Ewa Maj

EDUCATION

College / University

University of Gdańsk
University of Gdańsk and Medical University of Gdańsk

Highest Degree

Master of Science

Major Subjects

Molecular virology, microbiology, molecular biology

Country

Poland

Lab Experience

Various techniques in molecular biology, virology and microbiology.

Projects / Research

08/2009 – 09/2009: Molecular characterization of nonstructural protein NS38 of Grass Carp Reovirus. Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Science, Wuhan, P.R. China
10/2009 – 06/2010: Generating a recombinant Bovine Herpes Virus-1 (wild type BHV-1, BHV-1 vp26-GFP) with deletion of US3 tegument protein. MSc thesis. Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology, University of Gdańsk and Medical University of Gdańks, Poland

Scholarships / Awards

2010 – 2011:	Stipend by the International Max Planck Research School
2009:	Dean of Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology Award of the University of Gdańsk and Medical University of Gdańsk for outstanding results in the academic year 2008/2009 and active participation in the academic community life

SCIENTIFIC INTERESTS AND GOALS

I am generally interested in microbes and immunology. My particular interest includes interactions of pathogens with receptors located on cells of the innate immune system, which lead to activation of intracellular signaling cascade. Transduction of the signal and re-programming gene expression to establish antimicrobial defense is also fascinating to me, as well as research on the MAPK signaling cascade, which regulates various cellular activities and its connection with many health disorders.