A team led by Szymon Swiezewski from the Laboratory of Seed Molecular Biology at IBB PAS, in collaboration with the group of Artur Jarmołowski from Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, published an article in the journal Nature Communications. The work describes seed dormancy regulation by a new lncRNA MUSHER, which, in response to high temperature, (…)

During the 37th Annual Meeting of the Council of Managers of National Antarctic Programs (COMNAP), held in Warsaw on August 5–8, 2025, Agnieszka Kruszewska, Deputy Director of Administration at IBB PAS and Director’s Representative for the management of the H. Arctowski Station, was unanimously elected chair of COMNAP for the upcoming 3-year term. This distinction (…)

We are pleased to announce that Dr. Bartosz Bieszczad has received a grant in the NCN competition MINIATURA 9. He will be working on the project “Synthesis and studies of the biological activity of SMDC (Small Molecule Drug Conjugate) conjugates that can be used as a new tool for permanent, non-surgical sterilization of domestic animals.” (…)

The Foundation for Polish Science (FNP) has announced a call for applications in the funding scheme TEAM NET FENG (within the framework program European Funds for Smart Economy, FENG). The TEAM NET activity concerns cooperation of scientific teams from various Polish research organizations. The program’s topics include Health, Environment and Industry 4.0, which have been (…)

We are honored to announce that the Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics of the Polish Academy of Sciences (IBB PAS) will host the 37th Annual Meeting of the Council of Managers of National Antarctic Programs (COMNAP)! This prestigious conference will take place for the first time in history in Poland, in Warsaw, from August 5 (…)

This week, we are hosting the third MITGEST training week. The meeting includes an engaging program featuring research updates, scientific exchanges, and career development opportunities. MITGEST’s Doctoral Candidates will present their recent research progress and receive valuable feedback from peers and project partners. The activities also include: Proposal Writing Workshop by accelopment Bioinformatics Summer School (…)

We are pleased to announce that dr hab. Szymon Świeżewski (IBB PAS) has been elected a member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO). Sixty new EMBO Members and nine EMBO Associate Members have been elected to the EMBO Membership in recognition of their outstanding achievements. Among the new members is also another Polish researcher, (…)

European research organisations have issued a joint statement calling on the European Commission and Member States to preserve the bottom-up structure of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA). The statement responds to a proposal to introduce directionality in the 2026–2027 Work Programme by steering project calls toward predefined areas. The signatories stress that MSCA’s success lies (…)

The 3rd Congress “Science for Society” was held on May 25-26, 2025. The event took place at the Warsaw University of Technology and at the Institute of Physiology and Pathology of Hearing in Kajetany. The Congress was organized by the Institute of Physiology and Pathology of Hearing, based in Warsaw, in cooperation with the Main (…)

We are pleased to announce the successes of scientists at the Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics of the Polish Academy of Sciences, who have received 5 grants in the National Science Center OPUS LAP/Weave and SONATA competitions. In the adjudicated OPUS 28+LAP/Weave competitions, 2039 applications were submitted, of which 234 were qualified for funding. IBB (…)

Researchers from the Laboratory of Gene Expression Regulation led by Prof. Tomasz J. Sarnowski, in collaboration with two Max-Planck Institutes in Cologne and Potsdam and Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research in Gatersleben proposed an improved classification of SWI/SNF-type chromatin remodelling complexes (CRCs) in Arabidopsis. Their work revealed the existence of so (…)

We are pleased to announce that dr hab. Anna Sikora has been elected as a member of the Council of the Mazovian Hydrogen Valley Cluster. The election for a 3-year term was made by the General Assembly on May 15, 2025 (resolution no. 1/05/2025 of the MDW Cluster, dated 15.05.2025). The Mazovian Hydrogen Valley (MDW) (…)