Medical sciences

Scientific Disciplines

Medical sciences

Programme duration: 4 years (8 semesters)

Programme description: Education is conducted based on a program and an individual research plan. The aim is to educate medical sciences and health sciences doctoral students in the scope necessary to conduct high-quality research in the areas of etiopathogenesis of diseases, modern diagnostic methods, modern treatment methods, the influence of environmental factors and the possibility of disease prevention. The studies are a response to the health needs of patients and are conducted with the highest ethical standards. In addition to highly specialized knowledge in the field of medical sciences, health sciences and knowledge of high ethical standards, the program includes classes in the methodology of scientific research, building research hypotheses, interpretation of the obtained results, critical discussion, biostatistics, principles of presenting assumptions and results of scientific research, knowledge on raising funds for research and the possibility of research commercialization.

Further development opportunities: 

After completing the education program, the graduate is prepared to conduct further independent scientific research and research work in interdisciplinary research teams, as well as didactic work in Polish and foreign research centres.

Keywords:

  • Molecular and cellular physiology
  • Pathophysiology
  • Cellular biochemistry
  • Medical physics
  • Bioethics
  • Health economics
  • Clinical pharmacology
  • Medical genome science
  • Genetic disorders
  • Tumors
  • Regenerative medicine
  • Inflammation
  • Animal models
  • Bacteriology and virology
  • Immunology
  • Epidemiology and preventive care
  • Hygiene and public health
  • Metabolomics
  • Clinical medicine
  • Mental health
  • Pain
  • Medical imaging
  • Toxicology
  • Intensive care medicine
  • Nursing

