Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy was founded in 1952 by the Polish Academy of Sciences. The main founder and the first director of the Institute was Professor Ludwik Hirszfeld, famous Polish immunologist and microbiologist.

Authorities:

Director:

    Jacek Szepietowski, M.D., Ph.D., Professor

Deputy Directors:

    Danuta Duś, Ph.D.
    Dariusz Wójcik, M.Sc.

Chairman of Scientific Board:

    Wiesław W. Jędrzejczak, M.D., Ph.D., Professor

Deputy Chairman of Scientific Board:

    Jolanta Zakrzewska-Czerwińska, Ph.D., Professor

International Advisory Board

• Jean Francois Bach, Secretaire Perpetuel, French Academy of Sciences, Department of Immunology, Hopital Necker, Paris, France
• Michael Goldman, Department of Immunology, Hopital Erasme, Universite Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium
• John A. Hansen, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center & University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
• Gerhard Opelz , Institute of Immunology, University of Heidelberg, Germany
• Emil Skamene, The Research Institute, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
• Hans-Dieter Volk, Institute of Medical Immunology, Medical University of Berlin, Charite Hospital, Berlin, Germany