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Research projects
The list of research projects for the third admission round 2025/2026 is available below.
Admission between December 18th and January 6th via recruitment system.
Research Projects 2025 II
Projects
1.1 Reward-driven synaptic plasticity of central amygdala projections (Anna Beroun, PhD Dsc.)
1.2 Functional significance of evolutionary changes in human astrocyte biology (Aleksandra Pękowska, PhD Dsc.)
1.3 Mechanisms of brain adaptation to print processing in typical and atypical reading development (Agnieszka Dębska, PhD Dsc.)
Number of positions: 2
1.4 Discovering the epigenetic mechanisms of immune response memory in human cancer cells (Paweł Mikulski, PhD)
1.5 Metabolic alterations in NBIA and their pharmacological attenuation (Prof. Mariusz Więckowski, PhD Dsc.)
1.6 Evolution and function of astrocytic extracellular vesicles (Aleksandra Pękowska, PhD Dsc. / Katarzyna Ciuba, PhD)
1.7 Mitochondrial potassium channels as sensors and regulators of redox signaling (Bogusz Kulawiak, PhD Dsc.)
1.8 Targeting mitochondrial potassium channels to regulate cellular senescence (Prof. Adam Szewczyk, PhD Dsc.)
1.9 Morphological, functional and behavioral effects of early-life immune system activation (Joanna Urban-Ciećko, PhD Dsc.)
1.10 The role of impaired metabolism in PACS2 Syndrome development (Prof. Mariusz Więckowski, PhD Dsc.)
1.1 Reward-driven synaptic plasticity of central amygdala projections (Anna Beroun, PhD Dsc.)
1.2 Functional significance of evolutionary changes in human astrocyte biology (Aleksandra Pękowska, PhD Dsc.)
1.3 Mechanisms of brain adaptation to print processing in typical and atypical reading development (Agnieszka Dębska, PhD Dsc.)
Number of positions: 2
1.4 Discovering the epigenetic mechanisms of immune response memory in human cancer cells (Paweł Mikulski, PhD)
1.5 Metabolic alterations in NBIA and their pharmacological attenuation (Prof. Mariusz Więckowski, PhD Dsc.)
1.6 Evolution and function of astrocytic extracellular vesicles (Aleksandra Pękowska, PhD Dsc. / Katarzyna Ciuba, PhD)
1.7 Mitochondrial potassium channels as sensors and regulators of redox signaling (Bogusz Kulawiak, PhD Dsc.)
1.8 Targeting mitochondrial potassium channels to regulate cellular senescence (Prof. Adam Szewczyk, PhD Dsc.)
1.9 Morphological, functional and behavioral effects of early-life immune system activation (Joanna Urban-Ciećko, PhD Dsc.)
1.10 The role of impaired metabolism in PACS2 Syndrome development (Prof. Mariusz Więckowski, PhD Dsc.)
Projects
2.1 Photochemical methods for the synthesis of bioconjugates (Prof. Dorota Gryko)
2.2 Synthesis of cross-linkable amphiphilic dyes with photo-tunable dipole-moments (Prof. Daniel T. Gryko)
2.3 Reversible molecular photo-switching (Prof. Daniel T. Gryko)
2.4 Mechanochemical strategies and concepts for preparation of previously inaccessible azananographenes (Prof. Daniel T. Gryko, dr Kamil Skonieczny)
2.1 Photochemical methods for the synthesis of bioconjugates (Prof. Dorota Gryko)
2.2 Synthesis of cross-linkable amphiphilic dyes with photo-tunable dipole-moments (Prof. Daniel T. Gryko)
2.3 Reversible molecular photo-switching (Prof. Daniel T. Gryko)
2.4 Mechanochemical strategies and concepts for preparation of previously inaccessible azananographenes (Prof. Daniel T. Gryko, dr Kamil Skonieczny)
Projects
3.1 Catalytic Ortho–Para Hydrogen Conversion in NMR Spectroscopy: Implications for NMR Line Shape (dr hab. Piotr Bernatowicz / dr Tomasz Ratajczyk)
3.2 Design and synthesis of selective catalysts for hydrocyanation reactions assisted by machine learning methods (prof. dr hab. Volodymyr Sashuk / dr Dawid Lichosyt)
3.3 Dark plasmonic modes and dark electronic molecular states visualisation with Raman and luminescence excitation spectroscopy (dr hab. Łukasz Piątkowski / dr Sylwester Gawinkowski)
3.4 Spatial Determinants of Immunotherapy Resistance in Cancer (prof. dr hab. Bożena Kamińska-Kaczmarek / dr Marcin Tabaka)
3.5 Observation of the visual cycle in vivo using fluorescence with two-photon excitation (prof. dr hab. Maciej Wojtkowski / dr Piotr Kasprzycki)
3.6 Non-invasive Optical Imaging of retinal ganglion cells (prof. dr hab. Maciej Wojtkowski / dr Sławomir Tomczewski)
3.7 New types of inhibitors for bacterial proteases (prof. dr hab. Marcin Drąg)
Number of positions: 2
