Congratulations to Dr. Kamila Bendíčková — Winner of the First IEL Competition!

We’re delighted to annnounce that Dr. Kamila Bendíčková and the Cellular and Molecular Immunoregulation Group led by Dr. Jan Frič (International Clinical Research Center, Brno) have won the very first Insight Editing London competition, securing a free premium edit for their next research manuscript.

Insight Editing London has had the pleasure of working with the Fric group for the best part of a decade. During that time, we’ve followed their inspiring work and shared in their achievements — one of the most exciting being their coordination of the BEATSep consortium (beatsepsis.eu), a Horizon Europe-funded project awarded in August 2023 with full scores from the review committee.

Based at the International Clinical Research Center (ICRC) — a joint workplace of St. Anne’s University Hospital Brno and the Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University — the group brings together fundamental and translational immunology to explore how the immune system contributes to both health and disease. Their key research areas include:

• Sepsis and Septic Shock: Exploring immune responses during the acute phase and long-term outcomes of sepsis as part of their leadership role in the Horizon Europe project BEATsep.
• Immunosenescence: Investigating age-related immune system changes in diverse patient groups, from cancer survivors to post-COVID-19 patients.
• 3D Human Organoid Models: Developing tissue models to mimic complex immune microenvironments.
• Immune Cell Signaling: Examining key pathways, including calcineurin–NFAT signaling, in the context of infection susceptibility.

The group’s overall goal is to translate scientific discoveries into a better understanding of immune-related diseases — with the aim of developing improved diagnostics and more targeted therapeutic interventions.

Check out their web page to find out more: Jan Fric Group

 

Well done again to all members of the Fric lab: we’re looking forward to supporting your next steps through a full manuscript edit!