Profesor ZUT
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Agricultural University of Iceland |
Scientific diplomas and degrees
2001 Master of Science, University of Agriculture in Szczecin, Faculty of Biotechnology and Animal Husbandry, Department of Animal Physiology. Academic training: animal physiology; thesis: ,,Selected parameters of renal function in pregnant goats'' supervisor: Dorota Jankowiak, DSc, Assoc. Prof.
2006 PhD in Agricultural Sciences, University of Agriculture in Szczecin, Faculty of Biotechnology and Animal Husbandry, Department of Animal Physiology. Academic training: animal physiology; thesis: ,,Selected parameters of renal function in single and twin pregnant goats'' supervisor: Dorota Jankowiak, DSc, Assoc. Prof.
2017 DSc degree in Agricultural Sciences (PhD with "habilitation"), West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin, Faculty of Biotechnology and Animal Husbandry, Department of Physiology, Cytobiology and Proteomics. Academic training: animal physiology; thesis: Aquaporin 2(AQP2): identification and analysis of its role in renal water balance regulation in domestic cattle (Bos taurus), wild boar (Sus scrofa f. domestica)
Academic career
2001 - 2006 - PhD student, University of Agriculture in Szczecin, Faculty of Biotechnology and Animal Husbandry, Department of Animal Physiology;
2006 - 2008 - Leave from scientific and teaching activities due to twin birth and childcare
2008 - 2017 - Adjunct (Assistant Professor), The West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin Faculty of Biotechnology and Animal Husbandry, Department of Physiology, Cytobiology and Proteomics;
2017 - 2020 - Adjunct with habilitation (Assistant Professor), The West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin Faculty of Biotechnology and Animal Husbandry, Department of Physiology, Cytobiology and Proteomics;
since 2020 - Professor of WPUT (Associate Professor), The West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin Faculty of Biotechnology and Animal Husbandry, Department of Physiology, Cytobiology and Proteomics.
The main areas of research activities
- Aquaporins in male reproductive tract and sperm in farm animals. Aquaporins as new potential markers for male fertility and semen quality in farm animals;
- Aquaporins in the kidney and their role in renal water balance regulation in farm animals, including effects of dietary supplementation with different levels of inulin-type fructans on renal expression;
- The long-term effects of immunosuppressive therapy on aquaporins in male reproductive tract in rats;
Other areas of research activities
- The long-term of effects of rapamycin-based immunosuppressive protocols on renal aquaporins in rats;
- Initial assessment of suitability of MCF-7 and HepG2 cancer cell lines for AQP3 research in cancer biologyEffects of three-months feeding with high fat diets with different fatty acid composition on renal aquaporins and cardiac muscle proteome in mice;
- Effects of three-months feeding with high fat diets with different fatty acid composition on renal aquaporins and cardiac muscle proteome in mice;
- Renal function and water-electrolyte balance regulation during pregnancy in farm animals
- Analysis of protein composition of body fluids in young farm animals and on research in the field of proteomics, including urinary proteome of newborn calves as the new potential in non-invasive neonatal diagnostic, effects of dietary supplementation with dried chicory root or chicory inulin on kidney and liver mineral content and antioxidative capacity in growing piglets;
- Effects of various drugs immunosuppressive drugs in relation to morphology, ultrastructure and expression of PCNA (proliferating cell nuclear antigen) and rat prostate cytoskeletal proteins;
Teaching resposibilities
- Contribution on the teaching lessons and laboratory exercises of Animal Physiology, Animal Ecophysiology, Animal Neonatology, Cell Biology, Proteomics, Basics of Contemporary Microscopy, including Animal Physiology, Proteomics and Basics of Contemporary Microscopy for foreign students;
- Supervisor of 26 undergraduate and graduate thesis from 2008 till today, including supervisor of 1 master thesis of foreign student (from Federal Republic of Nigeria);
