Team

Dr hab. Danuta Witkowska, prof. UO (on the right) – project manager
ORCID: 0000-0002-6346-7543

Education and Career:

2024 -now Director of the Institute of Health Sciences, University of Opole, Poland
2022-now Associate professor at the Institute of Health Sciences, University of Opole, Poland
2020-2024 Deputy director of the Institute of Health Sciences, University of Opole,
2020-2022 Assistant professor at the Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Opole, Poland
2017-2020 Assistant professor at Public Higher Medical Professional School in Opole, Poland
2015-2017 Research Fellow (Marie Curie IF, Horizon 2020) at the University of Leeds, UK (School of Chemistry, Dr. Michael Webb group)
2014-2015 Product Safety Specialist, Chespa Sp. z o.o., Krapkowice, Poland
2012-2014 Research fellow, Faculty of Chemistry, Opole University, Poland
2008-2012 PhD student with Prof. H. Kozlowski, University of Wroclaw, Poland, Bioinorganic and Biomedical Chemistry Group (PhD degree in inorganic chemistry: 05 VII 2012)
2002-2008 Technician, Faculty of Nature and Engineering, University of Opole, Poland
2002-2004 University of Opole, Poland, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Engineering (M.Sc. degree: V 2004)
1997-2000 Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland, Faculty of Chemistry (Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Protection)

The co-author of 29 articles, one monograph and 2 book chapters.
Presentations at scientific meetings: 27
Total number of citations: 535 (469 without self-citations)
The H-index: 15
Source: Web of Science™ Core Collection

Research projects:

Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange grant (PPN/BEK/2019/1/00227), the Bekker Programme, Thermodynamic basis for cooperativity in metal ions binding to proteins, research scholarship at Dartmouth College, NH, USA, 2020;
Marie Skolodowska-Curie Individual Fellowship, Biophysical characterisation of a protein-activating protein-protein interaction, with Dr. Michael Webb, University of Leeds, UK, VIII 2015-VII 2017;
European Regional Development Fund (Operational Programme Innovative Economy, 1.1.2), Project BioMed WCB/1-/XII/2009, Biotechnologies and advanced medical Technologies, investigator, Opole University, 2012-2014;
Polish State Committee for Scientific Research (N N204 146537), Chemical aspects of nickel homeostasis in „Gram-” bacteria with particular reference to Helicobacter pylori, investigator; University of Wrocław, 2008-2012.

Short Courses and Fellowships:

09-24 IX 2023 visiting professor, University of Texas Austin, USA
13-17 IX 2021 ERASMUS+, Klaipeda University , Lituania
X-XII 2020 research stay at the Faculty of Chemistry, Dartmouth University, Hanover, NH, USA (with prof. Dean Wilcox)
IV 2018 ERASMUS+, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Durham, UK
16-26 IX 2013 FEBS/EMBO Advanced Course “Protein interactions, assemblies and human disease – a 5-ECTS course, Island of Spetses, Greece
III-VI 2012 NMR training at the Siena University (three months)
IV 2011 NMR training at the Siena University ( two weeks)
15-22 V 2011 The school of chemistry: “Chemistry of Metals in Biological Systems” Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium

Membership of Professional Societies:

Member of the Royal Society of Chemistry
Member of the Polish Biochemical Society
Member of the Polish Chemical Society
Member of COST Action CA18202 – NECTAR – Network for Equilibria and Chemical Thermodynamics Advanced Research
Member of the Marie Curie Alumni Association (MCAA)

Training Scholarships and Awards:

Rector of The University of Opole Award for individual scientific achievements, 2021;
The NAWA Bekker scholarship for the research stay at the Faculty of Chemistry, Dartmouth University, NH, USA (with prof. Dean Wilcox), 01X-31XII 2020;
Rector of Public Higher Medical Professional School in Opole Award for individual scientific achievements, 2019;
FEBS bursary to attend 42nd FEBS Congress, Jerusalem, Israel, 10-14 IX 2017;
Nominated by School of Chemistry LU for free attendance at Joliot-Curie Conference 2016 in York;
Youth Travel Grant for the participation in the FEBS/EMBO Advanced Course “Protein interactions, assemblies and human disease – a 5-ECTS course , Island of Spetses, Greece, 16-26 IX 2013.
UE Travel Grant for the Short-term fellowship at the University of Siena, 2012;
“For Women in Science” Polish edition of the L’Oréal – UNESCO Award 2011;
Conference Grant of the Foundation for Polish Science, 2011, for the participation in the 11ISABC, 2-5.12.2011, Barcelona, Spain;
FEBS Youth Travel Grant for the participation in the FEBS Advanced Course held in Louvain-la Neuve, 15-22.05.2011;
European Social Fund scholarship “ Young scientists – the potential to increase the competitiveness of the University of Wroclaw”.

Dr Agnieszka Rombel-Bryzek (on the left) – project contractor
ORCID: 0000-0001-8790-3541

Education and Career:

2015-2019 Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Opole, Poland
2014 PhD degree in discipline of biological sciences, University of Opole, Poland
2003-2019 Faculty of Natural Sciences and Technology, University of Opole, Poland
2003 Laboratory technician, Agricultural and Food Quality Inspection, Opole, Poland,
1997-2002 University of Opole, Poland, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Technology (M.Sc. degree in Environmental Protection)

The co-author of 11 articles.
Total number of citations: 52 (51 without self-citations)
The H-index: 5
Source: Web of Science™ Core Collection

Short Courses and Fellowships:

2022 ERASMUS+, University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne, France
2022 ERASMUS+, Matej Bel University, Slovakia
2019 Innovative teaching in molecular biology and bioinformatics, University of Information Technology and Management, Rzeszów, Poland
2019 ERASMUS+, Matej Bel University, Slovakia
2018 ERASMUS+, University of Rijeka, Croatia
2017 ERASMUS+, University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne, France
2017 Institute of Agrophysics Bohdan Dobrzański, Polish Academy of Sciences, Lublin, Poland
2012-2013 Science for industry-industry with science 2, AIP UO, internship, Poland-Germany
2012 ERASMUS+, University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne, France
2009 The Provincial Hospital in Opole, analytical laboratory, internship, Poland

Awards:

2019 Quality award of improving the quality of education at the University of Opole
2016 Quality award of improving the quality of education at the University of Opole

Mgr Marek Liśkiewicz – administrative support