PHD ADVISORS - Doctoral School

PhD advisors currently recruiting and their research areas

Prof. Tomasz Banasiewicz

Department of General Surgery, Endocrine and Gastroenterological Oncology

medicine, medical sciences, surgery

surgery – wounds – EARS – perioperative medicine – surgical site infection – clinical nutrition – prehabilitation – inflammatory bowel diseases

✉ tbanasie ( AT ) ump.edu.pl

Assoc. Prof. Anna Maria Barciszewska

Department of Neurosurgery and Neurotraumatology

neuroepigenetics

epigenetics, DNA methylation, oxidative stress, brain tumours, pain, neurodegenerative diseases, degenerative spine disease, hydrocephalus, CNS vascular diseases, CNS injuries

✉ ambarciszewska ( AT ) ump.edu.pl

Prof. Alicja Bartkowska-Śniatkowska

Department of Pediatric Anaesthesiology and Intensive Therapy

Clinical study in the OR and PICU eg. ERA, delirium, analgosedation
Pharmacotherapy incl. pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics and pharmacogenetics during anesthesia and intensive care

child, anesthesia, intensive care, pharmacotherapy

✉ asniatko ( AT ) ump.edu.pl

Assoc. Prof. Anna Bartochowska

Department of Otolaryngology

Issues related to otorhinolaryngology

chronic otitis media, chronic paranasal sinusitis, chronic laryngitis, head and neck oncology

✉ anna.bartochowska ( AT ) ump.edu.pl

Prof. Agnieszka Bienert

Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Biopharmaceuticals

Pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic studies of drugs in different age groups, also in newborns, infants and children. Clinical trials in patients with various concomitants. Population analysis of results using modern software (NONMEM, Rstudio).

Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of medicines, clinical trials, population analysis of data

✉ agbienert ( AT ) ump.edu.pl

Assoc. Prof. Katarzyna Błochowiak

Department of Dental Surgery and Periodontology

Identification of salivary biomarkers in the diagnosis of selected diseases, etiology and diagnosis of Sjogren’s syndrome, xestonia etiology, diagnosis and surgical treatment of oral diseases

Oral surgery, salivary glands, saliva, xerostomia, salivary biomarkers, Sjögren’s syndrome, autoimmune diseases of salivary glands

✉ kblochowiak ( AT ) ump.edu.pl

Assoc. Prof. Joanna Budna-Tukan

Department of Histology and Embryology

Clinical relevance of liquid biopsy (circulating tumor cells – CTC, circulating free DNA – cfDNA and exosomes) in diagnostics of cancer (i.e., prostate and lung) and treatment monitoring.

Prostate cancer, lung cancer, liquid biopsy, circulating tumor cells (CTC), circulating free DNA (cfDNA), exosomes, diagnostics, techniques for detection and characterization of liquid biopsy

✉ jbudna ( AT ) ump.edu.pl

Prof. Rafał Czepczyński

Department of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Internal Diseases

Nuclear diagnostics (PET/CT) in oncology and endocrinology

F-fluciclovine, prostate cancer, breast cancer

✉ czepczynski ( AT ) ump.edu.pl

Prof. Hanna Dams-Kozłowska

partment of Cancer Immunology, Department of Medical Biotechnology

1. Nanospheres made of the bioengineered silk as drug delivery system for cancer treatment.
2. Cancer biology

Targeted therapy, cancer, drug carriers, bioengineered silk, cancer biology

✉ hdamskozlowska ( AT ) ump.edu.pl

Prof. Katarzyna Derwich

Department of Pediatric Oncology, Hematology and Transplantation

pediatric oncology and haematology

Leukemia, lymphoma, immunosuppression, children, neutropenia

✉ kderwich ( AT ) ump.edu.pl

Prof. Marian Dmochowski

Department of Dermatology

subepithelial autoimmune bullous diseases: clinical and laboratory aspects

pemphigus, pemphigoid, dermatitis herpetiformis

✉ mdmochowski ( AT ) ump.edu.pl

Assoc. Prof. Marta Dyszkiewicz-Konwińska

Department of Biomaterials and Experimental Dentistry, Department and Department of Anatomy

