Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy

We are pleased to announce that our doctoral students – Nicole Kryniecka, MSc, from the Virology Laboratory, and Marek Kotas, MD, from the Immunopathology Laboratory – were awarded at the 1st ISN-PORT Neuroscience School: Role of Metabolism in Neurodegeneration, an event organised by Łukasiewicz – PORT Polish Center for Technology Development on Czytaj więcej…

Are human eyes really unique? Why does white sclera inspire trust, while dark sclera causes anxiety? How is it possible that even a photograph of the eyes can make people behave more honestly? The latest issue of the weekly magazine „Polityka” and the popular science portal Pulsar feature an interview with Dariusz Czytaj więcej…

We cordially invite you to the public defence of the doctoral thesis of Jakub Cebula, MSc, Eng, which will take place this Thursday, 23 October, at 11:00 a.m. in the Stefan Ślopek Auditorium at IIET PAS. Title of the thesis: ‘Insulin – metallacarborane conjugates: a new strategy to enhance the biological efficacy Czytaj więcej…

Negative childhood experiences can leave traces not only in the psyche of adults, but also – as recent research shows – in the biology of subsequent generations. A team of scientists led by Ali Jawaid, PhD, from Łukasiewicz – PORT has discovered that trauma experienced by a woman in childhood affects the Czytaj więcej…

We cordially invite you to the public habilitation colloquium of Anna Jarząb, PhD, Eng, from the Laboratory of Medical Microbiology, Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, which will take place on Wednesday, 22 October at 11:00 a.m. in the Stefan Ślopek Auditorium at IIET PAS.   Scientific Czytaj więcej…

We would like to inform you that the film ‘Mensch’ will be screened in Rzeszów on 24 October at the ZORZA cinema. After the film, there will be a meeting with Jacek Tabarkiewicz, PhD, DSc, and the film’s director, Paweł Wysoczański. Detailed information can be found at the link below: https://www.kinozorza.pl/wydarzenia/pokaz-filmu-mensch–ze-spotkaniem-z-rezyserem-oraz-prof-dr-hab-jackiem-tabarkiewiczem-napisy-2d

On 17 October 2025, the main part of the event “Standing on the Shoulders of Giants. Polish Scientists and Scholars in Europe – Legacy and the Present” will take place at the Polish Academy of Sciences Scientific Center in Paris. The event is organised to mark Poland’s Presidency of the Council of Czytaj więcej…

We are pleased to announce that Edyta Pawlak, MD, PhD, DSc, Head of the Immunopathology Laboratory at the IIET PAS, has joined the Programme Council of the first edition of the MED SMART SCIENCE FORUM – a conference that combines medicine, science, and digital technologies around one common denominator: data. The forum Czytaj więcej…

A research team from the Centre for Language Evolution Studies (CLES) at the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, in collaboration with partners from Poland – the Department of Anthropology at IIET PAS and Wrocław University of Health and Sport Sciences – as well as from Spain (Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Czytaj więcej…

We cordially invite you to the public defence of the doctoral thesis of Natalia Bagińska, MSc, Eng, which will take place this Friday, 10 October, at 11:30 a.m. in the Stefan Ślopek Auditorium of the Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy of the Polish Academy of Sciences. Title of the thesis: ‘Isolation Czytaj więcej…