Funding for our university was awarded by the Agency for Medical Research (ABM). Thanks to the ABM funds, our scientists will carry out projects that are part of the specific activities of the Government's Biomedical Sector Development Plan for 2022-2031. Their projects are related to: pancreatic cancer therapy, CAR-T cell therapy and treatment of inflammatory skin conditions of various etiologies. This is another scientific success for our university!

The year-and-a-half-long modernization of the Department of Neurology MUW at the Central Clinical Hospital on Banacha Street has been completed. Now patients will be treated in very good conditions. The department has been equipped with modern diagnostic and rehabilitation equipment, as well as patient rooms have been renovated and adapted for people with disabilities

The drug in question is Trabumag, which, as an innovative painkiller, has been covered, along with other innovative solutions, by the so-called “invention content” created as part of a project funded by the National Research and Development Center. The Medical University of Warsaw has obtained a protective patent for the drug in the US and a European protective patent. The solution used in the drug, the author of which is Prof. Magdalena Bujalska-Zadrożny from the Faculty of Pharmacy MUW, is a complex pharmaceutical composition made from a combination of micronized magnesium salts and the active substance.

The Professors' Club of our university hosted the traditional New Year's meeting between the incumbent rector and former rectors of MUW. The event symbolizes the continuity of power at the university.

We already know the results of the Medical Research Agency's competition for the creation of Clinical Research Support Centers (CWBK). Our university, in consortium with the University Clinical Center MUW, received PLN 29.5 million and took second place on the ranking list!

From October 2023 to December 2024, 51 people received postdoctoral degrees and 225 people received doctoral degrees at our university. The scientists received their diplomas at a ceremony hosted by Prof. Marcin Sobczak, Vice Rector for Science and Technology Transfer.

As part of the third call for applications for His Magnificence the Rector of MUW's scholarship for young scientists, 15 people received awards. The scholarships were awarded for achievements and commitment to scientific activity, both in the area of publications and projects.

This year's Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded for the discovery of microRNA and its role in post-transcriptional gene regulation. It was awarded to Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun. - The work of this year's Nobel laureates investigated fundamental mechanisms of expression regulation and expanded our knowledge of cell physiology - commented Prof. Krystian Jażdżewski at the XXXIV Nobel Session - At the same time, they became a research point into very practical aspects of our health, namely the impact of microRNAs on a number of diseases, including cancer, on the clinical course and response to their treatment.

As every year, our students from the Student Government, IFMSA-Poland Warsaw Branch and PTSF Warsaw Branch invited all members of the MUW academic community to participate in the Noble Gift. Packing of jointly purchased gifts took place on Friday. Students were assisted by Rector Prof. Rafal Krenke and Vice Rector for Student Affairs and Education Prof. Marek Kuch. The gifts from MUW will go to Ms. Zofia and Ms. Joanna's family.

...The MUW Student Government, on behalf of itself and all colleagues, annually presents the best teachers of our university with Crystal Lancets. Yesterday, the best teachers for the 2023/2024 academic year were awarded. Who are the winners?