Biological sciences
Biological sciences
Biological sciences
Duration of the programme: 4 years (8 semesters)
Program description:
The programme aims at teaching doctoral students modern methods, techniques and research methodology for the implementation of acquired knowledge and skills for PhD projects, preparation of new research projects and commercialization of research results. The program includes obligatory courses, highlighting basic and applied sciences, and lectures by visiting professors from various fields. The most important topics covered by the study program include: advanced methods of molecular biology (in genome and proteome research), modern microscopic techniques of cells and tissues imaging, preparation of scientific projects and commercialization of research results, advanced statistical methods in scientific research, teaching at a university, seminars and professional practice.
The program provides PhD students with the knowledge, skills and competences to develop their own ideas and concepts, preparation of new research projects, as well as to solve problems creatively.
Career opportunities:
The graduates have the knowledge and skills in the field of biology as well as academic teaching.
The graduates of the PhD programme will be well prepared to take postdoc trainings, continue research and work in academia, domestic and foreign research institutions, as well as work in specialized laboratories.
Keywords
- biology
- molecular biology
- genomics
- proteomics
- biotechnology
- light and electron microscopy
- laser microdissection
- DNA sequencing
- microarrays
- flow cytometry
- mass spectrometry
Candidates for PhD Supervisors
Basic information
ORCID
Department / Institute
Department of Animal Anatomy and Physiology
Faculty
Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology
University
University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn
Phone
+48 603 967 375, +48 89 523 39 04
Email
Website
ResearchGate
Discipline
Biological sciences
Academic achievement indicators
- Publications (WoS/Scopus): 39 / 38
- Citations (WoS/Scopus, excl. self-citations): 192 / 242
- Hirsch index (WoS/Scopus): 11 / 9
- Citations (Google Scholar): 465
- Hirsch index (Google Scholar): 12
- Promoted doctors: 3 (as assistant supervisor)
- Supervised doctoral students: 1 (+1 as assistant supervisor)
Doctoral student supervision
Polish doctoral student
Yes
Foreign doctoral student
Yes
Research interests / offered topics
- Determination of the molecular mechanisms of phoenixin action in the myometrium during the peri-implantation period – a study using the domestic pig model.
Funds and infrastructure
Research funding
Yes
Department infrastructure
Yes
Basic information
ORCID
Department / Institute
Department of Plant Physiology, Genetics and Biotechnology
Faculty
Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology
University
University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn
Phone
+48 727 595 329
Email
Website
no data
ResearchGate
Discipline
Biological sciences
Academic achievement indicators
- Publications (WoS/Scopus): 68
- Citations (WoS/Scopus, excl. self-citations): 1300
- Hirsch index (WoS/Scopus): 18
- Citations (Google Scholar): 1987
- Hirsch index (Google Scholar): 22
- Promoted doctors: 6
- Supervised doctoral students: 2
Doctoral student supervision
Polish doctoral student
Yes (1 spot)
Foreign doctoral student
Yes (1 spot)
Research interests / offered topics
- Application of 16S rRNA gene sequencing in the analysis of plant microbiome diversity.
- Use of DNA barcoding for the identification of plant-associated microorganisms.
Funds and infrastructure
Research funding
Yes
Department infrastructure
Yes
Basic information
ORCID
Department / Institute
Department of Biochemistry
Faculty
Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology
University
University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn
Phone
+48 89 523 39 38
Email
Website
ResearchGate
Discipline
Biological sciences
Academic achievement indicators
- Publications (WoS/Scopus): 40 / 24
- Citations (WoS/Scopus, excl. self-citations): 1083 / 558
- Hirsch index (WoS/Scopus): 19 / 15
- Citations (Google Scholar): 2386
- Hirsch index (Google Scholar): 26
- Promoted doctors: 1
- Supervised doctoral students: 1
Doctoral student supervision
Polish doctoral student
Yes
Foreign doctoral student
Yes
Research interests / offered topics
- The role of the serotonin metabolic pathway in the etiology of various diseases (genetic and biochemical aspects).
- The role of the vitamin D metabolic pathway in the etiology of various diseases (genetic and biochemical aspects).