Facial imaging – AI in radiology
Stem cells and exosomes from the oral area – the regenerative potential of the mucous membrane

Maxillofacial radiology, AI in dentall radiology, oral stem cells, regenerative medicine, exosomes

✉ m.dyszkiewicz ( AT ) ump.edu.pl

Assoc. Prof. Dominik Dytfeld

Department of Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation

Myeloma, bone marrow transplantation

Myeloma, bone marrow transplantation, lymphoproliference

✉ ddytfeld ( AT ) ump.edu.pl

Prof. Piotr Eder

Department of Gastroenterology, Dietetics and Internal Diseases

Non-specific enteritis – immune issues, modern therapies.
Endoscopy of the gastrointestinal tract.

Inflammatory bowel disease, gastrointestinal endoscopy, hepatology, immunology, biological drugs

✉ piotreder ( AT ) ump.edu.pl

Prof. Ewa Florek

Laboratory of Environmental Research, Department of Toxicology

Toxicological studies of nanomaterials/nanoparticles
Oxidative stress studies

Nanomaterials, nanoparticles, nanomedicine, toxicity, oxidative stress, biological material

✉ eflorek ( AT ) ump.edu.pl

Prof. Marzena Gajęcka

Department of Genetics and Pharmaceutical Microbiology

Human genetics, genetic conditions in multi-factorinic diseases of the organ of vision

Keratoconus

✉ mgajecka ( AT ) ump.edu.pl

Assoc. Prof. Wojciech Gawęcki

Department of Otolaryngology

otolaryngology

Chronic otitis media, otosclerosis, cochlear implants

✉ wojgaw ( AT ) ump.edu.pl

Prof. Tomasz Gośliński

Department of Chemical Technology of Medicinal Products

Curcuminoid and polyphenol conjugates as potential therapeutics for cancer treatment

Polyphenols, medical chemistry, hybrids, curcumin

✉ tomasz.goslinski ( AT ) ump.edu.pl

Assoc. Prof. Bogna Grygiel-Górniak

Department of Rheumatology, Rehabilitation and Internal Medicine, Poznan University of Medical Sciences

rheumatic diseases, immunological and genetic conditions of rheumatic diseases, nutritional status and dietary habits in rheumatic diseases, treatment of rheumatic diseases, including biological treatments

rheumatic diseases, diagnostics, treatment, nutrition, genetics, immunology, antibodies in rheumatic diseases

✉ bgrygiel ( AT ) ump.edu.pl

Assoc. Prof. Monika Grygorowicz

Department of Physiotherapy

1. Analysis of training and match loads and their impact on the injuries in children and adolescents in football
2. Analysis of the effectiveness of the use of new technologies in reducing the risk of injury in football

Load management, kids and youth sport, injury prevention, program implementation strategy, sport physiotherapy

✉ grygorowicz ( AT ) ump.edu.pl

Assoc. Prof. Małgorzata Grześkowiak

– the use of simulation techniques in education of medical students,
– e-learning as a tool in remote education of medical students,
– knowledge and skills of medical personnel in the field of resuscitation,
– are there any stereotypes about first aid

simulations, e-learning, knowledge, skills, resuscitation, stereotypes, first aid

✉ mgrzesko ( AT ) ump.edu.pl

Assoc. Prof. Joanna Jackowska

Department of Otolaryngology

medicine, laryngology

✉ joanna.jackowska ( AT ) ump.edu.pl

Prof. Danuta Januszkiewicz-Lewandowska

Department Pediatric of Oncology, Hematology and Transplantology

oncology, haematology, pediatrics

cancer, children

✉ danuta.januszkiewicz ( AT ) ump.edu.pl

Prof. Marek Jóźwiak

Department of Pediatric Orthopaedic and Traumatology

Pediatric orthopaedics, pediatric rehabilitation, functional medicine, biomechanics

