Welcome!
The Department of Tumor Biology and Genetics is one of the youngest Departments in our University, it was established in July 2020.
Didactics
The department conducts didactics - the subject of ONCOGENETICS for students of the 3rd year of the Faculty of Medicine and the English Division. The Department also conducts selected lectures, seminars and exercises at the Faculty of Pharmacy as part of the Pathomorphology course (major: Medical Analytics, 2nd year). From academic year 2021/22 we started two courses "Translational research" and "Creating a scientific project and acquisition of funding" for our PhD students from 1st year of Doctoral School.
Diagnostics
In the diagnostic area, the team conducts advanced genetic diagnostics within the Laboratory of Genetics in the University Clinical Center (UCK WUM) for patients from all three hospitals of UCK WUM (CSK, DSK, and SKDJ.
The Laboratory consists of three units: the Molecular Genetics and Cytogenetics Unit, the Rare Diseases Unit, and the Genomics Unit. These units offer a broad range of tests using nearly all available methods in molecular genetics and cytogenetics.
More information:
https://uckwum.pl/dla-pacjenta/jednostki-i-komorki-organizacyjne/uniwersyteckie-centrum-medycyny-laboratoryjnej/laboratorium-genetyki-ucml/
Research
In the scientific field, the Department's team conducts advanced genetic research using the latest technologies in both solid tumors and hematologic malignancies. The Department collaborates with numerous hematology and oncology centers in Poland and abroad.
The Department actively participates in research and projects coordinated by the WUM Center of Excellence for Rare and Undiagnosed Diseases, established in 2022:
https://www.wum.edu.pl/node/16965
Between 2022 and 2025, our Department represented the Medical University of Warsaw (WUM) in the CAN.HEAL project—part of the prestigious EU4HEALTH program—bringing together nearly 40 universities and institutes from several EU countries. The aim of the project was to promote knowledge and develop guidelines for broader and more effective implementation of advanced genetic testing in oncology.
https://canheal.eu/