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Michał Świrski, MSc, awarded the Ministry of Science and Higher Education scholarship for outstanding young scientists

02 07 2026

Michał Świrski, MSc, from the Institute of Genetics and Biotechnology at the Faculty of Biology, University of Warsaw, has been awarded the scholarship of the Minister of Science and Higher ...

Prof. Anna Karnkowska joins the Management Committee of COST Action eDNA4Policy

02 07 2026

Prof. Anna Karnkowska from the Institute of Evolutionary Biology, Faculty of Biology UW  has joined the Management Committee of the newly funded COST Action eDNA4Policy – Advancing the integration of ...

OPUS grant to investigate mechanisms of viral immune evasion

01 07 2026

Prof. Agnieszka Kwiatek from the Department of Molecular Virology, Institute of Microbiology, has received PLN 1,993,900 in funding from the National Science Centre under the OPUS 30 call for the ...

Psychrophilic bacteria from Spitsbergen and their role in greenhouse gas production

01 07 2026

Scientists from the Faculty of Biology, University of Warsaw, have described a new genus of Arctic bacteria, named Gelidimonas, and two new species: Gelidimonas denitrificans and Gelidimonas diazotrophica. The microorganisms ...

NCN SONATA grant to investigate the role of the mechanosensitive ion channel PIEZO1 in mouse embryonic development

30 06 2026

Dr Agnieszka Walewska from the Department of Embryology at the Institute of Developmental Biology and Biomedical Sciences has received PLN 1,597,224 in funding from the National Science Centre under the ...

NCN OPUS grant for integrated research on the oral microbiome and resistome and the search for new treatments for odontogenic infections

29 06 2026

Prof. Magdalena Popowska from the Department of Bacterial Physiology at the Institute of Microbiology has received PLN 3,399,900 in funding from the National Science Centre under the OPUS 30 call ...