Postgraduate School of Molecular Medicine (SMM)

Postgraduate School of Molecular Medicine (www.smm.edu.pl): Medical Universities in Warsaw, Poznan, Szczecin, Gdansk as well as the International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, the Nencki Institute and the Foundation for Experimental and Clinical Oncology have jointly founded the Postgraduate School of Molecular Medicine (SMM). The main goal of the School is to offer a new post-graduate PhD programme in the field of molecular medicine, which is addressed to medical, biology and pharmacy students in Poland.

Postgraduate School Of Molecular Medicine

SMM is affiliated with the Medical University of Warsaw, which is responsible for the administration of the school. According to its by-laws, the School is managed by the Director and the Scientific Council elected by the founding institutions. The present Director is Prof. L. Konarska, Pharmacy Department, Medical University of Warsaw. The SMM admits students (up to 10 per year) for the 4-year PhD programme. The candidates are requested to present a scientific programme of their PhD study, scientific merit of which is carefully evaluated by the Recruitment Committee of the SMM as well as independent referees from Poland and abroad. Five groups of students were accepted during the period of 1998-2002. Successful candidates accomplish their scientific programmes, under supervision of their tutors, in different laboratories throughout Poland. The members of the SMM Scientific Council annually evaluate students' progress. The tutorial programme offered to the students include theoretical (lectures, seminars) and practical courses (laboratory sessions) in selected topics of modern molecular biology and medicine. Each SMM student is awarded a stipend (full or supplemental). Furthermore, the SMM assists students in participating in short-term scientific training in leading Polish and foreign laboratories. SMM activities are supported by subsidies from the Polish Ministry of Health and founding institutions. Additional generous financial support also came from the French government covering the costs of participation of outstanding French scientists in tutorial and organizational activities of the SMM as well as short-term scholarships for the training of SMM students in laboratories throughout France.