Our Team
Director of the ICCVS
Prof. Natalia Marek- Trzonkowska, PhD
Professor of Medical Sciences, speciality immunology
Main research focus: immune tolerance, cellular therapies, cancer, autoimmunity, Tregs, intercellular interactions
About us
The International Centre for Cancer Vaccine Science (ICCVS) has been established in 2017 as a joint unit of the University of Gdańsk (UG) and the University of Edinburgh (UoE) within a project carried out within the International Research Agendas Programme of the Foundation for Polish Science and the European Union under the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF).
The project “International Centre for Cancer Vaccine Science” has been supported with 42 122 280 PLN from ERDF for 2017-2023. The aim of the project has been comprehensive research into immunotherapies that could lead to the creation of personalized therapeutic cancer vaccines, followed by their commercialization and implementation into clinical practice.
News
New PhD awarded at ICCVS
Congratulations to Łukasz Arcimowicz to the completion of the PhD project and obtaining the well-deserved PhD title! We are proud [...]
Project CANVAS Final Conference
The CANVAS Project Final Conference, titled “Enhancing Cancer Vaccine Science for New Therapy Pathways”, took place on 10–11 March 2026 [...]
Director of ICCVS invited by the European Commission to debate Vaccination strategies for noncommunicable diseases
Prof. Natalia Marek-Trzonkowska, Director of the International Centre for Cancer Vaccine Science, was invited by the European Commission to join [...]