Das Viswanath M.Sc., Ph.D.
O mně
Viswanath Das is a Principal Investigator and Group Leader at the Institute of Molecular and Translational Medicine (IMTM), Palacky University of Olomouc. He earned his Ph.D. in Cell and Molecular Biosciences from Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand, and completed postdoctoral training at IMTM. With a focus on CNS disorders, Viswanath explores the mechanisms of neurodegenerative disorders to develop targeted therapies. He has published extensively and presented research at national and international conferences. Committed to advancing knowledge, he collaborates with researchers within and outside the university. Viswanath is also dedicated to mentoring the next generation of researchers. Explore ongoing projects in his group under 'Laboratories and Research Groups' for more information.
Journals
Books & book chapters
Doctoral mentorship
Annadurai Narendran M.Sc., Ph.D.
Identification and Characterisation of Tau minimal regions as Potential Pharmacological Targets against Tau Spreading in Tauopathies
Master mentorship
Bechná Eliška
3D spheroids cultures of tumor cell lines for drug discovery studies
Pavlíková Martina
Specific pharmacological modulators of tau aggregation and spreading for Alzheimer's disease preclinical studies.
Skoupilová Patricie
Examination of mutations in tau on the activity of small molecules against prion-like tau formation in tauopathies
Bachelor mentorship
Chudáčková Alica
Investigating the biochemical and structural alterations in tau mutants caused by VQIVYK-targeting tau inhibitors
Vrablíková Barbora
Cytotoxicity of microtubule-stabilizing drug laulimalide in hypoxic human colorectal and cervical cancer cells
Open positions
| Projekt: | The role of tumor hypoxia in the emergence of acquired resistance to drugs aimed at microtubules |
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| Vedoucí: | Das Viswanath M.Sc., Ph.D. |
| K dispozici: | 1 |
| Určeno pro: | Doktorské studium |
| Souhrn: | 1 place in full-time study |
| Projekt: | Research and development of agents for cancer, neurodegenerative and infectious diseases |
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| Vedoucí: | De Sanctis Juan Bautista Ph.D., Hajdúch Marián M.D., Ph.D., Džubák Petr M.D., Ph.D., Urban Milan Ph.D., Das Viswanath M.Sc., Ph.D. |
| K dispozici: | 5 |
| Určeno pro: | Doktorské studium |
| Projekt: | Role of axonal transport and pathology in neurodegeneration |
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| Vedoucí: | Das Viswanath M.Sc., Ph.D. |
| K dispozici: | 2 |
| Určeno pro: | Doktorské studium |
| Projekt: | Systems approaches to understanding aging and neurodegeneration |
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| Vedoucí: | Das Viswanath M.Sc., Ph.D. |
| K dispozici: | 2 |
| Určeno pro: | Doktorské studium |
| Projekt: | Mitochondrial and microglial dysfunction in tauopathies: effects of pathogenic TAU strains |
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| Vedoucí: | Das Viswanath M.Sc., Ph.D. |
| K dispozici: | 1 |
| Určeno pro: | Doktorské studium |
| Souhrn: | 1 full-time position |
| Projekt: | Investigating Effects of Aggregates of Intrinsically Disordered Proteins on Microglia: Implication for Neurodegenerative Diseases |
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| Vedoucí: | Das Viswanath M.Sc., Ph.D. |
| K dispozici: | 1 |
| Určeno pro: | Magisterské studium |
| Souhrn: | - |
| Projekt: | Biochemical and cellular analysis of amyloid staining agents in models of tauopathies and synucleopathies |
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| Vedoucí: | Das Viswanath M.Sc., Ph.D. |
| K dispozici: | 1 |
| Určeno pro: | Magisterské studium |
| Souhrn: | - |
| Projekt: | Generation of 3D human neuronal cultures: application to modeling CNS diseases |
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| Vedoucí: | Das Viswanath M.Sc., Ph.D. |
| K dispozici: | 1 |
| Určeno pro: | Magisterské studium |
| Souhrn: | - |
| Projekt: | Efficacy of Bruton Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors Against Neuroinflammation in Neurodegenerative Diseases |
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| Vedoucí: | Das Viswanath M.Sc., Ph.D. |
| K dispozici: | 1 |
| Určeno pro: | Magisterské studium |
| Souhrn: | - |