Malgorzata Teodorowicz

1. Managing research project: planning and performing experiments, creating developing and optimizizing the applied methods, completing the protocols, data analysing, results interpretation, writing reports, writing scientific papers, oral results presentation.
2. Supervision of the laboratory: organizing work in the laboratory, making work plans and maintaining laboratory equipment, supervision of Master’s students and lab staffs.
3. Teaching: teaching biochemistry to students of following faculties: Medicine, Biology, Biotechnology and Dietetics.

Thus, during my post-doc fellow at University of Warmia and Mazury I developed the independence in planning and conducting consecutive scientific tasks as well as factual interpretation of results obtained which resulted in obtaining the relevant results that were well-published and gained scientific recognition. To achieve this goal, I had to demonstrate to ability to manage the project, analyze and solve problems and outline necessary courses of action.
Moreover I always was seeking both the local and international collaborations and was trying to promote science and my knowledge. I had the opportunity to work with the world class specialists from the field of molecular and cellular biology. I have gotten the practical and theoretical knowledge of the immune system regulations, cell culture techniques, proteomics and genomics. Regarding methodological and analytical training, I have solid experience in the field of in vitro cell cultures (culturing methodology, flow cytometry, various cell functional assays as proliferation, degranulation, necrosis and apoptosis), proteomic (FPLC, HPLC, 1D and 2D electrophoresis), immunoassays (ELISA, westernblot) and genetic (DNA/RNA isolation, real-time quantitative PCR). This experience and intensive molecular training enriched extremely positively my knowledge and background in medical biochemistry, food biochemistry and immunology.

Teaching of biochemistry, proteomics, molecular methods, food biochemistry, toxicology and supervising of masters’ students.

Management and implementation of individual research project funded by Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education titled “Influence of glycation on biological properties of 7S globulin isolated from peanuts (Arachis hypogeae L.)”. I was responsible for performing a wide variety of research tasks, including planning and performing experiments, completing the protocols, data analysing, results interpretation and writing the papers. I also created, developed and optimized the applied methods. I was responsible for research reports and the budget of my own project. The final report was evaluated and noted as “excellent” what confirmed the good leadership skills.

Participation at the five research projects funded by Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education (the titles - see cv). Development of knowledge and skills from the fields of protein/peptide extraction, purification and characterization (chromatography - SPE, SEC, FPLC, HPLC; electrophoresis- SDS-PAGE, 2D-PAGE; degree of hydrolysis). Improvement of skills from the immunology field: vaccines preparation, polyclonal antibodies production and purification, direct and indirect ELISA.

Realisation of the European project called EuroPrevall (EU 6th FP, FOOD-CT-2005-514000).
• The research activities focused on the effect of processing and physicochemical modifications of food on protein allergenicity. The studies required the multipronged approach and variety of methods from the fields of proteomics, biochemistry and immunology.
• Responsible for planning and performing the experiments, methods development, data analysis and interpretation, writing reports and presentation of results on the scientific conferences.
• Cooperation with variety of Scientific Institutions from Poland and Europe: Institute of Food Research, Norwich, UK; Cell Biology and Immunology Group, Wageningen University, Netherlands; French National Institute for Agricultural Research, Paris, France; Medical University, Bialystok, Poland.