Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy was founded in 1952 by the Polish Academy of Sciences. The main founder and the first director of the Institute was Professor Ludwik Hirszfeld, famous Polish immunologist and microbiologist.
In the parametric evaluation for the years 2022–2025, by decision of the Minister of Science and Higher Education dated 27 July 2026, the Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy of the Polish Academy of Sciences was awarded the following scientific category:
A+
in the field of medical sciences
A
in the field of biological sciences
The Institute is authorised to award the following degrees:
PhD and postdoctoral degrees in the field of medical and health sciences within the discipline of medical sciences (pursuant to Decision No. 187/303/2026 a of the Minister of Science and Higher Education dated 27 July 2026, pursuant to Article 185(1) and Article 218 of the Act of 20 July 2018 on Higher Education and Science (Journal of Laws 2022, item 574))
PhD and postdoctoral degrees in the field of exact and natural sciences, in the discipline of biological sciences (pursuant to Decision No. 187/705/2026 of the Minister of Science and Higher Education dated 27 July 2026, pursuant to Article 185(1) and Article 218 of the Act of 20 July 2018 on Higher Education and Science (Journal of Laws 2022, item 574))
Authorities
Director:
Professor Andrzej Gamian, PhD, DSc
Deputy Director for Scientific Research:
Łukasz Łaczmański, PhD, DSc
Administrative Director:
Piotr Adamiec, MSc
Chairman of Scientific Board:
Professor Maciej Zabel, PhD, DSc
Deputy Chairman of Scientific Board:
Professor Aleksandra Klimczak, PhD, DSc
International Advisory Board
- Michael Goldman, Department of Immunology, Hopital Erasme, Universite Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium
- J. Kupiec-Weglinski, Department of Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, USA
- Gerhard Opelz , Institute of Immunology, University of Heidelberg, Germany
- Hans-Dieter Volk, Institute of Medical Immunology, Medical University of Berlin, Charite Hospital, Berlin, Germany
- Claudine Kieda, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Orleans, France