Funds and infrastructure
Research funding
Yes
Department infrastructure
Yes
Basic information
ORCID
Department / Institute
Department of Physics and Biophysics
Faculty
Faculty of Food Sciences
University
University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn
Phone
+48 516 849 233
Email
Website
no data
ResearchGate
no data
Discipline
Chemical sciences; Physical sciences; Biological sciences; Food and nutrition technology
Academic achievement indicators
- Publications (WoS): 172
- Citations (WoS, excl. self-citations): 2063
- Hirsch index (WoS): 31
- Citations (Google Scholar): no data
- Hirsch index (Google Scholar): no data
- Promoted doctors: 5
- Supervised doctoral students: 10
Doctoral student supervision
Polish doctoral student
Yes
Foreign doctoral student
Yes
Research interests / offered topics
- Application of NMR methods for identifying falsified drugs.
- "Exotic" contrast agents for Magnetic Resonance Imaging.
- When nanoscience and food science meet — nanoobjects as additives to food products.
- Ionogels as a new generation of electrolytes.
- Nanodots for medical applications.
Funds and infrastructure
Research funding
Yes
Department infrastructure
Yes
Basic information
ORCID
Department / Institute
Department of Zoology
Faculty
Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology
University
University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn
Phone
+48 509 343 118
Email
Website
no data
ResearchGate
Discipline
Biological sciences
Academic achievement indicators
- Publications (WoS/Scopus): 35 / 31
- Citations (WoS/Scopus, excl. self-citations): 320 / 278
- Hirsch index (WoS/Scopus): 11 / 12
- Citations (Google Scholar): 629
- Hirsch index (Google Scholar): 14
- Promoted doctors: no data
- Supervised doctoral students: 1
Doctoral student supervision
Polish doctoral student
Yes (1 spot)
Foreign doctoral student
No
Research interests / offered topics
- The influence of hybridization and polyploidization on the regulation of developmental genes and fecundity of fish of the genus Cobitis (Teleostei, Cobitidae).
Funds and infrastructure
Research funding
Yes
Department infrastructure
Yes
Basic information
ORCID
Department / Institute
Department of Animal Anatomy and Physiology
Faculty
Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology
University
University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn
Phone
+48 89 523 42 58
Email
Website
no data
ResearchGate
Discipline
Biological sciences
Academic achievement indicators
- Publications (WoS/Scopus): 67 / 62
- Citations (WoS/Scopus, excl. self-citations): 1567 / 1593
- Hirsch index (WoS/Scopus): 18 / 19
- Citations (Google Scholar): 2628
- Hirsch index (Google Scholar): 22
- Promoted doctors: 4
- Supervised doctoral students: 3
Doctoral student supervision
Polish doctoral student
Yes
Foreign doctoral student
Yes
Research interests / offered topics
- Animal physiology.
- Endocrinology.
- Consequences of environmental pollution in the context of animal physiology.
- Molecular biology methods and bioinformatics analyses.
- Proposed PhD thesis topic: PET micro- and nanoplastic as a cargo modulator of extracellular vesicles secreted by porcine oviduct epithelial spheroids — transcriptomic and proteomic analysis.
Funds and infrastructure
Research funding
Yes
Department infrastructure
Yes
Basic information
ORCID
Department / Institute
Department of Microbiology and Mycology
Faculty
Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology
University
University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn
Phone
+48 89 523 42 34
Email
Website
ResearchGate
Discipline
Biological sciences
Academic achievement indicators
- Publications (WoS/Scopus): 38 / 40
- Citations (WoS/Scopus, excl. self-citations): 1049 / 1373
- Hirsch index (WoS/Scopus): 18 / 20
- Citations (Google Scholar): 1891
- Hirsch index (Google Scholar): 21
- Promoted doctors: 1
- Supervised doctoral students: 1
Doctoral student supervision
Polish doctoral student
Yes
Foreign doctoral student
Yes
Research interests / offered topics
- From waste to innovative biomaterials: sustainable co-production of polyhydroxyalkanoates and violacein in preventing microbial colonization by pathogenic microorganisms.
- The use of "omics" technologies to understand the mechanisms of co-production of polyhydroxyalkanoates and pigments by bacteria from polar regions.
Funds and infrastructure
Research funding
Yes
Department infrastructure
Yes
Basic information
ORCID
Department / Institute
Department of Plant Physiology, Genetics and Biotechnology
Faculty
Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology
University
University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn
Phone
+48 89 523 35 06
Email
Website
no data
ResearchGate
Discipline
Biological sciences
Academic achievement indicators
- Publications (WoS/Scopus): 41 / 42
- Citations (WoS/Scopus, excl. self-citations): 505 / 590
- Hirsch index (WoS/Scopus): 14 / 15
- Citations (Google Scholar): 733
- Hirsch index (Google Scholar): 14
- Promoted doctors: 1 (as assistant supervisor)
- Supervised doctoral students: 2
Doctoral student supervision
Polish doctoral student
Yes
Foreign doctoral student
Yes
Research interests / offered topics
- Evaluation of the effectiveness of methods using silicon nanoparticles to reduce the toxic effects of cadmium on plants.
