PhD Defences
2022
Małgorzata Orłowska, Msc
PhD Dissertation Defense on: 14.06.2022, 11:00 a.m.
The public defence of the doctoral dissertation will be held remotely online (ZOOM application required). Link.
Title of the dissertation:
“Diversity of genome content in early diverging fungi”
Dissertation supervisor:
dr hab. Anna Muszewska
Reviewers:
prof. dr hab. Grzegorz Janusz (Marie Curie-Skłodowska University)
dr hab. Lidia Błaszczyk (Institute of Plant Genetics PAS)
prof. dr hab. Rafał Milanowski (Warsaw University)
Alicja Wysocka, Msc
PhD Dissertation Defense on: 09.06.2022, 11:00 a.m.
The public defence of the doctoral dissertation will be held remotely online (ZOOM application required). Link.
Title of the dissertation:
“Biochemical characterization of selected peptidoglycan hydrolases of the M23 family and their use in antimicrobial wound dressings”
Dissertation supervisor:
dr hab. Izabela Sabała
Co-supervisor:
dr Elżbieta Jagielska
Reviewers:
dr hab. Ivo Gomperts Boneca – Institut Pasteur
dr Simon Heilbronner – Eberhard Karls University Tubingen
prof. dr hab. Jan Potempa – Jagiellonian University
Magdalena Modrzejewska, Msc
PhD Dissertation Defense on: 31.05.2022, 1:00 p.m.
The public defence of the doctoral dissertation will be held remotely online (ZOOM application required). Link.
Title of the dissertation:
“The role of PA2121 and PA2577 transcriptional factors in the regulatory network of Pseudomonas aeruginosa”
Dissertation supervisor:
dr hab Aneta Bartosik
Reviewers:
prof. dr hab. Katarzyna Brzostek, Warsaw University
dr hab. Iwona Mruk, University of Gdański
prof. dr hab. Jarosław Dziadek, Institute of Medical Biology PAS
Małgorzata Jędrychowska, Msc
PhD Dissertation Defense on: 31.05.2022, 11:00 a.m.
The public defence of the doctoral dissertation will be held remotely online (ZOOM application required). Link.
Title of the dissertation:
“Proper functioning of the GINS complex influences the stability of repetitive DNA sequences in Saccharomyces cerevisiae”
Dissertation supervisor:
prof. dr hab. Iwona Fijałkowska
Co-supervisor:
dr Michał Dmowski
Reviewers:
dr hab. Wojciech Strzałka, Jagiellonian University
dr hab. Dorota Dziadkowiec, University of Wrocław
prof. dr hab. Adam Jaworski, University of Łódź
Łukasz Rymer, Msc
PhD Dissertation Defense on: 24.05.2022, 11:00 a.m.
The public defence of the doctoral dissertation will be held remotely online (ZOOM application required). Link.
Title of the dissertation:
“Characteristics of a new protein import pathway to peroxisomes in yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae with the use of catalase A as a model protein”
Dissertation supervisor:
dr hab. Marek Skoneczny
Reviewers:
dr hab. Anna Bielak-Żmijewska, Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology PAS
dr hab. Renata Zadrąg-Tęcza, prof. UR, University of Rzeszów
Paweł Mitkowski, Msc
PhD Dissertation Defense on: 19.05.2022, 11:00 a.m.
The public defence of the doctoral dissertation will be held remotely online (ZOOM application required). Link.
Title of the dissertation:
“Structural and biochemical characterization of: catalytic (M23) and substrate-binding (SH3b) domains found in peptidoglycan hydrolases”
Dissertation supervisor:
dr hab. Izabela Sabała
Co-supervisor:
dr Elżbieta Jagielska
Reviewers:
dr hab. Benedykt Władyka, prof. UJ, Jagiellonian University
dr hab. inż. Piotr Szweda, Gdańsk Tech
dr hab. Magdalena Płotka, University of Gdańsk
Radosław Kotuniak, Msc
PhD Dissertation Defense on: 22.03.2022, 11:00 a.m.
The public defence of the doctoral dissertation will be held remotely online (ZOOM application required). Link.
Title of the dissertation:
“Kinetics of the copper ions binding reaction with blood serum transport molecules”
Dissertation supervisor:
prof. dr hab Wojciech Bal
Reviewers:
dr hab. Małgorzata Brindell – Jagiellonian University
prof. dr hab. Elżbieta Gumienna-Kontecka – University of Wrocław
Karolina Gościńska, Msc
PhD Dissertation Defense on: 08.03.2022, 1:00 p.m.
