by RACE-PRIME project carried out within the IRAP programme of the Foundation for Polish Science co-financed by the European Union under the European Funds for Smart Economy 2021-2027 (FENG).

IN-MOL-CELL Infrastructure was also funded by the European Union under Horizon Europe (Project 101059801 - RACE) and

IN-MOL-CELL Infrastructure is funded by the European Union – NextGenerationEU under National Recovery and Resilience Plan.

Some projects redefine the Institute’s growth 🌱
The “Research Infrastructure for Molecules and Cells” project is one of them, strengthening our 10 core facilities brought together under the IN-MOL-CELL brand.

New IIMCB Report 2024-2025

We’re sharing the brand new IIMCB Report 2024–2025, summarizing two years of the Institute’s scientific, organizational, and strategic progress.
🫱 www.iimcb.gov.pl/en/about-us/...

#IIMCB #Science #Research #LifeSciences #RNA #CellBiology

Would you like to find out more about the opportunities for research visits to the University of Edinburgh as part of the RACE project (RNA and Cell Biology – From Fundamental Research to Therapies)?

Read the blog by Dr. Sunandan Mukherjee, a researcher at IIMCB! - bit.ly/3NYDaLi

We are changing the logo, but our scientific excellence remains the same. 👌

IIMCB's new visual identity keeps pace with the changing world. We hope you like this version – clearer, simpler, modern.

IIMCB scientists and partners show in EMBO Reports that liver endothelial cells (LSECs) actively remove hemoglobin, redefining hemoglobin clearance and its relevance in hemolytic and liver diseases.

Check the full story: tinyurl.com/yc67uesp
Paper: tinyurl.com/bda9hv3v

Dr. Ewelina Małecka and Dr. Stefan Bresson (IIMCB) have joined the VirHoX project, aiming to uncover virus–host relationships and develop a universal mapping tool for emerging pathogens. ⚠️🔬🌐

Read more: tinyurl.com/3susckbm

📢 Prof. Marta Miączyńska, IIMCB Director, has assumed the position of Chair of the Council of @embo.org

👉 “I am committed to supporting research excellence, and development of scientific careers across Europe” said Marta Miączyńska.

📰: tinyurl.com/EMBO-Chair

Best Papers Awards 2025 at IIMCB announced! 🥳

3rd prize (ex aequo)
"Structural snapshots of the mechanism of ATP-dependent DNA damage recognition by UvrA", Nature Communications ➡️ lnkd.in/d4hUCnsf

In the graphic, authors highlighted in bold are affiliated with IIMCB. 🎉📄

Best Papers Awards 2025 at IIMCB announced! 🥳

3rd prize (ex aequo)
"Activity and structure of human (d)CTP deaminase CDADC1", PNAS ➡️ lnkd.in/d_N4Qt7s

In the graphic, authors highlighted in bold are affiliated with IIMCB. 🎉📄

Best Papers Awards 2025 at IIMCB announced! 🥳

2nd prize
"Liver sinusoidal endothelial cells constitute a major route for hemoglobin clearance", EMBO Reports ➡️ lnkd.in/d4_2wNfp

In the graphic, authors highlighted in bold are affiliated with IIMCB. 🎉📄

Best Papers Awards 2025 at IIMCB announced! 🥳

1st prize
"Re-adenylation by TENT5A enhances efficacy of SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccines", Nature ➡️ lnkd.in/dhT7DCts

In the graphic, authors highlighted in bold are affiliated with IIMCB. 🎉📄

Our researchers’ new work on Nucleotide Excision Repair is out in Nature Communications!

A series of cryo-EM structures of the DNA damage sensor protein UvrA, provides snapshots of its role in ATP-dependent detection of lesions in bacterial Nucleotide Excision Repair.

Paper: tinyurl.com/2jm9bpvm

IIMCB The International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology in Warsaw (IIMCB) stands at the forefront of life sciences research, dedicated to uncovering the mechanisms that govern organisms, with a focu...

📢 Our latest study in Leukemia (Springer Nature), carried out together with partners in Heidelberg, Kiel, and Dresden, sheds new light on the genetic events driving one of the most aggressive forms of acute myeloid leukemia (AML).

👉 Read the full story tinyurl.com/TP53-LEUKEMI...

📢 Marta Miączyńska, Director of IIMCB, and Anders H. Lund, Director of the Biotech Research & Innovation Centre (BRIC), University of Copenhagen, have been appointed the new Chair and Co-Chair of EU-LIFE 🤝

👉Read the story: tinyurl.com/EU-LIFE-NEW-...

#biotech #research #science

🦠 Antibiotic resistance is a growing global challenge.
In an OPUS project funded by the NCN, Dr. Ewelina Małecka, together with her team, study how bacteriophages hijack bacterial metabolism 🧬

🎓 PhD & postdoc positions open!
👉 Apply: career.iimcb.gov.pl

📢 The IIMCB and the #biotech investment & #venturebuilding company LIFE BioCEEd (Prague, Czech Republic) have signed a Memorandum of Cooperation aimed at accelerating the #technologytransfer🤝

👉read the story: tinyurl.com/IIMCB-LIFEBi...

The twentieth anniversary of the MODOMICS database coincides with its most extensive expansion to date. Prof. Janusz Bujnicki’s team has released 48,000 RNA sequences with modified residues.

Learn more: lnkd.in/ebfXGghx

IIMCB research team led by Prof. Gracjan Michlewski received a Polish Academy of Sciences distinction for exceptional scientific achievement entitled "New mechanisms and therapeutic prospects in innate immune response to viruses and RNA based therapy." 👏🏆

📷Aneta Karwowska / PAN

💥New research prospects at IIMCB thanks to grants from
the National Science Centre!

Konstancja Gałat will investigate the causes of malnutrition in patients with liver cirrhosis.

💥New research prospects at IIMCB thanks to grants from
the National Science Centre!

Dr. Ewelina Małecka and her team will explore how bacteriophages attack bacteria, aiming to precisely map the molecular tools they use.

💥New research prospects at IIMCB thanks to grants from
the National Science Centre!

Prof. Janusz Bujnicki, together with his team , will develop methods for designing RNA and protein molecules that interact with each other in a manner specific to RNA sequence or structure.

💥New research prospects at IIMCB thanks to grants from
the National Science Centre!

The research led by Prof. Jacek Jaworski, will focus on how inflammation and ageing affect the structure of neurons in the brain, in particular dendrites, which are essential for communication between nerve cells.

Odwrotne transkryptazy - biologia trochę na opak. Marcin Nowotny YouTube video by Copernicus

Prof. Marcin Nowotny discusses breakthroughs in structural biology on the Copernicus channel.

Watch here ➡️

www.youtube.com/live/k81bpft...

Dr. Lidia Wróbel, who leads the Laboratory of Cellular Proteostasis at IIMCB, has been nominated for Forbes Women’s “Woman of the Year 2025” in Science.

Public voting is open until December 5, 2025 - we encourage you to take part!

➡️ lnkd.in/dX4vNGHY

Dr. Lidia Wróbel has been awarded the 2025 L’Oréal–UNESCO For Women in Science Fellowship 🏆.

The goal of the research conducted by her team is to lay the groundwork for developing new therapeutic strategies targeting neurodegenerative diseases.

#WomenInScience #LOréalUNESCO

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