In collaboration with the colleagues from the Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, University of Ljubljana, we published a paper entitled: Cystatin C Deficiency Increases LPS-Induced Sepsis and NLRP3 Inflammasome Activation in Mice (Cells2021, 10(8), 2071; https://doi.org/10.3390/cells10082071) Abstract Cystatin C is a potent cysteine protease inhibitor that plays an important role […]
Author : Maja Orehek
Open PhD Position
2 full-time PhD positions are open at the Department of Biochemistry, Molecular and Structural Biology at Jožef Stefan Institute, starting on October 1, 2021. We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic candidate with master’s degree in biochemistry or closely related field. Application and additional information: georgy.mikhaylov@ijs.si and veronika.stoka@ijs.si.
Dušan Turk gost v oddaji Podobe znanja, radio ARS
Opravljen pomemben korak pri iskanju zdravila za covid-19. Izsledke raziskave, ki je identificirala 11 učinkovin, ki zavirajo delovanje koronavirusa v celičnih kulturah, je objavila prestižna revija Science. Kaj so ugotovili, je pojasnil molekularni biolog dr. Dušan Turk. Povezava do oddaje na radiu ARS: https://ars.rtvslo.si/2021/03/dusan-turk/
Postdoctoral Fellow Position Available
A postdoctoral position in the Structural biology group is available for a period of one year with the possibility of extension.
Human Cathepsin F: An unusual cysteine protease involved in neurodegeneration
Lysosomal cysteine cathepsins play key roles in various physiological and pathological processes, including aging, neurodegeneration and genetic diseases. Their disregulated activities result in numerous human diseases and consequently are promising drug targets. Among eleven human cysteine cathepsins, cathepsin F is one of the less studied and characterized proteases. The recent discovery of several mutations within […]