Agnieszka Patkaniowska

EDUCATION

College / University

Jagiellonian University, Krakow

Highest Degree

Master of Science

Major Subjects

Biochemistry, molecular biology, cell biology and engineering

Country

Poland

Lab Experience

Practical lab courses in all learned subjects; personal experience in cell culture methods, microscopy techniques, flow cytometry, ELISA assays, luminescence measurements

Projects / Research

02/1998 – 07/1998: Nucleic acids (genes and oligonucleotides) transfer to mammalian cells by polylysine derivatives - study of uptake and biological activity, Laboratory of Glycobiology, CBM CNRS Orleans, France
10/1998 – 12/1998: Monoclonal antibody production, Dept. of Animal Biochemistry, IBM UJ Krakow
1999 – 2000: Culture and differentiation of autologous human adipocytes for plastic surgery purposes, Dept. of Cell Biology, IBM UJ Krakow

Scholarships / Awards

2000 – 2001:	Solvay Pharmaceuticals Stipend
1998:	Tempus Mobility Grant
1997 – 2000:	Scientific scholarship from Jagiellonian University, Krakow

SCIENTIFIC INTERESTS AND GOALS

I’d like to take part in discovering some basic mechanisms of life, trying to understand it and admiring its whole complexity. That is why I am interested in molecular biology and the influence that single molecules exert on whole cells and organisms. Searching for single molecules and establishing their roles may also be the first step of developing future therapies that are long awaited.