ABOUT INSTITUTE

History

The establishment was erected in December 1952 as a Departament of Parasitology of the Polish Academy of Sciences. In 1980 the Departament was transformed into the Insytute of Parasitology of the PAS. In 1983 the Insitute was named after Prof. Witold Stefański. It has a legal status since 1998. New discoveries as well as the need for controlling human, animal and plant parasitic diseases contributed to the establishing of parasitology as a separate field of science. In order for parasite control to be efficient it is necessary to closely investigate the host parasite system and the phenomenom of parasitism itself. The newly formed Departament of Parasitology was obligated to cover the whole field of parasitology through basic research, emphasizing parasites of human and animal health and econimic importance in Poland.

The Witold Stefański Institute of Parasitology of the Polish Academy of Sciences is a specialist and unique national establishment which conducts comprehensive basic research allowing significant problems to be solved in the field of Parasitology.
The mission of the Institute is to:

acquire, advance and disseminate knowledge concerning general, veterinary and medical parasitology, as well as the environment and related fields,

undertake activities to support practical initiatives aimed at diagnosing and limiting the spread of human and animal parasites,

develop the principles of parasite prevention and improve methods of deer breeding.

The Institute pursues its mission by:

conducting interdisciplinary scientific research in the field of Parasitology,

publishing papers in scientific journals of world renown,

establishing and developing national and international scientific cooperation,

providing academic training,

preparing reviews and expert opinions, and disseminating knowledge among the general public.