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”.

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