Marta Sochocka, DSc, from the Laboratory of Virology, was a guest on the program “Faces of Wroclaw” on Radio Rodzina. The conversation concerned research on Alzheimer’s disease, which is being conducted at the Hirszfeld Institute. Prof. Sochocka is the head of an international project of the Alzheimer’s Associacion Research Grant Program (AARG) Czytaj więcej…
Weave-UNISONO international project for Małgorzata Cebrat, DSc
We are pleased to announce that the project of Małgorzata Cebrat, DSc, head of the Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Immunology, entitled: “ GenoDrone – Genotyping drones’ sperm cells to explore reproductive features in Western honeybee” has been selected for funding under the NCN Weave-UNISONO competition for bilateral or trilateral research projects Czytaj więcej…
Hanna and Ludwik Hirszfeld become patrons of Wrocław tram
On Friday, December 13, Hanna and Ludwik Hirszfeld joined the elite group of patrons of Wrocław trams. The naming ceremony was attended by city authorities, representatives of MPK Wrocław, as well as scientists from the Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy of the Polish Academy of Sciences and from Wrocław Medical University. Czytaj więcej…
Hirszfeld Institute with OPUS 27 grant
The National Science Center has awarded funding in the amount of PLN 1,994,456 for the project entitled “Cellular and molecular basis of antifungal activity of metallocarboranes against Candida albicans yeast”. The research will be carried out in 2025-2027 by a consortium consisting of: The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin (leader) Czytaj więcej…
Tram named after Hanna and Ludwik Hirszfeld
We are pleased to announce that this Friday Ludwik and Hanna Hirszfeld will join the ranks of distinguished patrons of Wroclaw trams. The honorable name will be carried by tram moderus Gamma with side number 3307. The naming ceremony will take place on December 13 at 10:45 am on the side track Czytaj więcej…
Mensch film awarded at Toronto Film Festival
We are pleased to announce that at the 15 Edition Ekran Toronto Film Festival 2024, Pawel Wysoczanski, director of the film Mensch, received Best Documentary Director Award. Anne Marie Perrault, Documentary Jury Member said: “Mensch left a lasting impression on me with its heartfelt tribute to Ludwik Hirszfeld, a pioneering figure in Czytaj więcej…
Start of the WIB ADEVASCO project
3 December, the official start of the project for funding of research teams within the Virtual Research Institute, entitled: “Personalized endothelial diagnostics in anticancer treatment; towards modern vasculooncology” [acronym: ADEVASCO (Aptamer-Based Diagnosis of Endothelium in Vasculo-oncology)] took place. The ceremony was attended by Prof. Piotr Jedynak PhD, rector of Jagiellonian University, Teresa Czytaj więcej…
More NCN grants awarded to Hirszfeld Institute
We are pleased to announce further NCN grants awarded to the Institute’s employees and doctoral students for a total amount of PLN 5,740,213. The beneficiaries of the funding are: Prof. Sławomir Kozieł, Ph.D. – OPUS 27 grant entitled “Social mobility in Poland. The predictors of selective social mobility- a follow-up study.”- amount Czytaj więcej…
‘The Institute in a Nutshell’ – lectures by Magdalena Wieczorek, MSc, and Małgorzata Sachs , MSc
This Thursday, December 5, we invite Employees and Doctoral Students to the next meeting in the series “Institute in a Nutshell”. Magdalena Wieczorek, M.Sc., Director’s Plenipotentiary for Gender Equality will present the “Gender Equality Action Plan at IITD PAN”. The title of the speech by Małgorzata Sachs, M.Sc, head of the Human Czytaj więcej…
The film “Mensch” winner of more laurels.
We are very pleased to announce that the film about Ludwik Hirszfeld “Mensch”, directed by Pawel Wysoczanski, has won awards at film festivals: 2024 Austin Polish Film Festival Audience Choice Award – best documentary film award XXX Festival of Documentary Forms NURT in Kielce – winner of the festival. 34 films were Czytaj więcej…