Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy
Polish Academy of Sciences
We are delighted to share that our former PhD student, Dr Mateusz Noszka, has received the distinction of the Drabikowski Award for the Best PhD Thesis in Biochemistry, which was defended in 2025, organised by Polish Biochemical Society! His distinguished thesis, entitled: “Characterisation of CemR regulons of selected pathogenic Campylobacteria species” was Czytaj więcej…
On 8 June 2026, the Ludwik Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy of the Polish Academy of Sciences will host a nationwide debate on the future of modern cancer therapies and the development of innovative medical technologies funded under the National Recovery Plan (KPO). The conference, organised as part of the Czytaj więcej…
The Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports has published the results of research into an unusual medieval double grave, discovered during archaeological work in 2022 at the cemetery near Opole Cathedral. The lead author of the publication is Agata Cieślik, PhD, from the Department of Anthropology at the IIET PAS in Wrocław. aDNA Czytaj więcej…
The HLA Typing Quality Control Workshop for Central and Eastern European Countries, attended by a total of 72 centres from 15 countries, has been organised by Prof. Katarzyna Bogunia-Kubik since 1999. As Chair of Region 5 (Central Europe) within the European Federation of Immunogenetics (EFI) External Quality Control Committee, Prof. Bogunia-Kubik oversees Czytaj więcej…
We are proud to announce that Prof. Andrzej Górski, head of the Bacteriophage Laboratory at the IIET PAS, has once again been included in the prestigious international Research.com ranking. As was the case last year, Professor Górski took 3rd place among Polish scientists in the field of immunology, remaining the only researcher Czytaj więcej…
We are pleased to announce that Hanna Krzyżanowska, BSc, and Szymon Więcek, Eng., who are conducting research at the Laboratory of Clinical Immunogenetics and Pharmacogenetics, headed by Prof. Katarzyna Bogunia-Kubik, PhD, DSc, were honoured at the National Student Conference Oncosphere: The Future of Cancer Treatment 2026, held in Wałbrzych on 15 May Czytaj więcej…
During the 2nd edition of the Wrocławska Majówka Transplantacyjna Conference, organised by the Jan Mikulicz-Radecki University Hospital in Wrocław and the Wrocław Medical University, the Ludwik Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy of the Polish Academy of Sciences took a prominent place among the honoured institutions. The event brought together over Czytaj więcej…
As part of the 28th European Film Festival (Festival de Cine Europeo), taking place in Santiago de Chile from 12 to 17 May 2026, 26 films from European Union countries are being screened. Poland is represented by the film “Mensch”, directed by Paweł Wysoczański – a moving documentary about the life and Czytaj więcej…
We cordially invite you to the public defence of the doctoral thesis of Anna Andrzejczak, MSc, which will take place on Thursday, 7 May, at 12:00 a.m. in the Stefan Ślopek Auditorium at IIET PAS. Title of the thesis: ‘Evaluation of genetic variability, soluble form levels, and epigenetic regulation of the BTLA Czytaj więcej…
The subject of Saturday’s feature on Dzień Dobry TVN was Ludwik Hirszfeld, a Polish immunologist and pioneer in blood group research. The report on the patron of our Institute highlights the enormous impact his research into blood groups had on the development of medicine. It was he who introduced the designations A, Czytaj więcej…
