The Institute of Genetics and Animal Biotechnology of the Polish Academy of Sciences (IGAB PAS) is pleased to announce that the Nature Reviews Drug Discovery article Natural products in drug discovery: advances and opportunities, led by Prof. Atanas G. Atanasov, Professor of IGAB PAS, has been distinguished as a Citation Classic. Since its publication in 2021, the highly influential article has been cited more than 4,000 times in the scientific literature.

Dr Paweł Lisowski, a genome engineer and human stem cell researcher from the Institute of Genetics and Animal Biotechnology of the Polish Academy of Sciences (Jastrzębiec), together with an international team of researchers, report in Nature Communications the development of a new drug discovery platform that combines human genome engineering, stem cell–based brain organoids, and deep machine learning to identify therapeutic candidates for severe neurodevelopmental and mitochondrial diseases.

The Institute of Genetics and Animal Biotechnology PAS (IGBZ PAN), as a partner in the OCNET project “A pilot network of organic farming actors contributing to the uptake of climate farming and its co-benefits for a carbon neutral and climate resilient Europe”, is organizing a cross-visit to Polish organic dairy farms associated with the HUB from May 19-21, 2026.

Scientists from the Institute of Genetics and Animal Biotechnology of the Polish Academy of Sciences (IGAB PAS, Jastrzębiec) report in Cell (Zink et al., 2026) the development of a breakthrough therapeutic strategy for Leigh syndrome (LS), a severe neurodevelopmental disease that is lethal in children and previously had no effective treatment.

A comprehensive study by IGAB PAS team published in Nature Biotechnology has unveiled significant growth in global patent filings related to functional foods. The analysis, spanning 20 years of patent data, highlights the increasing emphasis on foods designed to offer health benefits beyond basic nutrition. This surge aligns with consumer demand for products that support health in areas such as weight management, immune health, and mental wellness.

Researchers from The Institute of Genetics and Animal Biotechnology, of the Polish Academy of Sciences, the Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC), the Berlin Institute for Medical Systems Biology (BIMSB), the Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin and the Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, using advanced technologies of human brain organoids and genome engineering, have identified an early, neurodevelopmental mechanism that affects the development of Huntington's disease through mitochondria.

On August 27th, Dr. Aleksandra Fałat, Counselor of the Agriculture and Rural Development Department at the Permanent Representation of the Republic of Poland to the EU, met with scientific staff from the Institute of Genetics and Animal Biotechnology of the Polish Academy of Sciences (IGAB PAS) in Jastrzębiec. The attendees included: Prof. dr hab. Agnieszka Wierzbicka, Corresponding Member of the Polish Academy of Sciences and Director of IGAB PAS, dr hab. Joanna Marchewka, Prof. dr. hab. Krzysztof Niemczuk, and dr Grzegorz Pogorzelski.

On July 30th, a meeting was held at the office of the Chief Veterinary Inspectorate between representatives of the Chief Veterinary Officer, Ms. Katarzyna Stachurska and Mr. Paweł Wabik, and scientific staff from the Institute of Genetics and Animal Biotechnology of the Polish Academy of Sciences (PAN) in Jastrzębiec, including Dr. Joanna Marchewka, Prof. Krzysztof Niemczuk, and Dr. Grzegorz Pogorzelski.

On July 25, 2024, the second PhD Mini-Symposium entitled "Science for Students, Science by Students" was held in the conference room of the Institute of Animal Genetics and Biotechnology of the Polish Academy of Sciences. This event, full of inspiring talks, insightful presentations and engaging discussions on various scientific topics was a great opportunity for students and researchers to connect and share their work.

Dr. Li Chen has been awarded prestigious Fellowship for Experienced Researchers by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation’s selection committee. With the support of this fellowship, she will conduct collaborative research with Prof. Jens Brockmeyer in the Department of Food Chemistry, University of Stuttgart, Germany.

DSc Atanas G. Atanasov (PhD, DSc, Prof. IGAB) is ranked for third consecutive year in the just-released Highly Cited Researchers (2023) list by Clarivate...

