Biological sciences

Development of bacterial growth/inactivation models. Study of modes of antibacterial action of metallic nanoparticles through experimental probing and modelling. Characterization of nanoparticles. Atomic force microscopy and spectroscopy of different cell types. Study of the transport of different membrane species within a membrane. Modeling and simulating membrane diffusion. Understanding an interplay between all the physical effects on the length and time scales of the living cell. 

Influence of Transition to the Renewable Energy Sources on Maritime Transport, Sustainable Development and Labour Market Policy; Proceeding from the fact that sustainable development is the key principle of Environmental Law, this research aims to determine whether transition to renewable energy sources has contributed to its intensification,  but also to the decreasement  of pollution and increasement of expenses in maritime sector as well.

The Environmental Impacts of Maritime Shipping; The aim is to establish, by using scientific method, whether our hypotheses according to which cruise ships are greater polluter than cargo ships in the Adriatic Sea is founded. The other question that should be considered within this research is whether air pollution from ships is already declining as a result of implementation of several international and European regulations obliging to emission reduction.

The main topic of our research is morphology of animal and human tissues at ultrastructural level and immunohistochemical level. We use standard techniques for transmission electron microscopy as well as immunogold technique. Immunohistochemical research includes techniques for immunohistochemistry and immunofluorescence. For the last twenty years we have very successful collaboration with the research group from the Department of Anatomy, Embryology and Histology at School of Medicine, University of Split.

First identified genetic variants for most thyroid hormones/antibodies have been recently published by our research group. For now, only 5.34% of genetic variance has been explained for parathyroid hormone (PTH) levels while calcitonin and osteocalcin, which together with PTH regulate blood calcium homeostasis, have not been analysed on a genome-wide level. Prediction analyses have gained increasing significance over the last few years. The aim of such analyses is to predict the value of a quantitative trait based on genetic and environmental parameters.

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We investigate the roles of extracellular matrix (ECM) components from the glycosaminoglycan (GAG) class, enzymes for biosynthesis of GAGs and cell surface receptors of GAGs in the regulation of inflammatory response in generalized destructive form of periodontal disease in humans

The Microbial Ecology and Biodiversity Laboratory (LUBEM, UR n ° 3882) is a research laboratory at the University of Western Brittany specializing in the study of biodiversity and the ecology of microorganisms, mainly in agriculture, food industry and environment.

The LUBEM laboratory has 2 applicative axes:

• Ecosystems with fungal components (molds and yeasts).

• Risks associated with spore forming bacteria.

For a long time the great part of our scientific activity has taken place in the Arctic and recently in the Antarctic as well. We work there on the basis of polar stations: The Stanisław Siedlecki Polish Polar Station in Hornsund, SW Spitsbergen and The Henryk Arctowski Antarctic Station on King George Island, Admiralty Bay. However, we also camp in other polar regions e.g. in Magdalenefjorden (NW Spitsbergen) or Bear Island.



The wide sphere of our studies includes:

Ecological assessment and monitoring; with particular emphasis on themes concerning marine ecology, including ecology of seagrass and algal habitats; and environmental impacts of aquaculture, coastal development and other anthropogenic activities.