diff --git a/frontend-js/src/main/js/gui/ProjectInfoPanel.js b/frontend-js/src/main/js/gui/ProjectInfoPanel.js
index 6e921247a6861eee26d4dcf8d0f5dbd59db0af3e..5d1b88e0482f0878ddfdca9573f956e5c690dc8d 100644
--- a/frontend-js/src/main/js/gui/ProjectInfoPanel.js
+++ b/frontend-js/src/main/js/gui/ProjectInfoPanel.js
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ ProjectInfoPanel.prototype._createSubmapGui = function() {
     type : "div",
     style : "width:100%;display: table;border-spacing: 10px;"
   });
-  infoDiv.appendChild(infoTitle);
+  infoDiv.appendChild(dataTab);
 
   var projectNameLabel = Functions.createElement({
     type : "div",
@@ -114,4 +114,21 @@ ProjectInfoPanel.prototype._createSubmapGui = function() {
   dataTab.appendChild(self.createTableRow([ projectOriginalFileLabel, projectOriginalFileButton ]));
 };
 
+ProjectInfoPanel.prototype.refresh = function() {
+  var self = this;
+
+  var projectNameText = this.getControlElement(PanelControlElementType.INFO_PROJECT_NAME_TEXT);
+  var projectVersionText = this.getControlElement(PanelControlElementType.INFO_PROJECT_VERSION_TEXT);
+  var projectDescriptionText = this.getControlElement(PanelControlElementType.INFO_PROJECT_DESCRIOPTION_TEXT);
+  var projectPublicationsText = this.getControlElement(PanelControlElementType.INFO_PROJECT_PUBLICATIONS_TEXT);
+
+  return ServerConnector.getProject().then(function(project) {
+    projectNameText.innerHTML = project.getName();
+    projectVersionText.innerHTML = project.getVersion();
+    projectDescriptionText.innerHTML = project.getDescription();
+    projectPublicationsText.innerHTML = project.getPublicationCount();
+    return null;
+  });
+};
+
 module.exports = ProjectInfoPanel;
diff --git a/frontend-js/src/main/js/map/data/Project.js b/frontend-js/src/main/js/map/data/Project.js
index 22492dc0964e4fdd11dd50983a1352ad395cc36d..f806324626da7d0ee317a8c61afa70371d90e4e0 100644
--- a/frontend-js/src/main/js/map/data/Project.js
+++ b/frontend-js/src/main/js/map/data/Project.js
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ Project.prototype.loadFromData = function(data) {
   this.setTopOverviewImage(data.topOverviewImage);
   this.setDisease(data.disease);
   this.setOrganism(data.organism);
+  this.setPublicationCount(data.publicationCount);
 
   this.setModel(new Model(data.map));
 
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ Project.prototype.getId = function() {
 Project.prototype.setId = function(id) {
   this._id = parseInt(id);
 };
+
 Project.prototype.getProjectId = function() {
   return this._projectId;
 };
@@ -110,4 +112,12 @@ Project.prototype.setOrganism = function(organism) {
   this._organism = organism;
 };
 
+Project.prototype.getPublicationCount = function() {
+  return this._publicationCount;
+};
+
+Project.prototype.setPublicationCount = function(publicationCount) {
+  this._publicationCount = parseInt(publicationCount);
+};
+
 module.exports = Project;
diff --git a/frontend-js/src/test/js/gui/ProjectInfoPanel-test.js b/frontend-js/src/test/js/gui/ProjectInfoPanel-test.js
index dab817fce6e668fd123efffe050ec29aab17438e..59586b970da9c195079ac47e16a04499c12009ae 100644
--- a/frontend-js/src/test/js/gui/ProjectInfoPanel-test.js
+++ b/frontend-js/src/test/js/gui/ProjectInfoPanel-test.js
@@ -28,5 +28,16 @@ describe('ProjectInfoPanel', function() {
     });
     assert.equal(logger.getWarnings().length, 0);
   });
-  
+
+  it('refresh', function() {
+    var div = document.createElement("div");
+    var panel = new ProjectInfoPanel({
+      element : div,
+      customMap : helper.createCustomMap(),
+    });
+    return panel.refresh().then(function(result) {
+      assert.ok(div.innerHTML.indexOf("UNKNOWN DISEASE MAP") >= 0);
+    });
+  });
+
 });