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Obituary for Professor Irena Kąkol

05.10.2021

It is with great sadness, that we are informing Prof. Irena Kąkol passed away on September 29th, 2021. Prof. I. Kąkol was associated with the Nencki Institute for almost half a century, starting work in 1951, when the Institute, after WWII, was based in Łódź. It was just after her graduation from the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences of the University of Łódź, with a master degree in philosophy in the field of chemistry. She became a member of the Department of Biochemistry, ...

European Patent Granted for an invention from Nencki Institute and Case Western Reserve University

21.09.2021

The European Patent Office has issued a decision to grant a patent for an invention entitled "Prion protein-dendrimer conjugates for use in treatment of Alzheimer disease" (Patent No.: EP3468577; ...

Wprost Magazine ShEO Award for Women for Science

17.09.2021

The Women for Science (WISAN) organisation has been awarded the ShEO Award 2021. The ShEO Awards are given to women leaders in business, social and cultural life by the Wprost Magazine. The award ...

Science Festival at the Nencki Institute (lectures in polish)

10.09.2021

Instytut Nenckiego zaprasza na serię wykładów w ramach XXV Festiwalu Nauki "Szczepimy Nauką", który odbędzie się online w dniach 20-24 września. Informacje na temat wykładów znajdziecie ...

Prof. Edith Heard, the Director General of EMBL in the Nencki Institute

06.09.2021

Prof. Edith Heard, the Director General of the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) has attended the bilateral meeting of Centre of Excellence BRAINCITY (Nencki Institute) and ...