The public defence of the doctoral dissertation will be held remotely online (ZOOM application required). Link.
Title of the dissertation:
“Identification of molecular mechanism regulating cytoplasmic translation upon defective mitochondria”
Dissertation supervisor:
dr hab. Ulrike Topf
Reviewers:
prof. dr hab. Katarzyna Tońska – University of Warsaw
prof. dr hab. Jarosław Marszałek – University of Gdańsk
prof. dr hab. Hanna Jańska – Uniwersity of Wrocław
Joanna Drabińska, Msc
PhD Dissertation Defense on: 03.03.2022, 11:00 a.m.
The public defence of the doctoral dissertation will be held remotely online (ZOOM application required). Link.
Title of the dissertation:
“Analiza funkcjonalna wybranych białek z rodziny Nudix oraz białka PA2504 – partnera hydrolazy Nudix RppH Pseudomonas aeruginosa”
Dissertation supervisor:
dr hab. Elżbieta Kraszewska
Reviewers:
prof. dr hab. Agnieszka Szalewska-Pałasz, Uniwersytet Gdański
prof. dr hab. Jarosław Dziadek, Instytut Biologii Medycznej Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Maria Śladowska, Msc
PhD Dissertation Defense on: 01.03.2022, 11:00 a.m.
The public defence of the doctoral dissertation will be held remotely online (ZOOM application required). Link.
Title of the dissertation:
“Mechanisms of protein homeostasis upon mitochondrial stress in Caenorhabditis elegans”
Dissertation supervisors:
prof. dr hab. Agnieszka Chacińska, dr hab. Ulrike Topf
Reviewers:
prof. dr hab. Adam Szewczyk – Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology PAS
prof. dr hab. Krzysztof Liberek, University of Gdansk
Damian Garbicz, Msc
PhD Dissertation Defense on: 01.02.2022, 11:00 a.m.
The public defence of the doctoral dissertation will be held remotely online (ZOOM application required). Link.
Title of the dissertation:
“Searching for compounds with anticancer activity among stilbens and oxepins, and ALKBH and HDAC protein inhibitors”
Dissertation supervisor:
prof. dr hab. Elżbieta Grzesiuk
Reviewers:
prof. dr hab. Janusz Błasiak – University of Lodz
prof. dr hab. Janusz Siedlecki, The Maria Sklodowska-Curie National Research Institute of Oncology
Michał Marcinkowski, Msc
PhD Dissertation Defense on: 01.02.2022, 13:15 p.m.
The public defence of the doctoral dissertation will be held remotely online (ZOOM application required). Link.
Title of the dissertation:
“Biochemistry and biophysic characteristic of FTO dioxygenase”
Dissertation supervisor:
prof. dr hab. Elżbieta Grzesiuk
Reviewers:
prof. dr hab. Janusz Błasiak – University of Lodz
prof. dr hab. Janusz Siedlecki, The Maria Sklodowska-Curie National Research Institute of Oncology
Karolina Kotecka, MSc
PhD Dissertation Defense on: 18.01.2022, 11:00 a.m.
The public defence of the doctoral dissertation will be held remotely online (ZOOM application required): Link
Title of the dissertation:
“Functional analysis of transcriptional regulators PA3027 and PA3458 from Pseudomonas aeruginosa“
Dissertation supervisor:
dr hab. Aneta Bartosik
Reviewers:
dr hab. Paweł Stączek, prof. UŁ, University of Lodz
prof. dr hab. Monika Janczarek, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University
Karolina Wojciechowska, MSc
PhD Dissertation Defense on: 11.01.2022, 11:00 a.m.
The public defence of the doctoral dissertation will be held remotely online (ZOOM application required): Link
Title of the dissertation:
“ESCRT-I depletion sensitizes cancer cells to TRAIL-induced apoptosis through accumulated TRAILR2”
Dissertation supervisor:
prof. dr hab. Marta Miączyńska
Auxiliary supervisor:
dr Kamil Jastrzębski
Reviewers:
prof. dr hab. Jarosław Czyż, Jagiellonian University
dr hab. Michał Komorowski, Institute of Fundamental Technological Research PAS
dr hab. Maria Rędowicz, Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology PAS
Michał Krawczyk, MSc
PhD Dissertation Defense on: 11.01.2022, 13:15 p.m.
