Ambros, an American molecular biologist of Polish descent, plans to bring scientists from around the world to Poland, Tusk announced.
Tusk met Ambros on Monday and said the Nobel laureate applied to have his Polish citizenship restored.
“His father left Poland during World War II, but the awareness and memory of being Polish has always accompanied Victor Ambros,” Tusk said.
He added that all necessary decisions had been made for Ambros to become a Polish citizen.
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He added that Ambros "wants to bring the most talented young scientists from around the world to Poland" and "we will of course help him with this.”
Tusk also said that Ambros “believes that Poland is one of the most attractive places in the world for science and young scientists.”
Ambros told Poland’s PAP news agency that obtaining citizenship would be a tribute to his father, aunt, grandparents and all those who endured the war.
“I was moved by the possibility that perhaps thanks to the Nobel Prize I could contribute to the development of Polish science and Poland’s standing in the world,” he said.
He added he wants to attract young and talented researchers to Poland, describing the country as “one of the most attractive places in the world for science.”
Born on December 1, 1953, in Hanover, New Hampshire, Ambros began his academic career at Harvard University before moving to Dartmouth College.
Since 2008, he has been Silverman Professor of Natural Sciences and co-director of the RNA Therapeutic Institute at the University of Massachusetts Medical School.
Ambros and Gary Ruvkun were awarded the 2024 Nobel Prize for discoveries on microRNA, mechanisms that regulate gene activity.
The research has become a cornerstone of modern molecular biology, enabling new diagnostic and therapeutic approaches.
Since February 2025, Ambros has chaired the scientific council of the Polish Academy of Sciences’ International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology. He also gave a lecture in Warsaw on microRNA’s role in post-transcriptional gene regulation.
Under Polish law, citizenship can be acquired by birth, recognition, restoration or grant. Those who lost Polish citizenship before January 1, 1999, may apply for restoration through the interior minister, while the president alone can grant citizenship.
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Source: PAP