Functional development, hip joint, motion analysis, cerebral palsy

✉ mjozwiak ( AT ) ump.edu.pl

Prof. Elżbieta Kaczmarek

Department of Bioinformatics and Computational Biology

deep image analysis in histological data bases; bioinformatics

Image processing, histological image databases, deep image analysis, bioinformatics, diagnosis support, artificial intelligence, machine learning

✉ elka ( AT ) ump.edu.pl

Assoc. Prof. Alicja Kalinowska-Łyszczarz

Department of Neurology, Department of Neurochemistry and Neuropathology

Clinical neuroimmunology and neuropathology of multiple sclerosis and other autoimmune diseases of the central nervous system

Multiple sclerosis, neuroimmunology, neuropathology, central nervous system, neuromyelitis optic spectrum, NMO, Devic disease

✉ akalinowskalyszczarz ( AT ) ump.edu.pl

Assoc. Prof. Dominika Kanikowska

Department of Pathophysiology

Circadian rhythms and seasonal physiological processes in healthy and metabolic people .

Biological rhythms, metabolism, clock genes

✉ dkanikowska ( AT ) ump.edu.pl

Assoc. Prof. Małgorzata Kikowska

Department of Pharmaceutical Botany and Plant Biotechnology

Biotechnological: development of biotechnological methods affecting the intensification of the production of valuable bioactive compounds with multidirectional biological activity in biomass from in vitro cultures of valuable plant taxa of potential medicinal value;
Cosmetology: in vitro breeding of algae of valuable medicinal value and constituting a valuable cosmetic raw material in immersive periodic flood bioreactors;

medical biotechnology; in vitro culture; bioactive compounds; plant breeding; algal farming

✉ kikowska ( AT ) ump.edu.pl

Assoc. Prof. Agnieszka Klupczyńska-Gabryszak

Chair and Department of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry

Determination of small molecule compounds (drugs and other xenobiotics as well as endogenous metabolites) by LC-MS in biological (body fluids) and environmental samples, validation of analytical methods, metabolomics

analytical chemistry, liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry, metabolomics, method validation

✉ aklupczynska ( AT ) ump.edu.pl

Prof. Tomasz Kotwicki

Department of Pediatric Orthopaedic and Traumatology

pediatric orthopedics, spine diseases, adult orthopedics

✉ kotwicki ( AT ) ump.edu.pl

Prof. Wojciech Kozubski

Department of Neurology

neurology, neuropsychiatry

headache, stroke, dementia, Parkinson’s disease, central nervous system

✉ wkozubski ( AT ) ump.edu.pl

Assoc. Prof. Małgorzata Kujawska

Department of Toxicology

neuroscience

Brain, Parkinson’s disease, Neurodegenerative diseases, Gut-Brain Axis, Polyphenols, Neuroprotection, Grap

✉ kujawska ( AT ) ump.edu.pl

Assoc. Prof. Barbara Kuźnar-Kamińska

Department of Pulmonology, Allergology and Pulmonological Oncology

– New diagnostic methods in chronic respiratory diseases
– Multiple aspects of outpatients care for patients with chronic respiratory diseases.
– Quality of life of patients with chronic respiratory diseases
– Pulmonary changes in connective tissue diseases

new diagnostic methods, chronic respiratory diseases, outpatients care, quality of life, connective tissue diseases

✉ kaminska ( AT ) ump.edu.pl

Assoc. Prof. Małgorzata Leszczyńska

Department of Otolaryngology

– immunology of chronic sinusitis
– rehabilitation of swallowing and speech after extensive oncological procedures

paranasal sinusitis, dendritic cells, macrophages, reconstructive procedures, speech rehabilitation

✉ mleszczynska ( AT ) ump.edu.pl

Prof. Przemysław Lubiatowski

Department of Traumatology, Orthopaedic and Hand Surgery

Biomechanics, upper limb injuries

Upper limb

✉ przemyslaw.lubiatowski ( AT ) ump.edu.pl

Assoc. Prof. Dorota Mańkowska-Wierzbicka

Department of Gastroenterology, Internal Medicine and Dietetics

gastroenterology

Inflammatory bowel disease: ulcerative colitis, morbus Crohni, intestinal microbiota, probiotics Nutritional therapy: enteral nutrition, parenteral nutrition