The public defence of the doctoral dissertation will be held remotely online (ZOOM application required): Link
Title of the dissertation:
“New mechanisms engaging Mms2 protein in shaping genetic stability of Saccharomyces cerevisiae cells”
Dissertation supervisor:
prof. dr hab. Ewa Śledziewska-Gójska
Auxiliary supervisor:
dr Agnieszka Hałas
Reviewers:
dr hab. Wojciech Strzałka, Jagiellonian University
dr hab. Dziadkowiec Dorota, University of Wrocław
2021
Agnieszka Fatalska, Msc
PhD Dissertation Defense on: 17.12.2021, 11:00 a.m.
The public defence of the doctoral dissertation will be held remotely online (ZOOM application required): link
Title of the dissertation:
“Structural studies of core centriolar proteins and their complexes using hydrogen-deuterium exchange monitored by mass spectrometry”
Dissertation supervisor:
prof. dr hab. Michał Dadlez, prof. David Glover
Reviewers:
dr hab. Dorota Włoga, Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology PAS
prof. dr hab. Zbigniew Szewczuk, University of Wrocław
prof. dr hab. Jarosław Marszałek, University of Gdańsk
Grzegorz Brzyżek, MSc
PhD Dissertation Defense on: 23.11.2021, 11:00 a.m.
The public defence of the doctoral dissertation will be held remotely online (ZOOM application required): link
Title of the dissertation:
“Identification and characterization of novel spliceosome related histone methyltransferase SDG45.”
Dissertation supervisor:
dr hab. Szymon Świeżewski, IBB PAS
Reviewers:
dr hab. Paweł Sowiński, Warsaw University
prof. dr hab. Monika Rakoczy-Trojanowska, Warsaw University of Life Sciences
prof. dr hab. Zofia Szweykowska-Kulińska, Adam Mickiewicz University
Ewa Lewicka, MSc
PhD Dissertation Defense on: 28.10.2021, 11:00 a.m.
The public defence of the doctoral dissertation will be held remotely online (ZOOM application required)
Title of the dissertation:
“Expression of the stability module and the role of its components in the stable maintenance of RA3 plasmid (IncU) in a wide range of bacterial hosts”
Dissertation supervisor:
Prof. dr hab. Grażyna Jagura-Burdzy, IBB PAN
Reviewers:
prof. dr hab. Agnieszka Szalewska-Pałasz, Uniwersytet Gdański
dr hab. Łukasz Dziewit, Uniwersytet Warszawski
Joanna Klim, MSc
PhD Dissertation Defense on: 19.10.2021, 11:00 a.m.
The public defence of the doctoral dissertation will be held remotely online (ZOOM application required)
Title of the dissertation:
„Experimental evolution of yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. A detailed analysis of the evolution and stability of the functional modules”
Dissertation supervisor:
Dr hab. Szymon Kaczanowski, IBB PAS
Reviewers:
Prof. Ryszard Korona, Jagiellonian University
Prof. Rafał Milanowski, Warsaw University
Piotr Soczewka, MSc
PhD Dissertation Defense on: 28.09.2021, 11:00 a.m.
The public defence of the doctoral dissertation will be held remotely online (ZOOM application required)
Title of the dissertation:
„Using yeast vps13Δ chorea-acanthocytosis model for genetic and chemical suppressor screens”
Dissertation supervisor:
Dr hab. Joanna Kamińska
Reviewers :
Dr hab. Renata Zadrąg-Tęcza, University of Rzeszów
Dr hab. Donata Wawrzycka, University of Wrocław
Aneta Jurkiewicz, MSc
PhD Dissertation Defense on: 21.09.2021, 10:00 a.m.
The public defence of the doctoral dissertation will be held remotely online (ZOOM application required)
Title of the dissertation:
“Regulation of RNA polymerase III in macrophages”
Dissertation supervisor:
Prof. Magdalena Rakowska-Boguta, IBB PAS
Auxiliary supervisor:
Dr Damian Graczyk, IBB PAS
Reviewers :
Prof. Bożena Kamińska-Kaczmarek, Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology PAS
Prof. Joanna Kufel, Warsaw University
Dr hab. Aneta Kasza, Jagiellonian University in Krakow