International Advisory Board Meeting in Warsaw
On 21–23 April 2026, the International Advisory Board (IAB) of the International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology (IIMCB) met in Warsaw.
During the meeting, competitions were held for the positions of Junior Group Leader, Junior Group Leader in Computational Biology, and the Director of the Institute. The Board also evaluated research group leaders and approved the Institute’s activities for 2025, offering recommendations for its continued development. As part of its annual review, the Board met with scientific staff to discuss ongoing research and provide guidance on future scientific directions. The programme also included the official awarding of doctoral diplomas to individuals who were granted the PhD degree by decision of the International Advisory Board.
The International Advisory Board (International Scientific Committee) of the International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology in Warsaw brings together distinguished scientists from leading research institutions in Europe and the United States. The Board is chaired by Joanna Wysocka from Stanford University, USA, and its Secretary is Juan Valcárcel Juárez from the Center for Genomic Regulation, Spain.
Its members include:
- Caroline Kisker from the University of Würzburg, Germany;
- Mónica Bettencourt-Dias from the Gulbenkian Institute for Molecular Medicine, Portugal;
- Adrian Krainer from Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, USA;
- Didier Stainier from the Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research, Germany;
- Susan Gasser from the Foundation of the Swiss Institute for Experimental Cancer Research, Switzerland;
- Reinhard Jahn from the Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences, Germany;
- Magdalena Żernicka-Goetz from the University of Cambridge, United Kingdom, and California Institute of Technology, USA;
- Brenda Schulman from the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Germany;
- Eric Westhof from the University of Strasbourg, France;
- Jolanta Jura from Jagiellonian University, Poland;
- Shelley L. Berger from the University of Pennsylvania, USA;
- Angelo Azzi from Tufts University, USA, who serves as Permanent Advisor.