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Nature Portfolio & Yakult Award for Prof. Tomasz Wypych

28.09.2026

Prof. Tomasz Wypych of the Microbiome Research Laboratory at the Nencki Institute of the Polish Academy of Sciences has received a prestigious award, the Nature Portfolio & Yakult Award. It was presented during the second edition of the RIKEN-ISM Targeting Microbiota Meeting, held on 24-25 September 2026 at the University of Tokyo in Japan. The conference was jointly organized by the RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences (Japan's leading research institute) and the ...

Nencki Institute to test a self-administered tool for early detection of retinal disease

25.09.2026

Modern medicine still cannot treat many forms of retinal damage, and patients often see an ophthalmologist only when visual impairment is already advanced. A team led by Dr. Kalina Burnat at the ...

FIRST TEAM grant for Dr Paweł Mikulski to develop a new therapy for liver cancer

23.09.2026

Dr Paweł Mikulski from the Nencki Institute has received a FIRST TEAM grant from the Foundation for Polish Science to carry out the project “Development of an innovative molecule for a new type ...

EMBL in Poland: Connecting Communities, Advancing Discovery

11.09.2026

On September 7–8, the Nencki Institute hosted 150 scientists from Poland and abroad who came together to discuss research, share experiences, and forge new connections. The meeting offered an ...

Young Researchers at the COST PRESTO Training Course

07.09.2026

On 1–2 September, the Nencki Institute hosted young researchers for a two-day course on cellular metabolism. The course was organised as part of COST PRESTO, an international research network ...