Jagiellonian University

The Jagiellonian University (JU) is the oldest institution of higher education in Poland and one of the oldest in Europe. Today, the university comprises 16 faculties, where nearly 5,000 academic staff conduct research and provide education to almost 40,000 students across more than 150 fields of study. One of these faculties is the Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology (FBBB). Research at the FBBB explores the molecular, biochemical, and biophysical aspects of how microorganisms, fungi, plants, and animals function. It investigates the molecular basis of cellular processes such as DNA repair, regulation of gene expression, post-translational protein modification, protein secretion, oxidative stress, bioenergetic systems, and signalling pathways. The faculty is also engaged in a wide range of translational research aimed at understanding the mechanisms regulating inflammation—a process fundamental to the development of human diseases, including tumours as well as autoimmune, metabolic, and infectious diseases.