Opened for

CZ, SK, PL, RU, LT, LV, EE

Financial reward

€19,000

National committee

Doc. Dr. Jan Kotrlik, CSc. (CZE), Prof. Dr. Petr Dite, DrSc. (CZE), Prof. Dr. Vladimir T. Ivashkin (RUS), Prof. Dr. Limas Kupčinskas, PhD. (Lithuania), Prof. Dr. Andrzej Nowak (POL), Prof. Dr. Anton Vavrecka, CSc. (SVK).

Winning works

1st place

Brzozowski, T. et al. 2008. Physiological mediators in nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)-induced impairment of gastric mucosal defense and adaptation, focus on nitric oxide and lipoxins. Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology 59, Suppl 2, 89–102.

2nd place

Hucl, T. et al. 2007. High Cancer-Specific Expression of Mesothelin (MSLN) Is Attributable to an Upstream Enhancer Containing a Transcription Enhancer Factor–Dependent MCAT Motif. Cancer Res 67: 5, 9055–9065.

3rd places

Hlavaty, T. et al. 2007. Predictive Model for the Outcome of Infliximab Therapy in Crohn’s Disease Based on Apoptotic Pharmacogenetic Index and Clinical Predictors. Inflamm Bowel Dis. 13: 4, 372–379.
Kondrackiene, J. et al. 2007. Predictors of premature delivery in patients with intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy. World J Gastroenterol. 13: 46, 6226-6230.

Honorable Mention

Vítek, L. and Schwertner, H. A. 2007. The heme catabolic pathway and its protective effects on oxidative stress–mediated diseases. Advances in Clinical Chemistry, vol. 43., 57 pp.