The Jakub Karol Parnas Award is the highest scientific distinction awarded by the Polish Biochemical Society. Its purpose is to honor the most outstanding research achievements of Polish biochemists, published in scientific journals with a high impact factor.

In this year's edition, the Competition Jury, composed of: prof. Magda Konarska, prof. Igor Konieczny, prof. Piotr Kozłowski, prof. Kazimierz Strzałka, prof. Andrzej Legocki (chairman), analyzed 22 scientific papers published in journals with IF >14.5. After a thorough evaluation, the Jury unanimously chose the publication entitled "TENT5-mediated polyadenylation of mRNAs encoding secreted proteins is essential for gametogenesis in mice." by  Michał Brouze, Agnieszka Czarnocka-Cieciura, Olga Gewartowska, Monika Kusio-Kobiałka, Kamil Jachacy, Marcin Szpila, Bartosz Tarkowski, Jakub Gruchota, Paweł Krawczyk, Seweryn Mroczek, Ewa Borsuk and Andrzej Dziembowski (corresponding) published in Nature Communications, 2024, Jun 22; 15:5331 as the best.

The 2024 Parnas Award Lecture presenting this research will be given by prof. Andrzej Dziembowski (International Institute of Cell and Molecular Biology, Warsaw) on September 17 during the opening ceremony of the BIO2025 Congress.

On the speaker:
Andrzej Dziembowski is an RNA biologist specializing in investigating molecular pathways of RNA decay and metabolism. He was one of the discoverers of the DIS3 nuclease that is a catalytic unit of the RNA decay and processing complex – the RNA exosome. His research has been fundamental in deciphering the biochemistry and functional relevance of the exosome, 3’ terminal non-templated modifications of RNA including uridylation and adenylation. He has made several discoveries on the novel familiy of terminal nucleotidyltransferases – TENT5 family members that play important roles in development and immunity. Andrzej Dziembowski obtained his PhD from the University of Warsaw and is currently affiliated with the International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology in Warsaw. He is a corresponding member of the Polish Academy of Sciences.