✉ dorotamw ( AT ) ump.edu.pl

Assoc. Prof. Marcin Mardas

Department of Oncology

oncological gynecology, oncology

ovarian cancer, endometrial cancer, cervical cancer, rare gynecological cancers, nutritional status and gynecological cancers

✉ marcin.mardas ( AT ) ump.edu.pl

Prof. Przemysław Mitkowski

1st Department of Cardiology, Department of Cardiology

Treatment with cardiac implantable devices

✉ przemyslaw.mitkowski ( AT ) ump.edu.pl

Prof. Ewa Mojs

Department of Clinical Psychology

Health sciences, psychology, neuropsychology

Neuropsychology, cognitive functions, emotions, subjective feelings, brain dysfunction

✉ ewamojs ( AT ) ump.edu.pl

Prof. Adrianna Mostowska

Department of Biochememis and Molecular Biology

molecular substrate of facial malformations

associatic studies, NGS sequencing, nucleotide variants

✉ amostowska ( AT ) ump.edu.pl

Assoc. Prof. Wojciech Mrówczyński

Department of Cardiosurgery

1. Simulators of cardiac surgery based on 3D printing technology.
2. Results of short and long-term treatment of postcardiotomy low-cardiac syndrome using ECMO.
3. Computational fluid dynamics in mathematical modeling of hemodynamic phenomena in the circulatory system after correction of complex heart defects.

pediatric cardiac surgery, congenital heart defects, medical simulation, 3D printing, postcardiotomy low-cardiac syndrome, ECMO, CFD

✉ wjmrow ( AT ) ump.edu.pl

Prof. Marek Murias

Department of Toxicology

Studies on anticancer activity of compounds of natural or synthetic origin, photodynamic therapy, cancer pathophysiology, chemical toxicity, oxidative stress in pathophysiology and cancer therapy, antioxidants, in vivo imaging methods including electron paramagnetic resonance

Cancer, chemotherapy, antioxidants, oxidative stress, EPR, photodynamic therapy, toxicity

✉ amm ( AT ) ump.edu.pl

Assoc. Prof. Agnieszka Neumann-Podczaska

Department of Geriatrics, Department of Palliative Medicine

Optimization of drug treatment of the elderly, post-COVID syndrome in old age

Correctness of drug treatment, elderly people, pharmaceutical care, post-COVID syndrome

✉ anp ( AT ) ump.edu.pl

Prof. Maciej Owecki

Department of Social Medicine, Department of Public Health

Obesity, endocrine diseases, hormonal disorders in various medical conditions in clinical and epidemiological terms

Obesity, metabolism, epidemiology, thyroid, hormones, adipocytokin

✉ mowecki ( AT ) ump.edu.pl

Assoc. Prof. Jarosław Paluszczak

Department of Pharmaceutical Biochememis

Search for and verification of biological activity of anticancer substances against head and neck cancer cells

epigenetics, signalling pathways, head and neck cancer

✉ paluszcz ( AT ) ump.edu.pl

Prof. Elżbieta Paszyńska

Department of Integrated Dentistry

dentistry, oral diseases, saliva as diagnostic and biomarker material, proteomic assessment of saliva in systemic diseases, cooperation with the Department of Genetics in Psychiatry

oral diseases, oral biology, remineneralization, saliva, biomarkers

✉ paszynska ( AT ) ump.edu.pl

Prof. Bartłomiej Perek

epartment of Cardiac Surgery and Transplantation, Department of Cardio-Torakosurgery

clinical trials complemented by analyses at the level of tissues, cells and intracellular structures

Aortic coronary bypass, minimally invasive operations, heart failure, heart support, regeneration of the heart muscle

