Instytut Biologii

Department of Microbiology and Parasitology

Staff members Wiesław Kaca Professor Head of Department of Microbiology and Parasitology Room number: 338 Phone number: 41 349 6308 e-mail: wieslaw.kaca@ujk.edu.pl Consultations: Tuesday, 11:00-13:00 ORCID | SCOPUS | PUBLONS | RG Scientific interests: Immunochemistry and biological activities of Gram-negative bacteria endotoxins; molecular mimicry in long-lasting diseases. Other activities: Member of the Senate of the Jan Kochanowski University (2016-2020). Project reviewer for National Center of Research and Developement (2018- present). Project rewiver for the Netherlands Organisation of Health, Research and Development (2020). Member of Comittee EU project CA 8103 Innovation with Glycans: new frontiers from synthesis to new biological targets (2019 – 2022). Member of the Academic Teachers Awards Team, Ministry of Science and Higher Education (2017, 2018, 2019). Vice-chairman of the Kielce Branch of the Polish Society of Microbiologists (2016-2020). Stanisław Kłosowski Professor Room number: 523 Phone number: 41 349 6324 e-mail: stanislaw.klosowski@ujk.edu.pl Consultations: Thursday, 10.00-11.30 ORCID | SCOPUS | PUBLONS | RG Scientific interests: Ecology of water, rush and peat vegetation . Other activities: Member of the Polish Botanical Society (Kielce Branch) and the Scientific Council of the Narew National Park Grzegorz Czerwonka PhD Associate Professor Room number: D07 Phone number: 41 349 6120 e-mail: grzegorz.czerwonka@ujk.edu.pl Consultations: Monday, 09:00-11:00 ORCID | SCOPUS | PUBLONS | RG Scientific interests: Importance of cell surface hydrophobicity and electrokinetic potential on adhesion and biofilm formation process of Gram-negative bacteria. Other activities: Member of the Kielce Branch of the Polish Society of Microbiologists Łukasz Lechowicz PhD Associate Professor Room number: D8 Phone number: 41 349 6121 e-mail: lukasz.lechowicz@ujk.edu.pl Consultations: Thursday, 10:30-12:30 ORCID | SCOPUS | PUBLONS | RG Scientific interests: antibiotic resistance of bacteria, IR spectroscopy, chemometric methods Other activities: Quality Management System Assistant, Representative for Quality Management Systems Joanna Matuska-Łyżwa PhD Associate Professor Room number: 331 Phone number: 41 349 6353 e-mail: joanna.matuska-lyzwa@ujk.edu.pl Consultations: Monday, 10:30-12:30 ORCID | SCOPUS | PUBLONS | RG Scientific interests: Biology and ecology of entomopathogenic nematodes. Other activities: Member of the Polish Society of Environmental Medicine Paulina Żarnowiec PhD Associate Professor Room number: D07 Phone number: 41 349 6120 e-mail: paulina.zarnowiec@ujk.edu.pl Consultations: Monday, 12:00-14:00 ORCID | SCOPUS | PUBLONS | RG Scientific interests: Spectroscopic methods in biological research, clinical microbiology, epidemiology. Katarzyna Durlik-Popińska MSc Research Assistant, PhD student Room number: D7 Phone number: 41 349 6122 e-mail: katarzyna.durlik@ujk.edu.pl Consultations: Tuesday, 11:00-13:00 ORCID | SCOPUS | PUBLONS | RG Scientific interests: Research interests are related to specific immune response to lipopolysaccharides of Proteus mirabilis and other Gram- negative bacteria among patients suffering from rheumatic diseases (a specially with rheumatoid arthritis, RA) and healthy people. mgr Dawid Gmiter MSc Research Assistant, PhD student Room number: D7 Phone number: 41 349 6122 e-mail: dawid.gmiter@ujk.edu.pl Consultations: Wednesday, 10:00-12:00 ORCID | SCOPUS | PUBLONS | RG Scientific interests: My research interests are mainly related to the molecular basis of the phenomenon of relative discrimination and territoriality of Proteus mirabilis. The aim of my research is to determine the genetic and phenotypic diversity of P. mirabilis strains and to determine how they correspond to the degree of their relatedness. My research also concerns the interaction of P. mirabilis with other bacterial species. The most important research methods used in my work include: methods of DNA and RNA isolation, PCR method and its variants (including real-time PCR), bioinformatic methods - including comparative analysis of genomes. Other activities: Supervisor of Students Scientific Society of Biotechnologist MIKROBY mgr Kristina Petrosyan, MSc PhD student Room number: D6 Phone number: 41 349 6123 e-mail: civilissus@gmail.com Consultations: Wednesday, 11:30-14:30 ORCID | SCOPUS | PUBLONS | RG Scientific interests: My current research interests are focused on investigation of seed-associated beneficial bacterial populations in parasitic plants . The main aim of my project is understanding host-microbiome interaction. Especially, relationship between beneficial bacterial isolates with plant growth-promoting effects and plant response to abiotic stress. Agnieszka Maćkowska MSc technical staff Room number: 337 Phone number: 41 349 6307 e-mail: agnieszka.mackowska@ujk.edu.pl