We would like to invite you to the 1st PhD Mini-Symposium of the Institute of Genetics and Animal Biotechnology PAS that will be held on Wednesday, September 6th 2023, starting at 9:30 in the Institute's Conference Hall.

We would like to cordially invite you and your families and friends to an exciting online outreach event accompanying 3rd Meeting of Visegrad Group Society for Developmental Biology (V4SDB), co-organised by our Institute.

The Institute of Animal Genetics and Biotechnology of the Polish Academy of Sciences is the leader of the thematic area "Welfare and health of horses" (Aleksandra Górecka-Bruzda, PhD DSc) and the subtask implementing existing solutions (Dorota Lewczuk, PhD DSc) in response to the needs of horse breeders and users in all partner countries ( France, Germany, Belgium, Spain, Portugal, Romania, Finland and Switzerland).

Pursuant to § 12 of the Regulation of the Minister of Science and Higher Education of November 22, 2010 on the competition for the position of director of a scientific institute of the Polish Academy of Sciences (Journal of Laws No. 233, item 1530, as amended), we kindly inform you that as a result of the competition procedure, by resolution No. 2/2023 of May 17, 2023, the competition committee selected the candidature of Professor Agnieszka Wierzbicka for the director of the Institute of Genetics and Animal Biotechnology of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Jastrzębiec.

On May 30, 2023, Professor, MD, PhD Ryszard Słomski, the Chairman of the Scientific Council of the Institute of Genetics and Animal Biotechnology of the Polish Academy of Sciences, was honoured with silver medal " Sapientia et Veritas".

On November 14, 2022, a strategic long-term cooperation agreement in the field of animal sciences was signed at the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in The Hague (the Netherlands) ...

On November 14, 2022, a scientific seminar was held in Wageningen (the Netherlands) concerning exchange of experience in joint projects and discussing plans for the development of cooperation in the field of animal sciences...

One of the winners of the PASIFIC CALL 2 is Monika Hejna PhD, who will implement the project entitled "Algal-based alternatives: their ability to perform of anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and antimicrobial activities in swine farming system" at the Institute of Genetics and Animal Biotechnology of the Polish Academy of Sciences under the supervision of Artur Jóźwik PhD, DSc.

On August 1, 2022. the OPUS 21 project "Epigenetic Reprograming and All-trans-Retinoic Acid in Therapy of
Myelodysplastic Syndromes. "The project manager is Dr. Artur Zelent. The project is financed by the National Science Center

The Institute of Genetics and Animal Biotechnology of the Polish Academy of Sciences (IGAB PAS) has adopted the Gender Equality Plan (GEP) for period 2022-2025

We would like to invite you to the Meat Science & Technology Symposium.
The symposium will be held on May 6, 2022. Online
Symposium Theme - The power of meat – innovations, and legacies paving the way for the future of animal protein.

On February 28, 2022, the Nutricia Foundation project "The effect of liposomal resveratrol on the level of oxidative stress and cognitive impairment in ischemic stroke patients receiving home enteral nutrition" was launched at the Institute of Animal Genetics and Biotechnology of the Polish Academy of Sciences. The project manager is dr hab. Michał Ławiński.

With a NCN MINATURA grant, Dr Irene Camerlink from the IGBZ PAN Animal Behaviour & Welfare group gained the opportunity to study pig behaviour in Portugal...

The Institute of Genetics and Animal Biotechnology PAS has run for many years scientific cooperation with Wageningen University and Research – world-class leading scientific institution in the area of natural and agricultural sciences...

"Effects of chronic stress during pregnancy on sow welfare, reproductive performance, & on the resilience of offspring to stress." - This project is a collaboration between Teagasc & the Institute of Genetics & Animal Biotechnology, Poland. It investigates the risk factors for chronic stress in gestating sows. Martyna Lagoda, PhD Candidate working on the SOWWEANWEL project tells us more.

The Institute of Genetics and Animal Biotechnology of the Polish Academy of Sciences announces the start of recruitment to the Doctoral School of Animal Sciences and Food Safety (Recruitment Schedule 2020/2021).