✉ bperek ( AT ) ump.edu.pl

Prof. Małgorzata Pyda

Department of Cardiology

The use of magnetic resonance imaging of the heart in diagnostics heart and vascular diseases

cardiovascular magnetic resonance, diagnosis, heart disease

✉ malgorzatapyda ( AT ) ump.edu.pl

Prof. Leszek Romanowski

Department of Traumatology, Orthopaedic and Hand Surgery

Biomechanics, upper limb injuries

Upper limb

✉ leszek.romanowski ( AT ) ump.edu.pl

Prof. Błażej Rubiś

Department of Clinical Chemistry and Molecular Diagnosis

Diagnosis and therapy of tumors

Cancer, protein kinases, oncogenes, signal transduction, telomere, multi-drug resistance, RNA interference, miRNA, 3D cultures

✉ blazejr ( AT ) ump.edu.pl

Assoc. Prof. Paweł Rzymski

Department of Maternal and Child Health

Urogynecology, ultrasound in urogynecology, gynecological diseases (including urinary incontinence) in sports medicine, sports medicine in pregnant women, the impact of endurance amateur and competitive sports on pregnancy and fetus, quality of life in gynecological and pregnant diseases, impact of sport on women’s reproductive health, endometriosis, diagnosis of ovarian tumors

Ultrasound, elastography, urogynecological ultrasound, urinary incontinence, sports medicine, pregnancy, fetus, reproductive health, endometriosis, ovarian tumors

✉ parzymsk ( AT ) ump.edu.pl

Assoc. Prof. Magdalena Sobieska

Department of Physiotherapy

mediators of inflammation, innate immunity, the effect of physiotherapeutic methods on the immune system

inflammation, congenital immunity, acute phase proteins

✉ msobieska ( AT ) ump.edu.pl

Assoc. Prof. Bartosz Sokół

Department of Neurosurgery

Proteomic and biochemical analysis of markers representing brain injury following subarachnoid haemorrhage

Brain injury, subarachnoid haemorrhage, markers

✉ bartoszsokol ( AT ) ump.edu.pl

Prof. Marta Stelmach-Mardas

Department of Treatment of Obesity, Metabolic Disorders and Clinical Dietetics

prevention and treatment of diet-related diseases

metabolic syndrome, nutritional interventions, lung cancer, ovarian cancer

✉ stelmach ( AT ) ump.edu.pl

Prof. Ewa Straburzyńska-Migaj

Department of Cardiology

Studies in the area of heart failure

Heart failure, prognosis, biomarkers, spiroergometric test

✉ estraburzynskamigaj ( AT ) ump.edu.pl

Prof. Wiktoria Suchorska

Department of Electroradiology

– translational research in the field of tumor cell response to the applied treatment,
– studies on the impact of the tumor microenvironment on the applied therapy,
– analysis of radiobiological response,
– analysis of selected biomarkers in ex vivo clinical conditions with available observation and validation of results in an orthotopic animal model in vivo,
– searching for early markers of the development of oligometastatic disease

radiobiological response, tumor microenvironment, breast cancer, prostate cancer, stem cells, circulating tumor cells

✉ wiktoriasuchorska ( AT ) ump.edu.pl

Assoc. Prof. Aleksandra Szczawińska-Popłonyk

Department of Pediatric Pneumonology, Allergology and Clinical Immunology

Immunodeficiency in rare genetic syndromes
Auto-inflamed and autoimmune complications of primary immunodeficiency
Pulmonary complications of primary immunodeficiency

Primary immunodeficiency, infections, respiratory diseases, pneumonia, allergy, children

✉ aszczawinska ( AT ) ump.edu.pl

Prof. Aleksandra Szczepankiewicz

Department of Pediatric Pneumonology, Allergology and Clinical Immunology

Functional analysis of miRNAs on the ex vivo model of allergic airway inflammation

molecular biology, genetics, epigenetics, cell biology, immunology, inflammation, respiratory diseases

✉ alszczep ( AT ) ump.edu.pl

Assoc. Prof. Zuzanna Ślebioda

Department of Gerostomatology and Oral Pathology

– diseases of the oral mucosa, taking into account etiological and course-modifying factors,
– coexisting of oral diseases and systemic diseases,
– effect of environmental factors on the condition of the oral cavity

