Awards for IBCH PAS

List of awards, distinctions and successes of IBCH PAS since 2004

Awarded by	Name of the award	Year
Ministry of Science and Higher Education	Placement of 11 projects co-created by ICHB PAN on the Polish Road Map for Research Infrastructure: Institute: WCZT 2.0 Center for Incremental Technologies and Biomedical Engineering ECBiG – European Center for Bioinformatics and Genomics POL-OPENSCREEN – Polish Screening Infrastructure Platform for Biological Chemistry PSNC: POLFAR – Low-Frequency Radiointerferometer. System development: LOFAR 2.0 Digital Research Infrastructure for the Arts and Humanities DARIAH-PL National Research Laboratory of 5G Networks and Services together with the Environment National Data Warehouse. Universal Infrastructure for Data Storage and Sharing as well as Efficient Processing of Large Data Volumes in HPC, BigData and Artificial Intelligence Models National Cloud Infrastructure PLGrid for EOSC National Supercomputing Infrastructure for EuroHPC PIONIER-LAB – National Platform for Integration of Research Infrastructures for Innovation Ecosystem WORKS – Cooperation in the field of Advanced Computing in Europe	2020
Polish Radio	1st place in the 4th edition of the Polish Radio competition "I like it because it is Polish" in the "Polish innovative product 2020" category	2020
National Contact Point for Research Programes of the EU	The Crystal Brussels Award for people and organizations whose activity has translated the most into Poland's participation in the EU research and innovation program Horizon 2020	2020
National Contact Point for Research Programes of the EU	The Crystal Brussels Prize for the most active Polish participants of the EU framework programs over the last 20 years	2018
Ministry of Science and Higher Education	Category A+ in the parametrization of research entities for the years 2018-2021	2017
National Contact Point for Research Programes of the EU	The Crystal Brussels Prize for the best and most active Polish research entities and companies, taking part in the EU framework programs	2016
Ministry of Science and Higher Education	The status of the Leading National Research Centre (KNOW) for the years 2014-2018 in Life Sciences (in cooperation with the Faculty of Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University)	2014
Ministry of Science and Higher Education	Inclusion of three initiatives put forth by IBCH PAS on The Polish Roadmap for Research Infrastructures: European Centre for Bioinformatics and Genomics (in cooperation with Poznan University of Technology), PIONIER-LAB - National Platform for Integration of Research Infrastructures with Innovation Ecosystems (PSNC), PRACE - Collaboration on advanced computations in Europe (PSNC)	2014
Polish Academy of Sciences	Medal of the Polish Academy of Sciences for the Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, PAS, for outstanding merits in the development of Polish and worldwide science, associated with the social role of science	2013
Ministry of Science and Higher Education	Category A in the parametrization of research entities for the years 2014-2017	2013
Polish Centre for Testing and Certification, “Gazeta Prawna” magazine	The title of "The Quality of the year 2011" granted within the category of "research projects" for "Increasing the research potential in terms of the structural analysis of biomolecules with NMR and crystallographic methods"	2011
Polish Centre for Testing and Certification, “Gazeta Prawna” magazine	The title of "The Quality of the year 2010" granted within the category of "research projects" for "Increasing the research potential in terms of the structural analysis of biomolecules with NMR and crystallographic methods"	2010
National Contact Point for Research Programes of the EU	Special Crystal Brussels Prize for outstanding merits in preparing the 7th EU Framework Program, contribution to the development of technological initiatives and consistent promotion of Polish science	2010
National Contact Point for Research Programes of the EU	Special Crystal Brussels Prize for outstanding merits in favor of Polish participants of the 5th and the 6th EU Framework Program	2004

List of awards and distinctions for researchers and PhD students of IBCH PAS since 2007

Awardee	Awarding institution	The award	Year
Prof. Marta Szachniuk	President of the Republic of Poland	Bronze Cross of Merit	2024
Dr. Konrad Pakuła	Division of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Poznań	Best Research Publication of 2023	2024
Prof. Jacek Kolanowski	Young Academy of Europe	Young Academy of Europe André Mischke Prize for Science and Policy	2024
Dr. Anna Kotowska-Zimmer	Poznań City Hall	Award for the Best Doctoral Dissertation in 2023	2024
Artur Binczewski Prof. Krzysztof Kurowski Dr. Cezary Mazurek Dr. Norbert Meyer Prof. Marta Olejniczak prof. dr hab. Anna Pasternak dr hab. Jan Wrzesiński	President of the Republic of Poland	Golden Cross of Merit for achievements in scientific-research activities	2023
