We are pleased to announce that Katarzyna Balon, a PhD student at the Laboratory of Genomics and Bioinformatics, won first place in the basic science session for her oral presentation entitled “Cytosine base editor BE3 efficiently introduces Recessive Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa-causing mutations to Squamous Cell Carcinoma cells to obtain a model of Czytaj więcej…
Dr hab. Łukasz Łaczmański is made a member of the Medical Genetics Team
We are pleased to announce that on February 23-24, 2023, during the meeting of the National Council of Laboratory Diagnosticians of the 6th term, dr hab. Łukasz Łaczmański was appointed a member of the Medical Genetics Team. The term of office of the Team will last 4 years. The Team’s objectives include Czytaj więcej…
The 213th IITD PAN Scientific Board Meeting
On March 9 took place the 213th meeting of the Scientific Council of the Hirszfeld Institute. The meeting was attended by guests from the 5th Faculty of Medical Sciences of the Polish Academy of Sciences – Dean of the Faculty, prof. dr hab. n. med. Marek Krawczyk and prof. dr hab. n. Czytaj więcej…
Mgr inż. Marcelina Pyclik admitted to the the European Academy of Allergy & Clinical Immunology program
We are pleased to announce that mgr inż. Marcelina Pyclik from the Microbiome Immunobiology Laboratory, along with 12 other people, was admitted to the prestigious mentoring program organized by the European Academy of Allergy & Clinical Immunology. The two-year monitoring program includes meetings with Dr. Rodrigo Jiménez-Saiz, who works at the Hospital Czytaj więcej…
Antibacterial photodynamic therapy in the treatment of skin infections: article by dr hab. Krzysztofa Pawlika and mgr inż. Marty Piksy published in Chemical Society Reviews
Antibacterial photodynamic therapy, which is based on the local generation of reactive oxygen by excitation of the photosensitizer with light, is a promising method of combating drug-resistant pathogens in skin infections. The journal Chemical Society Reviews (200 points MEiN, IF 60,615) published the work of mgr inż. Marty Piksy (Laboratory of Molecular Czytaj więcej…
Cooperation agreement with the Wrocław University of Science and Technology
On Thursday, February 16, prof. dr hab. Eng. Arkadiusz Wójs, the Dean of the Wrocław University of Science and Technology, and prof. dr hab. Andrzej Gamian, the director of the Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy of the Polish Academy of Sciences, signed a cooperation agreement. The Hirszfeld Institute and the Wroclaw Czytaj więcej…
Dr hab. n.med. Andrzej Górski’s team’s contribution to the development of phage therapy in the world – publication in Frontiers in Microbiology
Considering the rise in antibiotic resistance, phage therapy is a topic of great interest due to its effectiveness in the clinical treatment of drug-resistant bacterial infections. A publication on global trends in research on phagotherapy appeared in the journal Frontiers in Microbiology (100 points MEiN, IF 6.064). The authors of the work, Czytaj więcej…