Biological sciences

The research topics in the discipline may concern:

• development of innovative therapy strategies based on stem cells and biointelligent carriers
• implementation of innovative treatment protocols including preconditioning stem cells, transfer of extracellular vesicles and the regulation of gene expression
• biotransformations and chemical synthesis of compounds with important biological properties which are useful in the pharmaceutical, agri-food and cosmetic industries
• the use of biocatalysis to functionalize natural and synthetic chemical compounds in order to enhance/change their biological activity
• biotechnological application of bacteriophages in human and veterinary medicine
• genetic modifications of plants for improving their functional properties
• biorefining of various types of waste (e.g. plastics, lignocellulosic raw materials, glycerin, municipal waste, agri-food industry waste) as a renewable source of carbon and energy for microorganisms (including genetically modified), in order to reduce environmental pollution and deliver added value compounds
• determining biological activity (antitumor, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, cytotoxic, antioxidant, antidiabetic, hemolytic) of natural and synthetic compounds
• description of the molecular mechanism of the interaction between natural and synthetic compounds and biomolecules (lipids, proteins, DNA), and biological membranes and cells
• study of the systematics, biology, ecology and phylogeny of plants and animals
• research on eco-evolutionary aspects of host-parasite relationships
• research on biological and cultural variability of human prehistoric, historical and present populations and the analysis of palaeopathological changes in bone and teeth structures of humans and other mammals
• human health and ontogenetic development in the context of environmental and genetic backgrounds; the occupation health and physiology of humans in the modern technical environment

Keywords: stem cells, biotransformations, biocatalysis, bacteriophages, genetic modifications, waste materials, biological activity, biomolecules, taxonomy, phylogenesis, ecology, nature conservation, human biology

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D.Sc. Magdalena Wołoszyńska

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e-mail: magdalena.woloszynska@upwr.edu.pl

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