- Regulatory and modulatory factors of plant responses to cadmium stress.
Funds and infrastructure
Research funding
Yes
Department infrastructure
Yes
Basic information
ORCID
Department / Institute
Department of Physics and Biophysics
Faculty
Faculty of Food Sciences
University
University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn
Phone
+48 89 523 32 34
Email
Website
ResearchGate
no data
Discipline
Biological sciences
Academic achievement indicators
- Publications (WoS/Scopus): 30
- Citations (WoS/Scopus, excl. self-citations): 729
- Hirsch index (WoS/Scopus): 14
- Citations (Google Scholar): 1052
- Hirsch index (Google Scholar): 15
- Promoted doctors: 1
- Supervised doctoral students: 0
Doctoral student supervision
Polish doctoral student
Yes
Foreign doctoral student
Yes
Research interests / offered topics
- Theoretical investigations of protein-ligand binding process for purine nucleoside phosphorylase.
- Design and implementation of coarse-grained models of nucleic acids.
Funds and infrastructure
Research funding
Yes
Department infrastructure
Yes
Additional information
Proposed research is purely computational and will be conducted mainly at external computational facilities (Wrocław Supercomputing Center). Knowledge of Linux basics and programming skills (Python, Bash) is recommended.
Basic information
ORCID
Department / Institute
Department of Animal Anatomy and Physiology
Faculty
Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology
University
University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn
Phone
+48 89 523 42 26
Email
Website
ResearchGate
Discipline
Biological sciences
Academic achievement indicators
- Publications (WoS/Scopus): 105 / 105
- Citations (WoS/Scopus, excl. self-citations): 1048 / 985
- Hirsch index (WoS/Scopus): 24 / 24
- Citations (Google Scholar): 2086
- Hirsch index (Google Scholar): 27
- Promoted doctors: 8
- Supervised doctoral students: 2
Doctoral student supervision
Polish doctoral student
Yes
Foreign doctoral student
Yes
Research interests / offered topics
- Multi-omics characterisation of the molecular mechanisms of adipokine action in human endometrial organoids.
- Functional role of adipokines in regulating endometrial receptivity, immune balance, and angiogenesis in human organoid models.
Funds and infrastructure
Research funding
Yes
Department infrastructure
Yes
Basic information
ORCID
Department / Institute
Chair of Biotechnology in Environmental Protection, Institute of Environmental Engineering and Protection
Faculty
Faculty of Geoengineering
University
University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn
Phone
+48 89 523 41 62
Email
Website
no data
ResearchGate
Discipline
Biological sciences
Academic achievement indicators
- Publications (WoS/Scopus): 101 / 106
- Citations (WoS/Scopus, excl. self-citations): 2082 / 2473
- Hirsch index (WoS/Scopus): 27 / 29
- Citations (Google Scholar): 3198
- Hirsch index (Google Scholar): 35
- Promoted doctors: 5
- Supervised doctoral students: 2
Doctoral student supervision
Polish doctoral student
Yes (1 spot)
Foreign doctoral student
Yes (1 spot)
Research interests / offered topics
- Molecular mechanisms underlying plastic biodegradation by insect larval symbiotic microorganisms.
Funds and infrastructure
Research funding
Yes
Department infrastructure
Yes
Basic information
ORCID
Department / Institute
Department of Animal Anatomy and Physiology
Faculty
Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology
University
University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn
Phone
+48 89 523 39 37
Email
Website
no data
ResearchGate
Discipline
Biological sciences; veterinary sciences
Academic achievement indicators
- Publications (WoS/Scopus): 125 / 126
- Citations (WoS/Scopus, excl. self-citations): 1115 / 1193
- Hirsch index (WoS/Scopus): 24 / 24
- Citations (Google Scholar): 2471
- Hirsch index (Google Scholar): 29
- Promoted doctors: 8
- Supervised doctoral students: 2
Doctoral student supervision
Polish doctoral student
Yes
Foreign doctoral student
Yes
Research interests / offered topics
- Animal physiology; endocrinology of reproduction.
- Proposed PhD thesis topic: The effect of nesfatin-1 on the function of corpora lutea in the ovaries of the domestic pig (Sus scrofa domestica).
Funds and infrastructure
Research funding
Yes
Department infrastructure
Yes