Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy
Polish Academy of Sciences
We are proud to announce that Hubert Kasprzak, MSc, a PhD student at the Bacteriophage Laboratory of the IIET PAS, has been appointed to the Council of Young Scientists, an advisory body to the Minister of Science and Higher Education. The appointment was made pursuant to the Minister’s Order of 24 February Czytaj więcej…
We are delighted to announce that The President of the Republic of Poland, Karol Nawrocki, conferred the title of professor of medical sciences and health sciences in the field of medical biology on Maria Podbielska, PhD, DSc, Eng. The title of professor is the highest academic title in Poland, awarded by the Czytaj więcej…
We are delighted to announce that Prof. Jolanta Zakrzewska-Czerwińska, PhD, DSc, member of the Scientific Council of the Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy of the Polish Academy of Sciences, has received an award from the Minister of Science and Higher Education for her lifetime scientific achievements. Prof. Jolanta Zakrzewska-Czerwińska is an Czytaj więcej…
We cordially invite you to the public defence of the doctoral thesis of Kinga Godkowicz, MSc, which will take place on Monday, 23 February, at 12:00 a.m. in the Stefan Ślopek Auditorium at IIET PAS. Title of the thesis: ‘NK cell activity in the microenvironment of ageing cells’ Supervisor: Wojciech Kałas, PhD, Czytaj więcej…
We are proud to announce that the Director of the Institute, Professor Andrzej Gamian, has been awarded the Cross of Freedom and Solidarity. The award ceremony accompanied the celebrations of the 45th anniversary of the founding of the Independent Self-Governing Trade Union “Solidarity” and the 45th anniversary of the registration of the Czytaj więcej…
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…
