Embassy of India
Warsaw
Press Release: Visit of Ambassador Nagma Mallick to IMOL, Warsaw on 4 December 2023 
Ambassador Nagma M. Mallick visited the International Institute of Molecular Mechanisms and Machines (IMOL), Warsaw on 4 December 2023 at the invitation of the IMOL Director, Professor Agnieszka Chacinska. IMOL is a new research institute of the Polish Academy of Sciences (PAS) founded in 2020 and the first PAS research institute in the area of molecular and cellular biology.
2. During her visit, Ambassador Mallick was briefed about the origin of IMOL, research work being carried in the Institute in the fields of biological, chemical, medical, biotechnological, bioinformatics, biophysical, pharmocological and related sciences. Group leaders of the 11 research groups of IMOL also presented brief outlines of their respective fields of study. She was given a tour of the Institute including laboratory facilities and scientific equipment and instruments at IMOL.
3. Ambassador discussed avenues for increasing institutional linkages between IMOL and top Indian research institutions and universities in the field of molecular and cellular biology with the Director and Deputy Directors of IMOL. She also met and interacted with 9 Indian students undertaking Post-Doctoral research and Doctoral studies at IMOL with IMOL/EU funded scholarships. It is noteworthy that Indian researchers account for almost
15% of the whole research team of IMOL and, thus, comprise the largest foreign research group at the Institute.
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6 December 2023
Warsaw
