At the end of September, our Institute hosted the inauguration ceremony of the 2025/2026 academic year of the Interdisciplinary Doctoral School of Agricultural Sciences. The event, led by the Institute’s Director Prof. Monika Kaczmarek, was an opportunity to welcome new PhD candidates, who were officially introduced to the academic community by the students’ representative, Maciej Cieślik.
During the ceremony, five doctoral students took the official oath and received their student index books and welcome gifts from Prof. Kaczmarek and Dr hab. Wiesław Wiczkowski, Deputy Director for Scientific Affairs, thus symbolically beginning their research journey at our Institute.
The event was highlighted by an inspiring inaugural lecture by Dr hab. Radosław Kowalski, titled “Why animal welfare matters to scientists”, which perfectly reflected the Institute’s mission, connecting animal welfare, human health, and sustainable development.
A speech was also delivered by Prof. Aneta Andronowska, Director of the Interdisciplinary Doctoral School of Agricultural Sciences: “Every new PhD student is not only a future scientist but also someone who brings fresh perspectives and energy to our Institute. The doctoral school is a place of learning, but it is also a space for discovering oneself, both as a researcher and as a person.”
The new doctoral candidates will conduct their research within the leading scientific teams of the Institute, under the supervision of experienced mentors:
- Karolina Osiecka, Team of Molecular Basis of Horse Reproduction, supervisor: Dr Agnieszka Sadowska
- Arleta Janysz, Nutrigenomics Team, supervisor: Prof. Carsten Carlberg
- Agnieszka Bachmura, Regenerative Biology Team, supervisor: Dr hab. Joanna Wiśniewska
- Sandra Brygida Mirończuk, Team of Biological Functions of Food, supervisor: Dr hab. Adam Jurgoński
- Piotr Lekowski, Nutrigenomics Team, supervisor: Prof. Carsten Carlberg
The Interdisciplinary Doctoral School of Agricultural Sciences is run jointly by the Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research, Polish Academy of Sciences in Olsztyn (serving as the Lead Institution), the Institute of Agrophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences in Lublin, and the National Veterinary Research Institute in Puławy.
The School began its activity on October 1, 2020, and educates PhD candidates in four scientific disciplines: animal science and fisheries, food technology and nutrition, veterinary medicine, and agriculture and horticulture.
We warmly congratulate all newly admitted doctoral students and wish them inspiring discoveries and success on their scientific path!
