Museum And Institute of Zoology - Polish Academy of Sciences
(+48) 022 629 3221
Prof. Tomasz Mazgajski, +48-226293221, mazgaj@miiz.waw.pl
Prof. Wieslaw Bogdanowicz, +48-226293221, wieslawb@miiz.waw.pl
Robert Turlej, MiIZ PAS projects coordinator, +48-226293221 rturlej@miiz.eu
Prof. Tomasz Mazgajski, +48-226293221, mazgaj@miiz.waw.pl, ecology
| Permanent (P) | Non – Permanent (NP) | |
|---|---|---|
| a) TOTAL scientific staff | 31 | 0 |
| b) Scientific staff linked to Collections | 1 | 0 |
| c) Post-docs / PhD students | 5 | 0 |
| d) Others (Associates, etc.) | 8 | 0 |
| TOTAL (a+b+c+d) | 45 | 0 |
| Permanent (P) | Non – Permanent (NP) | |
|---|---|---|
| e) Exhibitions | 0 | 0 |
| f) Collection Managers / technicians | 6 | 0 |
| g) Others | 50 | 0 |
| TOTAL (e+f+g) | 56 | 0 |
- Laboratory of Scanning Microscopy (SEM, X-Ray)
- Laboratory of Microtomography (X-Ray Microtomography)
- Laboratory of Digitization of Natural History Collections (TopScan3D, Leica Microscopy)
- Laboratory of Conservation of Natural History Collections (care, conservation, databases)
- Laboratory of Molecular and Biometric Techniques
- Laboratory of Nematology
SEM, micro-CT, 3D scanner, 3D printer
MicroCT, 5 sequencers, incl. PacBio RSII and MiSeq, Scanner 3D, SEM
Our main research interests are: phylogeny, biogeography and history of animals as well as their ecology, biology, conservation.
Fauna Mundi (taxonomic monograph)
| Typology | Primary types | Individual specimens/objects | % registered cards | % recorded cards in DB | |
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| Typology | Primary types | Individual specimens/objects | % registered cards | % recorded cards in database | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.1 | Zoology | 7000000 | 35 | 15 |
Historical, important for research and education, primary types, endangered, rare and extinct species
No, our institution does not have this index.
The Library brings together Polish and foreign literature concerning systematics and zoogeography, zoology with particular account taken of the before mentioned topics ; entomology, malacology and ornithology. Publications on genetics and molecular biology have also been the subject of more recent interest. The Book Collection has been assembled by way of purchases, exchanges and gifts of publications. Books 46 555 volumes, Reprints 74 154 volumes Journals 126 891 volumes Cartographic collection of 4975 items Phonographic collection of 138 items Early printed books 1314
Prof. Wieslaw Bogdanowicz, +48-226293221, wieslawb@miiz.waw.pl
Education at the Ph.Dr. degree level in cooperation with the Institute of Paleobiology, Polish Academy of Sciences
Prof. Joanna Gliwicz: gliwicz@miiz.waw.pl
1. Population genetics
2. Systematic research
3. Protecting types via digitization
1. Genomics
2. Systematic research
3. Ancient DNA