IIMCB International Advisory Board met in Warsaw

The annual meeting of the International Advisory Board (IAB) - a key event in the calendar of the International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology (IIMCB) - was held in Warsaw on April 1-3.

During the Board's intensive deliberations, the final stage of the recruitment process for the position of Junior Group Leader took place. An important part of the meeting was devoted to evaluating the research achievements of selected laboratories. Marta Miączyńska, Director of the Institute, presented a report on the Institute's activities over the past year and on the progress of  RACE and RACE-PRIME. The IAB also provided recommendations for further strengthening the research and organizational capacity of the IIMCB. The Board met with all groups of IIMCB scientists, providing an opportunity to learn about the achievements and challenges of recent months.

A highlight of the event was the awarding of a doctoral diploma to Dr. Michał Brouze, Head of the Genome Engineering Unit at IIMCB. His dissertation defense, held in February 2025, was the first in the history of the Institute – making it a historic moment for IIMCB. The International Advisory Board serves as the official body entitled to award the doktor degree at the Institute. 

The International Advisory Board at IIMCB is composed of outstanding scientists of international renown. Their continued engagement reflects the Institute’s unique role in both Polish and global science, underscoring its independence and commitment to research excellence.

The meeting was attended by scientists - IAB members and invited advisors - including:

- Anne Spang, University of Basel, Switzerland (Chair of the Council)
- Juan Valcárcel Juárez, Center for Genome Regulation, Spain (Secretary)
- Aaron Ciechanover, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
- Jo Bury, Flemish Institute of Biotechnology VIB, Belgium
- Walter J. Chazin, Vanderbilt University, USA (Advisor)
- Susan Gasser, Foundation of the Swiss Institute for Experimental Cancer Research, Switzerland
- Reinhard Jahn, Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Science, Germany
- Artur Jarmołowski, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poland (Advisor)
- Jolanta Jura, Jagiellonian University, Poland
- Caroline Kisker, University of Würzburg, Germany
- Lilianna Solnica-Krezel, Washington University in St. Louis, USA
- Eric Westhof, University of Strasbourg, France

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RACE-PRIME project: RNA and Cell Biology Platform for Research and Innovation in Medicine