I was graduated from the Faculty of Chemistry at Warsaw University of Technology. My master’s thesis was about developing a potentiometric biosensor to analyse arginase I activity in blood. Arginase I is one of the biomarkers of colorectal and breast cancers. The developed sensors were all-solid-state, with PEDOT as a conductive layer between the membrane and the electrode. The major advantage of this type of electrodes is their easy miniaturisation, with the conducting polymer solving part of the problems associated with removal of the internal electrolyte from the electrode architecture.
My current research concerns developing and miniaturising oxygen sensors for cell culture application. The main goal is to create a 3D cell culture on hydrogel scaffolds and apply oxygen and glucose sensors inside the cell culture to investigate the potential of the electrochemical measurements in the cell culture toxicity assays.
During my PhD studies, I was involved in several projects both in the Warsaw Association of Doctoral Candidates (WPD) and the Polish Association of Doctoral Candidates (KRD). Currently, I am in the organising committee of the conference for the PhD students Polish Academy of Sciences.
Outside the lab, I spend my free time on choir rehearsals, playing tennis or practising the Mandarin language. I am also a huge fan of long train journeys and ice skating.
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