3.8 Development of a universal homogeneous assay platform for studying biomolecular interactions in research, diagnostics, and drug discovery (prof. dr hab. Marcin Drąg / dr Łukasz Krzemiński)
Number of positions: 2
3.9 New catalytical protocols of conductive polymer synthesis and application of these polymers in chemosensing (dr hab. Piyush Sindhu Sharma, profesor instytutu / dr inż. Maciej Cieplak)
3.10 Bleomycin-Inspired Molecular Constructs for DNA Damage in Cancer Therapy (prof. dr hab. Marcin Drąg / dr Jeena Manayath Thekkeyil)
3.11 Self-assembly of amphiphilic peptides within the cancer cellular membrane (prof. dr hab. Marcin Drąg / dr Jeena Manayath Thekkeyil)
3.12 Material Science: Inverse design-assisted biodegradable modular dressings for negative pressure wound healing (dr hab. Marco Costantini)
3.13 Tissue Engineering: MyoSeeds‑functionalized bioactive bioinks for drug‑induced muscle disease modelling and on‑demand biofabrication (dr hab. Marco Costantini)
3.14 Development of small-molecule viral protease inhibitors (prof. dr hab. Marcin Drąg / dr Lennart Brewitz)
3.15 Investigating the therapeutic potential of disease-related enzymes involved in post-translational protein modification (prof. dr hab. Marcin Drąg / dr Lennart Brewitz)
3.16 Development of effective synthetic methods for the preparation of metal alkoxides supported by chelating ligands (prof. dr hab. inż. Janusz Lewiński / dr inż. Iwona Justyniak)
3.17 Development of New Hole and Electron Transporting Organic Materials in Inverted Perovskite Solar Cells (dr hab. Daniel Prochowicz)
Number of positions: 2
3.1 Catalytic Ortho–Para Hydrogen Conversion in NMR Spectroscopy: Implications for NMR Line Shape (dr hab. Piotr Bernatowicz / dr Tomasz Ratajczyk)
3.2 Design and synthesis of selective catalysts for hydrocyanation reactions assisted by machine learning methods (prof. dr hab. Volodymyr Sashuk / dr Dawid Lichosyt)
3.3 Dark plasmonic modes and dark electronic molecular states visualisation with Raman and luminescence excitation spectroscopy (dr hab. Łukasz Piątkowski / dr Sylwester Gawinkowski)
3.4 Spatial Determinants of Immunotherapy Resistance in Cancer (prof. dr hab. Bożena Kamińska-Kaczmarek / dr Marcin Tabaka)
3.5 Observation of the visual cycle in vivo using fluorescence with two-photon excitation (prof. dr hab. Maciej Wojtkowski / dr Piotr Kasprzycki)
3.6 Non-invasive Optical Imaging of retinal ganglion cells (prof. dr hab. Maciej Wojtkowski / dr Sławomir Tomczewski)
3.7 New types of inhibitors for bacterial proteases (prof. dr hab. Marcin Drąg)
Number of positions: 2
3.8 Development of a universal homogeneous assay platform for studying biomolecular interactions in research, diagnostics, and drug discovery (prof. dr hab. Marcin Drąg / dr Łukasz Krzemiński)
Number of positions: 2
3.9 New catalytical protocols of conductive polymer synthesis and application of these polymers in chemosensing (dr hab. Piyush Sindhu Sharma, profesor instytutu / dr inż. Maciej Cieplak)
3.10 Bleomycin-Inspired Molecular Constructs for DNA Damage in Cancer Therapy (prof. dr hab. Marcin Drąg / dr Jeena Manayath Thekkeyil)
3.11 Self-assembly of amphiphilic peptides within the cancer cellular membrane (prof. dr hab. Marcin Drąg / dr Jeena Manayath Thekkeyil)
3.12 Material Science: Inverse design-assisted biodegradable modular dressings for negative pressure wound healing (dr hab. Marco Costantini)
3.13 Tissue Engineering: MyoSeeds‑functionalized bioactive bioinks for drug‑induced muscle disease modelling and on‑demand biofabrication (dr hab. Marco Costantini)
3.14 Development of small-molecule viral protease inhibitors (prof. dr hab. Marcin Drąg / dr Lennart Brewitz)
3.15 Investigating the therapeutic potential of disease-related enzymes involved in post-translational protein modification (prof. dr hab. Marcin Drąg / dr Lennart Brewitz)
3.16 Development of effective synthetic methods for the preparation of metal alkoxides supported by chelating ligands (prof. dr hab. inż. Janusz Lewiński / dr inż. Iwona Justyniak)
3.17 Development of New Hole and Electron Transporting Organic Materials in Inverted Perovskite Solar Cells (dr hab. Daniel Prochowicz)
Number of positions: 2
Projects
4.1 Characterization of microdroplet oscillations using machine learning (experimental) (Daniel Jakubczyk, D.Sc., Eng. / Gennadiy Derkachov, Ph.D.)
