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A Power Couple Mobilises Cancer Cells
The ILEI protein transforms sedentary into mobile cells and is therefore regarded as an important signal inducer for the metastasis of cancer cells. ILEI is only one member of a protein family that has not been widely researched. With the support of the Austrian Science Fund FWF, cancer researcher Agnes Csiszar has demonstrated that one ILEI on its own has no impact. In order to become active, two identical proteins have to bind to each other.
FWF-Facts
Research disciplines
In 2017
41
percent of the funding went to applicants working in the Natural and Technical Sciences category
Research disciplines
In 2017
23
percent of the funding went to applicants working in the Humanities and Social Sciences category
Research disciplines
In 2017
36
percent of the funding went to applicants working in the Biology and Medicine category
Research grants
In 2017 projects with a total volume of
217.3
million Euro were approved
Research grants
In 2017
642
projects were approved
Payroll
In 2017
4,078
people worked in projects funded by the FWF (as of Dec. 31, 2017)
Reviews
In 2017 the FWF received
4,701
reviews from international peers
Review countries
In 2017 the FWF received reviews from
66
different nations