Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy
Polish Academy of Sciences
On the occasion of Darwin Day, celebrated on 12 February – the anniversary of Charles Darwin’s birth – Anna Apanasewicz-Grzegorczyk, PhD, from the Department of Anthropology IIET PAS gave an interview on the evolutionary significance of mammalian milk and its role in the development and immunity of offspring. The interview was conducted Czytaj więcej…
We cordially invite you to the public defence of the doctoral thesis of Maciej Żaczek, MSc, which will take place this Friday, 13 February, at 12:00 a.m. in the Stefan Ślopek Auditorium at IIET PAS. Title of the thesis: ‘Analysis of the advancement of phage therapy in Poland’ Supervisor: Ryszard Międzybrodzki, MD, Czytaj więcej…
We are pleased to announce that the Student Research Club at the IIET PAS has received funding under the 8th edition of the FAST 2026 Student Activity Fund programme. The project entitled ‘Phage Scientific Expeditions’ received financial support in the amount of PLN 11,000. The project leader is Martyna Cieślik, MSc (Doctoral Czytaj więcej…
11 February marks International Day of Women and Girls in Science. To mark the occasion, we invite you to listen to a conversation with Anna Jarząb, PhD, DSc, Eng, from the Medical Microbiology Laboratory, winner of the L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science 2025 programme. In the conversation, Anna Jarząb, PhD, DSc, Eng, Czytaj więcej…
On Wednesday, 4 February, Agnieszka Razim, PhD, from the Microbiome Immunobiology Laboratory was a guest on Gazeta Wyborcza’s ‘Zdrowa rozmowa’ podcast in an episode entitled ‘How to take care of your intestines?’. In a conversation devoted to the gut microbiome, she talked about how microbes affect our immunity, mood and appetite, whether Czytaj więcej…
On 28 January 2026, an agreement was signed at Łukasiewicz–PORT in Wrocław with a consortium of scientific institutions to finance the winning project of the 4th edition of the Virtual Research Institute competition entitled: ‘Personalised antibody-drug conjugates activated by matrix metalloproteinases for solid tumours (PACMAN)’. The project was submitted by a consortium Czytaj więcej…
We invite you to read an interview with Prof. Anna Chełmońska-Soyta, Ambassador for Equality, head of the Reproductive Immunology Laboratory at the Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences. In the interview, Prof. Chełmońska-Soyta talks about, among other things: gender equality as a prerequisite for good and reliable Czytaj więcej…
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…
