Iga Grządzielewska

EDUCATION

College / University

Poznan University of Medical Sciences

Highest Degree

Bachelor of Science

Major Subjects

Medical Biotechnology

Country

Poland

Lab Experience

DNA, RNA and protein isolation, gel electrophoresis, PCR, RT-qPCR, HRM, RFLP, molecular cloning, western blot, flow cytometry, immunoassays, bacterial culture and identification, plant tissue culture, mammalian cell culture (human embryonic kidney cells, human melanoma and glioma cells), enzyme assays, spectroscopic analysis, chromatographic techniques, extraction methods, chromosome staining techniques, fluorescence microscopy.

Projects / Research

01/2018 – 06/2018: "Personalization of melanoma therapeutic vaccination", supervisor: Dr. Patrycja Czerwińska, Department of Cancer Immunology, Chair of Medical Biotechnology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan (Poland).
2017 – 2018: "Functional analysis of TRIM28 domain mutants in melanoma cell line model", supervisor: Dr. Patrycja Czerwińska, Department of Cancer Immunology, Chair of Medical Biotechnology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan (Poland).
10/2017 – 06/2018: "The role of long non-coding RNA (lncRNAs) in the regulation of gene expression", bachelor’s thesis, supervisor: Prof. Dr. Paweł Jagodziński, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan (Poland).

Scholarships / Awards

2018 – 2019:	Stipend by the International Max Planck Research School
2016 – 2018:	President’s of Poznan University of Medical Sciences scholarship for outstanding academic performance

SCIENTIFIC INTERESTS AND GOALS

Currently my scientific interest mostly focuses on the use of knowledge acquired through molecular biology in medicine. I am intrigued by the molecular basis of cancer, above all the epigenetic functions of proteins as well as the role of non-coding nucleic acids such as miRNA and lncRNA in carcinogenesis. Furthermore, my interests also lie in immunology, particularly in the development of immunotherapy and I am very excited about exploring the unknown details of immune mechanisms. Being enrolled in the Molecular Biology Program I hope not only to expand my knowledge in these areas, but I am looking forward to gain insight into fields I am not familiar with. Ultimately, I would like to narrow my interests in order to focus on a particular research topic and dedicate myself to projects aiming to contribute to the development of medicine for a future patient’s benefit.