Prestigious award for young scientist driven to benefit animal welfare
Dr Irene Camerlink, Assistant Professor at the Department of Animal Behaviour, has been awarded the UFAW Young Animal Welfare Scientist of the Year Award in recognition of her exceptional work to improve the welfare of pigs.

Director of the Institute of Genetics and Animal Biotechnology PAS (formerly Institute of Genetics and Animal Breeding) in Jastrzębiec opens competition for the positions of Assistant professor (Polish “adiunkt”), Associate Professor, Full Professor in the following areas: Molecular Genetics / Molecular Biology / Nutrigenetics and Nutrigenomics / Biotechnology / Biomedicine / Animal Welfare and Behaviour

Please be advised that the names of the Department of Animal Improvement and Nutrigenomics and the Department of Animal Behavior have changed. More informations below:

From April 29, 2020, the new name of the Institute is: Institute of Genetics and Animal Biotechnology of the Polish Academy of Sciences. More information below:

Director of the Institute of Genetics and Animal Breeding of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Jastrzębiec opens competition for the positions of Assistant professor (Polish “adiunkt”) in the following areas:

A new publication with the leading participation of the IGHZ PAN researchers has just been published in Pharmacological Reviews (IF=18.9).
Pharmacological Reviews, published by The American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, is one of the top-ranked journals in it the Web-of-Science category "Pharmacology & Pharmacy". Under the leadership of IGAB PAS scientists a new paper has just been published in this influential journal, exploring the potential of natural products and dietary ingredients to counteract the formation of macrophage foam cells (cell type promoting the development of atherosclerosis).

On 15-17 April 2019 took a place meeting, co-organized by the Institute of Genetics and Animal Breeding of the Polish Academy of Sciences and the Embassy of Kingdom of the Netherlands in Poland, in the frame of strategic agreement of cooperation of Polish and Dutch scientific institutions. The consortium includes Wageningen University & Research (WUR) from the Netherlands (the best in the world university in environmental-agriculture science), Institute of Genetics and Animal Breeding PAS, National Veterinary Research Institute in Pulawy and Poznań University of Life Sciences.

On 27-30.03.2019, representatives of the Institute of Genetics and Cytology and the Experimental Institute of Veterinary Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus visited our Institute. The representatives were correspondent member of Academy, prof. Ruslan Sheiko – Director, prof. Elena Guzenko – Deputy Director for Research and Implementations, and prof. Maryia Mikhailava – head of the Department of Animal Genetics, representing the Institute of Genetics and Cytology together with prof. Jury Lomako – Director of the Experimental Institute of Veterinary Medicine and dr Dzmitry Barysavets – head of the Department of Virology of this Institute. The group of scientists was accompanied by Maryia Pyzhova as an interpreter.

On April 4, 2019, the Institute was visited by Mr. Tsukasa Kawada – Ambassador of Japan in Poland. He was accompanied by the representatives of the Economy Section of the Japanese Embassy in Warsaw – Satoshi Takeuchi and Elżbieta Korona.

International scientific team under leadership of Prof Atanas Atanasov from IGAB PAS has analysed nearly 300 thousand publications concerning antioxidants.

The Regional Director & Country Representative Committee of International Goat Association selected prof. Emilia Bagnicka, PhD, DSc to receive the 2018 Achievement Award for Regional Director for an outstanding job representing IGA in Eastern Europe during the past year.

Magdalena Śmiech, from the Department of Experimental Embryology, IGAB has published an article in NATURE Careers Community. In 2018 she completed a highly competitive Summer Program at RIKEN Center for Brain Science (CBS) in Wako, Japan. Magdalena Śmiech participated in a two-month laboratory internship and in an intensive 5-day lecture course delivered by the best specialists in scientific field. Her professional experiences from internship are available on the NATURE website: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-07869-x

On December 12, 2018, the Institute was visited by Ms. Marjolijn Sonnema – Director General for Agro from the Dutch Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality. She was accompanied by the representatives of the Dutch Embassy in Warsaw (Agricultural Counsellor Martijn Homan & Katarzyna Kowalczewska) and Annie de Veer – Director Wageningen Livestock Research from Wageningen University & Research.