Prof. Paulina Jackowiak Prof. Agnieszka Kiliszek Prof. Anna Kurzyńska-Kokorniak Prof. Magdalena Łuczak Robert Pękal Tomasz Piontek Prof. Miłosz Ruszkowski Prof. Anna Urbanowicz	President of the Republic of Poland	Silver Cross of Merit for achievements in scientific-research activities	2023
Dr. Joanna Banasiak Bartosz Belter Krzysztof Kołat Dr. Łukasz Marczak Prof. Ariel Oleksiak Tomasz Parkoła Marcin Płóciennik Prof. Agata Tyczewska	President of the Republic of Poland	Bronze Cross of Merit for achievements in scientific-research activities	2023
Maciej Brzeźniak Radosław Januszewski Dr. Marcin Lawenda Bartosz Lewandowski Robert Szuman Dr. Krzysztof Turza Dr. Paweł Wolniewicz Marcin Wolski	President of the Republic of Poland	Silver Medal for Long Service for exemplary, exceptionally diligent performance of duties arising from professional work	2023
Tomasz Kuczyński Piotr Rydlichowski Joanna Urbaniak Maciej Wiśniewski	President of the Republic of Poland	Bronze Medal for Long Service for exemplary, exceptionally diligent performance of duties arising from professional work	2023
Elżbieta Adamczyk Magdalena Augustyniak Ewa Bartoszek Dr. Jakub Barciszewski Krzysztof Bąk Julia Brzoska-Karwat Małgorzata Dąbkiewicz Agnieszka Konrad Elżbieta Kopińska Dr. Natalia Koralewska Prof. Adam Kraszewski Adam Kubasiński Agnieszka Ławniczak Dorota Nosal Małgorzata Radwańska-Borucka Agata Redmer Anna Sarnowska Prof. Michał Sobkowski Dr. Paweł Stróżycki Grażyna Wawrzyniak Katarzyna Wielentejczyk Renata Wilnicka Teresa Wojciechowska Dr. Andrzej Wójtowicz Marcin Zieliński	Director of ICHB PAN	Medal of Recognition and Gratitude for services to the Institute	2023
Prof. Andrzej B. Legocki	Adam Mickiewicz University	Award of the title Doctor Honoris Causa by Adam Mickiewicz University "in tribute to an outstanding personality in Polish science, a great scientist, a chemist of recognized international authority, an excellent administrator, organizer, and community worker"	2023
Prof. Andrzej B. Legocki	Polish Biochemical Society	Award of the title of Honorary Member of PTBioch in recognition of enormous engagement in the activities of the Society	2023
Prof. Marek Figlerowicz	Polish Academy of Arts and Sciences	Election as a corresponding member of the Division IV of Natural Sciences of the Polish Academy of Arts and Sciences	2023
Prof. Marek Figlerowicz	Hipolit Cegielski Society	Gold Medal "Verba Docent – Exempla Trahunt Words Teach – Examples Lead"	2023
Prof. Anna Pasternak	AcademiaNet	Nomination to the AcademiaNet database, which features profiles of female scientists who demonstrate scientific excellence and outstanding achievements in the field of science	2023
Prof. Katarzyna Pachulska-Wieczorek	AcademiaNet	Nomination to the AcademiaNet database, which features profiles of female scientists who demonstrate scientific excellence and outstanding achievements in the field of science	2023
Prof. Jan Barciszewski Prof. Maciej Figiel Prof. Elżbieta Kierzek Prof. Piotr Kozłowski	Presidium of the Polish Academy of Sciences	Election by the Presidium of the Polish Academy of Sciences of scientists from the Institute to the Committee on Molecular Biology of the Cell	2023
Prof. Jan Barciszewski Prof. Agnieszka Fiszer	Presidium of the Polish Academy of Sciences	Election by the Presidium of the Polish Academy of Sciences of scientists from the Institute to the Committee on Biotechnology	2023
Prof. Piotr Kozłowski	Presidium of the Polish Academy of Sciences	Election by the Presidium of the Polish Academy of Sciences of scientists from the Institute to the Committee on Human Genetics and Molecular Pathology	2023
Prof. Marta Szachniuk Prof. Maciej Antczak	Rector of Poznań University of Technology	Rector's Award of Poznań University of Technology for outstanding scientific and educational achievements in 2022	2023
Prof. Marta Szachniuk	Polish Academy of Sciences	Election to the Board of Curators of Division IV (Technical Sciences) of the Polish Academy of Sciences for the term 2023-2026	2023
Dr. Paweł Świtoński	Council of the Federation of European Biochemical Societies	Election to the Scholarship Committee of the Council of the Federation of European Biochemical Societies (FEBS)	2023
Dr. Weronika Kotkowiak Carolina Roxo 2023 Prof. Anna Pasternak	ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters	Featured on the cover of ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters for the article: Physicochemical and antiproliferative characteristics of RNA and DNA sequence-related G-quadruplexes	2023
Dr. Radosław Pilarski	iF Design Awards	IF Product Design Award in a competition organized by the International Forum Design for the AGAMEDE system	2023