Candidates for PhD Supervisors

Basic information
ORCID
0000-0002-5446-0171
Department / Institute
Department of Human Physiology and Pathophysiology
Faculty
Faculty of Medicine
University
University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn
Phone
+48 89 524 53 37
Email
agnieszka.bossowska@uwm.edu.pl
Website
no data
ResearchGate
profile/Agnieszka-Bossowska
Discipline
Medical sciences; biological sciences
Academic achievement indicators
  • Publications (WoS/Scopus): 63
  • Citations (WoS/Scopus, excl. self-citations): 249
  • Hirsch index (WoS/Scopus): 12
  • Citations (Google Scholar): 505
  • Hirsch index (Google Scholar): 13
  • Promoted doctors: 2
  • Supervised doctoral students: 1
Doctoral student supervision
Polish doctoral student
Yes
Foreign doctoral student
Yes
Research interests / offered topics
  • Analysis of neurochemical plasticity in sensory and intramural urinary bladder neurons in response to receptor-mediated and pharmacological modulation.
  • Analysis of the molecular mechanisms driving skeletal muscle and neuromuscular junction adaptation to metabolic disturbances and to the modulation of selected signaling pathways.
  • The impact of diabetes on the mechanisms regulating the expression of selected neurotransmitters in the spinal cord in a mouse model.
Funds and infrastructure
Research funding
Yes
Department infrastructure
Yes — research can be conducted using the Department's existing infrastructure (histological and immunohistochemical laboratories, dedicated imaging analysis workstations).
Additional information
The proposed topics continue research projects currently conducted and fit within the Department's long-standing research line.
Basic information
ORCID
0000-0002-8660-4889
Department / Institute
Department and Clinic of Dermatology, Sexually Transmitted Diseases and Clinical Immunology
Faculty
School of Medicine
University
University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn
Phone
+48 601 057 800, +48 89 678 66 54
Email
agnieszka.owczarczyk@uwm.edu.pl
Website
no data
ResearchGate
profile/Agnieszka-Owczarczyk-Saczonek
Discipline
Medical sciences
Academic achievement indicators
  • Publications (WoS/Scopus): 146 / 160
  • Citations (WoS/Scopus, excl. self-citations): 1483 / 1765
  • Hirsch index (WoS/Scopus): 24 / 26
  • Citations (Google Scholar): 2764
  • Hirsch index (Google Scholar): 32
  • Promoted doctors: 3
  • Supervised doctoral students: 4
Doctoral student supervision
Polish doctoral student
Yes
Foreign doctoral student
Yes
Research interests / offered topics
  • The role of resident inflammatory cells in the pathogenesis of chronic skin diseases, vitiligo, and psoriasis, and the impact of treatment on their biology.
  • The impact of treatment on metabolic markers in chronic inflammatory skin diseases.
  • The role of gamma-delta and MAIT lymphocytes in the pathogenesis of inflammatory skin diseases, and the impact of systemic treatment.
Funds and infrastructure
Research funding
Yes
Department infrastructure
Yes
Basic information
ORCID
0000-0001-6878-8496
Department / Institute
Department of Human Physiology and Pathophysiology
Faculty
School of Medicine, Collegium Medicum
University
University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn
Phone
+48 89 524 53 11
Email
kozlowska.anna@uwm.edu.pl
Website
no data
ResearchGate
profile/Anna-Kozlowska-3
Discipline
Medical sciences; social sciences
Academic achievement indicators
  • Publications (WoS/Scopus): 46 / 49
  • Citations (WoS/Scopus, excl. self-citations): 541 / 548
  • Hirsch index (WoS/Scopus): 13 / 12
  • Citations (Google Scholar): no data
  • Hirsch index (Google Scholar): no data
  • Promoted doctors: 1
  • Supervised doctoral students: 1
Doctoral student supervision
Polish doctoral student
Yes (4 spots)
Foreign doctoral student
Yes (2 spots)
Research interests / offered topics
  • Epilepsy – the effect of selected substances on symptom reduction.
  • Epilepsy and behavioral and psychosocial functioning.
  • Modern methods of supporting people with mental disorders.
  • The significance of transgenerational trauma in the context of mental health.
  • Topic proposed by the candidate.
Funds and infrastructure
Research funding
Yes
Department infrastructure
Yes
Additional information
Interdisciplinary research.
Basic information
ORCID
0000-0003-4192-6726
Department / Institute
Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery
Faculty
School of Medicine
University
University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn
Phone
+48 605 118 887
Email
i.malysz-cymborska@uwm.edu.pl
Website
no data
ResearchGate
profile/Izabela-Malysz-Cymborska
Discipline
Medical sciences
Academic achievement indicators
  • Publications (WoS/Scopus): 25
  • Citations (WoS/Scopus, excl. self-citations): 312
  • Hirsch index (WoS/Scopus): 11
  • Citations (Google Scholar): 402
  • Hirsch index (Google Scholar): 12
  • Promoted doctors: no data
  • Supervised doctoral students: no data
Doctoral student supervision
Polish doctoral student
Yes
Foreign doctoral student
Yes
Research interests / offered topics
  • Modelling human neurological diseases in small animals.
  • Optimization of biomaterials supporting stem cell functions for preclinical applications.
Funds and infrastructure
Research funding
Yes
Department infrastructure
Yes
Basic information
ORCID
0000-0003-0856-3644
Department / Institute
Department of Human Physiology and Pathophysiology
Faculty
School of Medicine, Collegium Medicum
University
University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn
Phone
no data
Email
joanna.wojtkiewicz@uwm.edu.pl
Website
Scopus author profile
ResearchGate
profile/Joanna-Wojtkiewicz
Discipline
Medical sciences; veterinary sciences; biological sciences
Academic achievement indicators
  • Publications (WoS/Scopus): 140 / 146
  • Citations (WoS/Scopus, excl. self-citations): 1831
  • Hirsch index (WoS/Scopus): 23
  • Citations (Google Scholar): 2620
  • Hirsch index (Google Scholar): 27
  • Promoted doctors: 4
  • Supervised doctoral students: 3
Doctoral student supervision
Polish doctoral student
Yes (4 spots)
Foreign doctoral student
