International Institute of

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Jacek Kuznicki
SCIENCE OPPORTUNITIES IN POLAND
International Institute of Molecular and Cell
Biology in Warsaw
Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology
NIH, Bethesda, Nov 20, 2008
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1981-1984 Visiting Fellow at NHLBI, Dr. ED Korn
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Visiting Scientist at NIMH, 1992-1996, Dr. D.
Jacobowitzs lab
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Subsequent links with NIH

• 1997-2000 Polish-American grant (MCSII Fund)
  with Dr. D. Jacobowitz
• 2002-2005, NIH grant (FIRCA) with
  Dr. Walter Chazin, Vanderbilt University,
  Nashville, TN
• 2007 seminars in Bethesda and Frederick

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Three parts about opportunities

• Reorganization of science in Poland
• Biocentrum Ochota joint activities of 6
  institutes in biomedical research
• International Institute of Molecular and Cell
  Biology in Warsaw

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Please sign, if you support discussion about
reforms of science in Poland ...
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Reforms of science system in Poland
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Reforms of science system in Poland

• The drafts of parliamentary bills on the
• National Center of Science (agency for basic
  research)
• - Rules financing research
• RD institutes
• - National Center of Research and Development
• (an agency to foster science and technical
  innovation)
• - Polish Academy of Sciences

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Part 2, Biocentrum Ochota
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OCHOTA Campus
Center
University of Warsaw
Medical University of Warsaw
Airport
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Biocentrum activities

• Network Biovision funded by MNiSzW
• Participation in CePT - 100 mln Euro for all (4
  mln Euro for IIMCB for equipment)
• Applications for
• informatics infrastructure
• people, international PhD program
• Joint actions of staff in charge of grants
• Collaboration of librarians

28.10 w IPPT KPK i IIMCB
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EU structural funds for IIMCB

• X-ray diffractometer 5.7 mln PLN
• Mass spectrometer 3.3 mln PLN
• AFM microscope 1.0 mln PLN
• RT-PCR and WB imager 0.8 mln PLN
• Analytical centrifuge, etc. 2.8 mln PLN
• A/C cages for animals 1.1 mln PLN
• TOTAL 14.8 mln PLN

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What is the major characteristic of Biocentrum
Institutes?
despite being the top one (A) category of the
Ministry of Science and Higher Education?
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Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics - Core
facility labs
In 2007 over 200 institutions used these services.