IIMCB received funds from "Excellent science - support for scientific conferences" Ministry of Science and Higher Education programme for the organisation of 1st Women in Science Symposium (planned on March 4-5, 2021).

The 1st Women in Science Symposium (WiSS) is an initiative of the postdoc community at the International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology in Warsaw, and it aims at increasing the awareness of young female scientists of their own potentials and opportunities but bringing attention to the issues of women's presence in the scientific world.

During the two-day symposium, highly qualified Ph.D. students and Postdocs (mainly from the natural sciences) will come together with successful, renowned women of diverse professional backgrounds (including academia, industry, science journalism and politics) to profit from their experiences and to discuss science and future career options.

The symposium is financed by the "Excellent science - support for scientific conferences" program of the Ministry of Education and Science (formerly the Ministry of Science and Higher Education).

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