4.2 Multi-scale simulations of soft matter (theoretical) (dr hab. Panagiotis Theodorakis)
4.3 Controlling n- and p-type doping of (Al,Ga,In)N nanowires grown by MBE (dr hab. Marta Sobanska, prof. IPPAS)
4.1 Characterization of microdroplet oscillations using machine learning (experimental) (Daniel Jakubczyk, D.Sc., Eng. / Gennadiy Derkachov, Ph.D.)
4.2 Multi-scale simulations of soft matter (theoretical) (dr hab. Panagiotis Theodorakis)
4.3 Controlling n- and p-type doping of (Al,Ga,In)N nanowires grown by MBE (dr hab. Marta Sobanska, prof. IPPAS)
Projects
6.1 Next generation visible light sources utilizing photonic crystals (Henryk Turski, PhD Dsc.)
6.2 Growth and Characterization of Iron-Based Superconducting Thin Films Fabricated by Pulsed Laser Deposition and High-Pressure Techniques: Vortex Dynamics and Grain Boundary Effects (Shiv J. Singh, PhD Dsc.)
6.1 Next generation visible light sources utilizing photonic crystals (Henryk Turski, PhD Dsc.)
6.2 Growth and Characterization of Iron-Based Superconducting Thin Films Fabricated by Pulsed Laser Deposition and High-Pressure Techniques: Vortex Dynamics and Grain Boundary Effects (Shiv J. Singh, PhD Dsc.)
Projects
7.1 Project SN/GW2/2025 ‘Verification and validation of HAX1 protein levels in primary tumor as a new marker of metastasis in luminal breast cancer, comparable in efficacy with Oncotype DX multigene test, and its correlation with circulating tumor cell (CTC) numbers’ (Ewa Grzybowska)
7.2 Unraveling Molecular Subtypes of Triple-Negative Breast Cancer for Enhanced Diagnostic and Therapeutic Strategies (Monika Durzyńska, PhD, MD)
7.3 SWI/SNF Chromatin Remodeling Dysfunction Drives Metabolic Reprogramming in Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma (Paweł Wiechno, PhD, MD)
7.1 Project SN/GW2/2025 ‘Verification and validation of HAX1 protein levels in primary tumor as a new marker of metastasis in luminal breast cancer, comparable in efficacy with Oncotype DX multigene test, and its correlation with circulating tumor cell (CTC) numbers’ (Ewa Grzybowska)
7.2 Unraveling Molecular Subtypes of Triple-Negative Breast Cancer for Enhanced Diagnostic and Therapeutic Strategies (Monika Durzyńska, PhD, MD)
7.3 SWI/SNF Chromatin Remodeling Dysfunction Drives Metabolic Reprogramming in Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma (Paweł Wiechno, PhD, MD)
No projects available.
Projects
9.1 Mechanistic and structural studies of adenoviral DNA replication (NCN/OPUS) (prof. Marcin Nowotny)
9.2 Mechanisms responsible for the retinal ganglion cell loss in zebrafish stim2 knockout (prof. Jacek Kuźnicki)
9.3 Functions of novel dendritic cells in asthma (NCN/OPUS LAP) (dr Aleksandra A. Kołodziejczyk)
9.4 Identifying unique metabolic adaptation of red pulp macrophages to iron deficiency (NCN/SONATA BIS) (dr Katarzyna Mleczko-Sanecka)
Number of positions: 2
9.5 RNA biology at the phage-bacteria interface (dr Ewelina Małecka)
Number of positions: 2
9.6 Dynamics of RNA-degrading complexes in bacteria (NCN/SONATA BIS) (dr Ewelina Małecka)
9.7 Destabilization of neuronal morphology in chronic inflammation: molecular mechanisms and identification of potential therapeutic agents (NCN/OPUS) (Professor Jacek Jaworski)
Number of positions: 2
9.1 Mechanistic and structural studies of adenoviral DNA replication (NCN/OPUS) (prof. Marcin Nowotny)
9.2 Mechanisms responsible for the retinal ganglion cell loss in zebrafish stim2 knockout (prof. Jacek Kuźnicki)
9.3 Functions of novel dendritic cells in asthma (NCN/OPUS LAP) (dr Aleksandra A. Kołodziejczyk)
9.4 Identifying unique metabolic adaptation of red pulp macrophages to iron deficiency (NCN/SONATA BIS) (dr Katarzyna Mleczko-Sanecka)
Number of positions: 2
9.5 RNA biology at the phage-bacteria interface (dr Ewelina Małecka)
Number of positions: 2
9.6 Dynamics of RNA-degrading complexes in bacteria (NCN/SONATA BIS) (dr Ewelina Małecka)
9.7 Destabilization of neuronal morphology in chronic inflammation: molecular mechanisms and identification of potential therapeutic agents (NCN/OPUS) (Professor Jacek Jaworski)
Number of positions: 2