigen Amtes der Bundesrepublik Deutchland gefördert.
