This research and development project was funded under the call “Strengthening Research, Development and Innovation Capacities” (IRI) from the European Regional Development Fund.

The main goal of the proposed research is to understand cancer stem cell (CSC) biology and to develop novel CSC-directed compounds. We will strive to elucidate the molecular basis of potassium ion transport involvement in CSC-phenotype acquisition, modulation and targeting and identify key mechanisms of these processes as novel biomarkers for improved diagnostic options and innovative mechanism-based therapeutic approaches.