Awards

Publication by Prof. Jan Kamiński’s Team Awarded the Jerzy Konorski Prize

11.06.2026

The article "Unattended working memory items are coded by persistent activity in human medial temporal lobe neurons" has been recognized as the best Polish publication in the field of neurobiology in 2025. The award-winning study focuses on working memory - the mechanism that allows us to briefly hold and use information needed "here and now," such as a BLIK code, an address heard over the phone, a platform number, or directions in an unfamiliar city. How does the brain store this ...

“Best PhD students” competition results

29.12.2025

The Committee of the "Best PhD students" Contest, organised by the Director of the Nencki Institute, Professor Agnieszka Dobrzyn has announced the list of laureates: Magdalena Sobień ...

Gloria Artis Silver Medal for Merit to Culture for prof. Jerzy Duszyński

15.12.2025

Prof. Jerzy Duszyński from the Nencki Institute has been awarded the Gloria Artis Silver Medal for Merit to Culture. The award ceremony took place on 12 December 2025 at the National Ossolinski ...

2025 FNP Prize for Professor Ewelina Knapska

07.11.2025

Prof. Ewelina Knapska, head of the Laboratory of Emotions Neurobiology at the Nencki Institute PAS, has been honored with the prestigious Prize of the Foundation for Polish Science in the area of ...

Dr hab. Aleksandra Herman awarded Andrzej Malewski Award

24.06.2025

Dr hab. Aleksandra Herman from the Laboratory of Brain Imaging of the Nencki Institute has been awarded Andrzej Malewski Award, granted to young researchers for outstanding scientific ...