Magdalena Morawska

EDUCATION

College / University

Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology, Gdansk University-Medical University of Gdansk, Poland / International First Level Degree: "Job Creation Oriented Biotechnology" at Universita degli Studi di Perugia, Italy

Highest Degree

Bachelor of Science

Major Subjects

Biotechnology

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Country

Poland

Lab Experience

Various biochemical and molecular biology techniques, cell culture, nucleic acids and protein methods

Projects / Research

  • 01/2005 – 06/2005: "Isolation of novel chimpanzee adenovirus and development of vector transfer system". IRBM Merck Research Laboratories, Roma (Italy)
  • 06/2004 – 08/2004: "Parvoviruses: role of infection with adeno-associated virus (AAV) of human heart tissue, addressing a possible role of this virus in cardiomyopathies". Department of Applied Tumor Virology, German Cancer Research Centers (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
  • 06/2003 – 08/2003: "The lamda pR promoter activity in Escherichia coli cgtA mutant". Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics of Polish Academy of Science, Gdansk, Poland

Scholarships / Awards

2005 – 2006: Stipend International Max Planck Research School
2003 – 2005: Scholarship for academic excellence, Dept. of Biotechnology, Gdansk, Poland
2004: Socrates/Erasmus Scholarship

SCIENTIFIC INTERESTS AND GOALS

I am fascinated by viruses. Through the MSc program I hope to obtain a solid theoretical background and an insight into diverse research areas.