Congratulation to recipients of the IMG Director’s Award for the best IMG publications in 2022

1^st position
Horkova V, Drobek A, Paprckova D, Niederlova V, Prasai A, Uleri V, Glatzova D, Kraller M, Cesnekova M, Janusova S, Salyova E, Tsyklauri O, Kadlecek TA, Krizova K, Platzer R, Schober K, Busch DH, Weiss A, Huppa JB, Stepanek O: Unique roles of co-receptor-bound LCK in helper and cytotoxic T cells. Nat Immunol 2023 24(1): 174-185. (Epub 2022 Dec 23.) [pubmed] [doi]

The financial reward of the authors is 120.000,- CZK (jointly).

2^nd position:
Zapletal D, Taborska E, Pasulka J, Malik R, Kubicek K, Zanova M, Much C, Sebesta M, Buccheri V, Horvat F, Jenickova I, Prochazkova M, Prochazka J, Pinkas M, Novacek J, Joseph DF, Sedlacek R, Bernecky C, O’Carroll D, Stefl R, Svoboda P: Structural and functional basis of mammalian microRNA biogenesis by Dicer. Mol Cell 2022 82(21): 4064-4079.e13. [pubmed] [doi]

The financial reward of the authors is 90.000,- CZK (jointly).

3^rd position:
Cihlarova Z, Kubovciak J, Sobol M, Krejcikova K, Sachova J, Kolar M, Stanek D, Barinka C, Yoon G, Caldecott KW, Hanzlikova H: BRAT1 links Integrator and defective RNA processing with neurodegeneration. Nat Commun 2022 13(1): 5026. [pubmed] [doi]

The financial reward of the authors is 60.000,- CZK (jointly).