- Scientific coordinator of The Student Scientific Association of Animal Physiology from 2008 till today;
- Scientific supervisor of the forging students within the IASTE programme;
Research experience at home and abroad
- 27.09.2010 – 02.10.2010 Denmark, Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aarhus University, Scientific training period
- 04.04.2011 – 08.04.2011 Denmark, Faculty of Engineering, University of Southern Denmark, LL-P Erasmus Staff Training Mobility;
- 05.03.2012 – 09.03.2012 Greece, School of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, LL-P Erasmus Teaching Staff Mobility;
- 07.10.2012 - 28.10.2012 Denmark, Department of Biomedicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aarhus University, Scientific training period;
- 02.03.2013 – 09.03.2013 Greece, School of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, LL-P Erasmus Teaching Staff Mobility;
- 12.01.2014 – 17.01.2014 Poland, Department of Animal Physiology, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Scientific training period;
- 22.03.2014 – 29.03.2014 United Kingdom, Faculty of Life Sciences, The University of Manchester, Scientific training period;
- 11.04.2016 – 15.04.2016 Greece, School of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, LL-P Erasmus Teaching Staff Mobility;
- 24.04.2017 – 28.04.2017 Iceland, Agricultural University of Iceland, LL-P Erasmus Staff Training Mobility;
- 28.11.2017 – 30.11.2017 Finland, University of Helsinki, LL-P Erasmus Teaching Staff Mobility;
- 08.04.2019 – 12.04.2019 Lithuania, Vilnius University, LL-P Erasmus Plus Teaching Staff Mobility;
- 04.11.2019 – 06.11.2019 Lithuania, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, LL-P Erasmus Plus Teaching Staff Mobility;
- 16.05.2022 - 20.05.2022 Romania, Babes-Bolyai University, LL-P Erasmus Plus Teaching Staff Mobility
Participation in scientific grants as a project leader and as a investigator/main innvestigator
- 2001 - 2006 - ''Selected parameters of renal function in single and twin pregnant goats'', The State Committee for Scientofic Research, No 2 P06D 03626 (the main investigator)
- 2010 - 2013 - ''Influence of the excess of carbocydrates added into diet on blood plasma and urine protein profiles and renal mechanism of regulation of water-electrolyte balance in calves during their first month of life'', National Science Centre, N N311 016239 (the main investigator)
- 2010 - 2013 - "Proteomic analysis of blood plasma proteins from pubertal heiferes, primiparous cows in the following months of pregnancy and cows during the first three months of lactation", National Science Centre, N N311 012538 (the performer)
- 2011 - 2013 - "Effect of dietery supplementation with inulin on proteome of the bovine kidney and urine", National Science Centre, N N3311 519340 (the performer)
- 2017 - 2018 - "Cellular location of aquaporins in the bovine kidney" National Science Centre, MINIATURA 2017/01/X/NZ9/00814 (head of the project)
- 2022 - 2025 - "W poszukiwaniu nowych markerów płodności u samców bydła. Ekspresja akwaporyn w narządach rozrodczych i plemnikach u buhajów (Bos taurus)", National Science Centre, OPUS-22 2021/43/B/NZ9/00204 (head of the project)
Member of Scientific Societies
- Member of the Polish Society of Animal Production, since 2014;
- In the year 2015 – 2020 treasurer of The Szczecin Division of Polish Society of Animal Production;
- Member of the Polish Physiological Society, since 2012;
- Since 2020 chairman of The Szczecin Division of Polish Physiological Society;
- Member of the Polish Cell Biology Society, since 2013;
- Member of the Szczecin Scientific Society, since 2012;
- In the year 2021-2018 vice-chairmen of The Natural and Agricultural Sciences, Division of Szczecin Scientific Society.
Most important prizes and awards
- Medal from the Szczecin Scientific Society Amicus Scientiae Et Veritas, Szczecin 2009;
- 3rd Individual Award of the Rector of the West Pomeranian University of Technology, Szczecin 2011;
- 2nd Individual Award of the Rector of the West Pomeranian University of Technology, Szczecin;
- National Education Comission Medal 2018
