Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy

We are delighted to announce that two researchers from our Institute have been nominated for the Personality of the Year 2025 award. The jury recognized their contribution to scientific life in our region. Emilia Jaskuła, PhD, from the Laboratory of Genetics and Epigenetics of Human Diseases was nominated in particular for her Czytaj więcej…

We are pleased to announce that the Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy of the Polish Academy of Sciences, together with the University of Wrocław (Applicant), the Wrocław University of Health and Sport Sciences, and the Wrocław Medical University, has joined the NAWA-EURAXESS Network programme launched by the National Agency for Academic Czytaj więcej…

It is with great sadness and regret that we announce the passing of Ewa Katzenellenbogen, PhD, DSc She was born in 1946 in Gliwice. Between 1964 and 1969, she studied at the Faculty of Natural Sciences at the University of Wrocław, obtaining a master’s degree in biochemistry in 1969 with a thesis Czytaj więcej…

We cordially invite you to a lecture by Bogumiła Szponar, PhD, DSc, from the Laboratory of Medical Microbiology IIET PAS, which will take place this Thursday, 8 January, at 3:00 p.m. at the Scientific and Historical Club of the University of the Third Age at Wrocław University of Science and Technology (room Czytaj więcej…

The Ludwik Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy of the Polish Academy of Sciences, a leading research unit conducting scientific and implementation work in the field of immunology, oncology and experimental therapies, appeals for the maintenance of stable funding for the Medical Research Agency and the abandonment of plans to significantly Czytaj więcej…

A team of Polish scientists has developed and tested a new chemical compound, DK-AT390HCl, which exhibits strong anti-cancer activity against colorectal cancer (CRC) cells, while having a limited effect on healthy tissues. The research was conducted in collaboration with scientists from the Cracow University of Technology, the Hugo Kołłątaj University of Agriculture Czytaj więcej…

Anna Jarząb, PhD, Eng, from the Medical Microbiology Laboratory IIET PAS, biotechnologist and winner of the L’Oréal-UNESCO ‘For Women in Science’ programme, was a guest on the Polish Academy of Sciences’ ‘Człowiek 2.0’ podcast, hosted by Jan Stradowski. During the conversation, she talked about her research on new-generation vaccines, including a vaccine Czytaj więcej…

The National Science Centre has announced the fifth ranking list of projects eligible for funding under the Weave-UNISONO 2025 competition. We are proud to announce that among the winning projects is a grant for Krzysztof Fink, PhD, from the Laboratory of Biomedical Chemistry IIET PAS. The project entitled ‘Amphiphilic peptidomimetics containing metallocarboranes Czytaj więcej…

We are pleased to announce that the Director of the National Agency for Academic Exchange (NAWA) has awarded funding for a research project entitled ‘Bile-driven modulation of bacterial extracellular vesicles: Production, composition, and functional impacts on host and microbiota’. The project, coordinated by Agnieszka Razim, PhD, from the Microbiome Immunobiology Laboratory IIET Czytaj więcej…

We are pleased to announce that the Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy of the Polish Academy of Sciences complies with the principles of Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) in the field of chemical analysis, as confirmed by certificate No. 32/2025/DPL signed on 3 December 2025 by the President of the Office for Czytaj więcej…