Dr. Marta Grzechowiak Dr. Agnieszka Ruszkowska Dr. Joanna Śliwiak Prof. Anna Urbanowicz Prof. Mariusz Jaskólski Prof. Miłosa Ruszkowi	Committee on Crystallography, Polish Academy of Sciences	Honorary distinction - DIAMENTY 2023 in the category of Biological and Medical Crystallography for the best crystallographic work published by Polish authors in 2022	2023
Prof. Mariusz Jaskólski	Committee on Crystallography, Polish Academy of Sciences	Honorary distinction - DIAMENTY 2023 in the category of Theory, Methodology, and Didactics of Crystallography	2023
Dr. Barbara Imiołczyk Dr. Joanna Śliwiak Dr. Magdalena Bejger Prof. Mirosław Gilskie Prof. Mariusz Jaskólski	Polish Synchrotron Radiation Society	Award of the Polish Synchrotron Radiation Society (2022) for the best publication in 2021 using synchrotron radiation	2023
Dr. Paulina Gałka-Marciniak	Minister of Education and Science	Scholarship of the Minister of Education and Science for outstanding young scientists	2023
Angelika Andrzejewska-Romanowska	L’Oréal/UNESCO/MEiN/PAN	Doctoral Scholarship within the 23rd edition of the L'Oréal-UNESCO "For Women in Science" program	2023
Dr. Anna Kotowska-Zimmer	Foundation for Polish Science	START 2023 Scholarship from the Foundation for Polish Science	2023
Dr. Piotr Małecki	The Kosciuszko Foundation ExchangeToTheUS	Scholarship from The Kosciuszko Foundation ExchangeToTheUS for the academic year 2023/2024 as part of the Exchange to the U.S. program, funded by KF, enabling Polish scholars to carry out research or artistic projects at American universities	2023
Prof. Mariusz Jaskólski	University of Wrocław	Nomination for the Heisig Award for structural studies of proteins of great importance for the development of medicine and contribution to the improvement of X-ray crystallography methods	2023
Dr. Lucyna Budźko Dr. Cezary Odrzygóźdź	Wielkopolska Forum for Smart Specializations	Appointment of employees of ICHB PAN as members of the Wielkopolska Forum for Smart Specializations, an initiative undertaken in connection with the European Funds for Wielkopolska 2021-2027 Program (FEW 2021+)	2023
Julian Zacharjasz	Polish Biochemical Society	Award of the Polish Biochemical Society for particularly interesting presentation of biochemical works	2023
Dr. Magdalena Dąbrowska	Director of ICHB PAN	Director's Award of ICHB PAN for the best doctoral dissertation in 2022 titled: "Optimization of CRISPR-Cas9 technology in the context of targeting repetitive sequences"	2023
Dr. Joanna Banasiak Prof. Michał Jasiński	Director of ICHB PAN	Director's Award of ICHB PAN for the best review paper in 2022 titled: "ATP-binding cassette transporters in nonmodel plants"	2023
Dr. Anna Kotowska-Zimmer Dr. Łukasz Przybył Marianna Pewińska Dr. Joanna Suszyńska-Zajczyk Dorota Wronka Prof. Maciej Figiel Prof. Marta Olejniczak	Director of ICHB PAN	Director's Award of ICHB PAN for the best experimental work in 2022 titled: "A CAG repeat-targeting artificial miRNA lowers the mutant huntingtin level in the YAC128 model of Huntington’s disease"	2023
Dr. Ewelina Kałużna Julian Zacharjasz Marta Sztachera Dr. Monika Piwecka	Director of ICHB PAN	Director's Award of ICHB PAN for the best posters in 2022 titled: "Surveying the transcriptome of mouse pituitary gland in space and time"	2023
Paweł Pawelczak Dr. Agnieszka Fedoruk-Wyszomirska Prof. Małgorzata Giel-Pietraszuk Dr. Dorota Gurda-Woźna Prof. Eliza Wyszko	Director of ICHB PAN	Director's Award of ICHB PAN for the best posters in 2022 titled: "Anti-aging properties of 4-N-furfurylcytosine"	2023
Marta Sztachera	Bio-Techne	Selection of an experiment image from RNAScope for the 2023 Art of RNAscope Calendar	2023
Julian Zacharjasz	Polish Biochemical Society	Włodzimierz Mozołowski Award for a poster presentation at the 5th BIO2023 Congress in Szczecin	2023
Marta Sztachera	Scientific Committee of the Conference	Distinction by the Scientific Committee of the conference "The Polish RNA Biology Meeting" for a conference submission to be presented as an oral presentation	2023
Dr. Monika Piwecka	Organizing Committee of the EMBO Workshop	Distinction by the Organizing Committee of the EMBO Workshop "Gene Regulatory Mechanisms in Neural Fate Decisions" (Spain 2023) for a conference submission to be presented as an oral presentation	2023
Dr. Tomasz Jamruszka	Organizing Committee	Award for the best poster presented during the 19th International Workshop on Plant Membrane Biology (Taipei, Taiwan)	2023
Dr. Monika Piwecka	Eclipse-Bio	Award/funding for the project "Identification of cell-type specific miRNA regulation in neuroendocrine cells"	2023
Prof. Mariusz Jaskólski	Prime Minister	Prime Minister's Award in the category of Achievement in the field of scientific activity, including artistic creation or implementation activity - for research in the field of protein crystallography, especially for the discovery and description of the structure of HIV virus protease and integrase domains, as well as bacterial anti-leukemia asparaginase	2022