Diseases of the oral mucosa, oral pathology

✉ zslebioda ( AT ) ump.edu.pl

Prof. Monika Urbaniak

Department of Medical and Pharmaceutical Law

medical law

medical law, health care system, health care, patient rights

✉ monikaba ( AT ) ump.edu.pl

Assoc. Prof. Aleksandra Uruska

Department of Internal Diseases and Diabetology

Diabetologia, lipidology

Type 1 diabetes, lipoproteins, HDL cholesterol, exercise, acute and chronic complications of diabetes

✉ auruska ( AT ) ump.edu.pl

Prof. Jarosław Walkowiak

Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Metabolic Diseases

– Nutritional status and nutrition of children and adults
– Pediatric gastroenterology (gastrointestinal diseases in children)
– The role of diet in the prevention and therapy of civilization diseases
– Inborn error of metabolism (metabolic diseases)

nutrition, nutritional status, cystic fibrosis, inflammatory bowel disease, phenylketonuria, obesity, metabolic syndrome

✉ jarwalk ( AT ) ump.edu.pl

Prof. Ewa Wender-Ożegowska

Department of Reproduction

– recurrent pregnancy loss
– epigenetics; early life origins of health and metabolic diseases; intrauterine and maternal factors predisposing to cardio-metabolic risk later in life
– metabolom and pregnancy
– new technics in diabetic treatment and fetal controlling
– factors influencing fetal growth

fetomaternal-medicine; diabetes and pregnancy; pregnancy and hypertension; obesity and pregnancy; PCOS and pregnancy

✉ ewozegow ( AT ) ump.edu.pl

Prof. Katarzyna Wieczorowska-Tobis

Department of Palliative Medicine

Specificity of morbidity in elderly patients, including the specificity of COVID -19, the assessment and treatment of pain in older patients, pharmacotherapy analysis and potential errors in pharmacotherapy

COVID-19, frailty, sarcopenia, pharmacotherapy, pain in dementia patients, abnormal pharmacotherapy

✉ tobis ( AT ) ump.edu.pl

Prof. Małgorzata Wierzbicka

Department of Otolaryngology

medicine

head and neck cancer

✉ mwierzbicka ( AT ) ump.edu.pl

Assoc. Prof. Barbara Więckowska

Department of Computer Science and Statistics

Those sections of medicine and health sciences where statistics apply

Biostatistics, Statistical analyzes in medicine

✉ b.wieckowska ( AT ) ump.edu.pl

Assoc. Prof. Irena Wojsyk-Banaszak

Department of Pediatric Pneumonology, Allergology and Clinical Immunology

Chronic respiratory diseases in children

Cystic fibrosis, asthma, functional tests, spirometry, pulse oscillometry, LCI

✉ iwojsyk ( AT ) ump.edu.pl

Assoc. Prof. Katarzyna Wróblewska-Seniuk

Department of Neonatal Infections

1. Infections of the neonatal period. Congenital CMV infection
2. Metabolic disorders in newborns. Perinatal and long-term problems in newborns of mothers suffering from diabetes
3. Growth disorders in the neonatal period. Ectopic growth arrest
4. Risk factors of hearing loss in newborns. Hearing screening for newborns

newborn of diabetic mother, newborn of obese mother, congenital CMV infection, neonatal hypoglycemia, hyperinsulinism, ectopic growth restriction; hearing screening in newborns, risk factors for hearing loss

✉ kwroblewska ( AT ) ump.edu.pl

Prof. Marzena Wyganowska

Department of Dental Surgery and Periodontology

dentistry, natural medicine

periodontitis, healing, regeneration, PAS, autoimmunology, saliva, natural products

✉ wyganowska ( AT ) ump.edu.pl

Assoc. Prof. Agnieszka Zawiejska

Department of Medical Education

1) early life origins of health and disease
2) epigenetic and environmental determinants of cardiometabolic health and risks in female population
3) noncommunicable disorders in female population – impact on reproductive health
4) food related behaviour and dietary habits in female population – impact on reproductive health and risks

diabetes, obesity, cardiovascular disorders, DOHaD, perinatal programming, women’s health, cardiometabolic risk, reproductive health, pregnancy, food behaviour, nutrition

✉ azawiejska ( AT ) ump.edu.pl