International consortium with participation of Hiroaki Taniguchi, PhD from Department of Experimental Embryology was very successful in Horizon 2020 program (call SFS-30-2018-2019-2020) and has obtained financing in the amount of ca. 6 million EUR for realisation of the project BovReg – „Identification of functionally active genomic features relevant to phenotypic diversity and plasticity in cattle”.

Specific requirements for candidates for the post-doctoral scholarship:
- A doctor degree in agricultural, biological or related sciences;
- a definite research interests in the field of animal biotechnology, supported by scientific achievements including the original papers, especially publications in journals listed in the Journal Citation Reports;
- Heading or participation in research projects financed from external sources;
- Knowledge of the molecular biology techniques (obligatory: Isolation of DNA, RNA and protein from tissues, PCR and real-time PCR, bisulfite conversion and pyrosequencing, including primer designing, ELISA)
- Fluent English spoken and written
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office
- Familiarity with statistical programs and experience in the epigenetic study will be an advantage
- Good evaluation of the doctoral thesis confirmed by the opinion of the scientific supervisor

Institute of Genetics and Animal Breeding of the Polish Academy of Sciences opens recruitment for
PhD Studies in English in the following fields: Cell biology, Molecular biology, Biotechnology, Biochemistry.

On 11-12th June 2018 in Warsaw, Poland, took place the East and West Central Europe Regional Meeting of International Society of Applied Ethology (ISAE) entitled “Animal preferences and animal welfare”.

The Springer has published up-to-date compendium of major scientific breakthroughs on human diseases, personalized and regenerative medicine and gene therapy by using CRISPR/Cas9 systems and stem cells to model or treat the human disorders.

Institute of Genetics and Animal Breeding of the Polish Academy of Sciences opens recruitment for PhD Studies in English in the following fields: molecular genetics and animal breeding; animal biotechnology and experimental embryology; animal behaviour; animal production systems, quality of food of animal origin; biodiversity.

IGAB PAS is co-organizer international conference "Assisted Reproductive Technologies - long term perspective", 7-8.09.2018, Cracow.

Resveratrol is a stilbenoid naturally synthesized by plants in response to stress or infection. This chemical is abundant in the skins of red grapes,⁠ and therefore in red wine.

Gene Editing and Cell Fate Reprogramming Researchers from the Institute of Genetics and Animal Breeding of the Polish Academy of Sciences and the Max-Delbrück-Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC) Berlin, described how the mitochondria have been implicated in the processes of acquisition and loss of stemness, with a specific focus on pluripotency and energy metabolism of the pluripotent stem cells.

Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Tokyo has sent to Director of the Institute special thanks to doctor Taniguchi from IGAB PAS, for help in organisation of the scientific forum „Polish Medicine in XXIst century”, which will be held in the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Tokyo.

Institute of Genetics and Animal Breeding Polish Academy of Sciences, Polish Ethological Society, Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology of the Polish Academy of Sciences and International Society for Applied Ethology call for abstracts for The joint East and West Central Europe ISAE Regional Meeting, 11 -12 June 2018, Warsaw, Poland “Animal preferences and animal welfare”. Young researchers and students are particularly encouraged to present their research in behavioural sciences. Please find the leaflet and registration form below

The Institute of Genetics and Animal Breeding of the Polish Academy of Sciences has received prestigious HR Excellence in Research logo.

The IGAB PAS scientist Dr. hab. Atanas G. Atanasov has recently published in the prestigious journals Trends in Biotechnology, IF 11.126 and Seminars in Cancer Biology, IF 9.141.

Associate professor Paweł Lisowski has received financing for prestigious project HARMONIA: “Study of genetic predisposition for rare neurodevelopmental diseases: Integration of genomic, transcriptome and methylome analyzes with modeling using genomic engineering techniques of induced pluripotent human stem cells differentiated into functional neurons”, 1 474 850 PLN.