Yes (1 spot)
Research interests / offered topics
  • Animal models (large and small) — pathomechanisms of selected diseases.
  • Bioethical and legal aspects in medicine, veterinary medicine, and education.
  • Epidemiological studies and human health — selected aspects.
  • Impact of selected harmful factors on living organisms (human, animal).
  • Possibility of discussion and development of research topics according to the doctoral student's interests (within the scope of supervisor's competencies).
Funds and infrastructure
Research funding
Yes
Department infrastructure
Yes
Basic information
ORCID
0000-0003-3401-2758
Department / Institute
Chair of Gynaecology and Obstetrics
Faculty
School of Medicine, Collegium Medicum
University
University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn
Phone
no data
Email
marcin.jozwik@uwm.edu.pl
Website
Scopus author profile
ResearchGate
profile/Marcin-Jozwik
Discipline
Medical sciences
Academic achievement indicators
  • Publications (WoS/Scopus): 89
  • Citations (WoS/Scopus, excl. self-citations): 1219
  • Hirsch index (WoS/Scopus): 19
  • Citations (Google Scholar): 1219
  • Hirsch index (Google Scholar): 19
  • Promoted doctors: 5
  • Supervised doctoral students: no data
Doctoral student supervision
Polish doctoral student
Yes
Foreign doctoral student
Yes
Research interests / offered topics
  • Women's diseases / gynaecology.
  • Urogynaecology.
  • Minimally invasive surgery.
  • Placental pathology.
Funds and infrastructure
Research funding
Yes
Department infrastructure
Yes
Basic information
ORCID
0000-0002-2204-5088
Department / Institute
Department of General, Minimally Invasive and Elderly Surgery
Faculty
School of Medicine
University
University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn
Phone
+48 604 158 786
Email
natalia.dowgiallo@uwm.edu.pl
ResearchGate
profile/Natalia-Dowgiallo-Gornowicz-2
Discipline
Medical sciences
Academic achievement indicators
  • Publications (WoS/Scopus): 72 / 52
  • Citations (WoS/Scopus, excl. self-citations): 275 / 303
  • Hirsch index (WoS/Scopus): 11 / 10
  • Citations (Google Scholar): 530
  • Hirsch index (Google Scholar): 13
  • Promoted doctors: 0
  • Supervised doctoral students: 2
Doctoral student supervision
Polish doctoral student
Yes
Foreign doctoral student
Yes
Research interests / offered topics
  • Minimally invasive surgery, including bariatric surgery and antireflux surgery.
  • Gut microbiota.
Funds and infrastructure
Research funding
Yes
Department infrastructure
Yes
Additional information
Alternative email: natalia.dowgiallo@gmail.com
Basic information
ORCID
0000-0002-2226-1784
Department / Institute
Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery
Faculty
Faculty of Medicine
University
University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn
Phone
+48 89 524 5687
Email
marcin.mycko@uwm.edu.pl
Website
no data
ResearchGate
no data
Discipline
Medical sciences
Academic achievement indicators
  • Publications (WoS/Scopus): 97
  • Citations (WoS/Scopus, excl. self-citations): 6077
  • Hirsch index (WoS/Scopus): 30
  • Citations (Google Scholar): 5808
  • Hirsch index (Google Scholar): 30
  • Promoted doctors: 4
  • Supervised doctoral students: 1
Doctoral student supervision
Polish doctoral student
Yes
Foreign doctoral student
Yes
Research interests / offered topics
  • Neuroimmunology.
  • Immunogenetics.
Funds and infrastructure
Research funding
Yes
Department infrastructure
Yes
Basic information
ORCID
0000-0002-7605-2080
Department / Institute
Department of Head and Neck Surgery for Children / Clinical Pediatrics
Faculty
College of Medicine, UWM
University
University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn
Phone
+48 604 436 411
Email
Krzysztof.dowgierd@uwm.edu.pl
Website
krzysztofdowgierd.pl
ResearchGate
profile/Krzysztof-Dowgierd
Discipline
Medical sciences
Academic achievement indicators
  • Publications (WoS/Scopus): 56
  • Citations (WoS/Scopus, excl. self-citations): 344
  • Hirsch index (WoS/Scopus): 11
  • Citations (Google Scholar): 527
  • Hirsch index (Google Scholar): 14
  • Promoted doctors: 1
  • Supervised doctoral students: 3
Doctoral student supervision
Polish doctoral student
Yes (1 spot)
Foreign doctoral student
Yes (1 spot)
Research interests / offered topics
  • Pediatric maxillofacial and craniofacial surgery, congenital craniofacial anomalies, facial asymmetry, temporomandibular joint disorders and reconstruction, orthognathic surgery in complex craniofacial deformities, virtual surgical planning, CAD/CAM technologies, patient-specific implants and three-dimensional outcome analysis.
  • Microsurgical reconstruction of the head and neck in children and adults, oncologic and post-traumatic craniofacial reconstruction, assessment of functional, aesthetic and quality-of-life outcomes after reconstructive surgery, and the development of clinical registries and multicenter outcome studies in maxillofacial surgery.
  • Potential doctoral projects may include: three-dimensional assessment of facial symmetry after craniofacial reconstruction; accuracy of virtual surgical planning in orthognathic and reconstructive surgery; long-term outcomes of temporomandibular joint reconstruction; perioperative factors affecting free flap survival in pediatric head and neck reconstruction; and clinical applications of patient-specific implants in craniofacial surgery.
Funds and infrastructure
Research funding
No dedicated external funding is currently secured.
Department infrastructure
Yes — the Department provides access to clinical data, imaging studies, surgical planning workflows and interdisciplinary cooperation with radiology, orthodontics, anesthesiology, oncology, microsurgery and rehabilitation teams. Research may include retrospective and prospective clinical analyses, three-dimensional imaging assessment, functional and aesthetic outcome evaluation, quality-of-life assessment and multicenter collaborative studies.
Additional information
The proposed doctoral projects will be based on clinical material and research experience in pediatric maxillofacial and craniofacial surgery, reconstructive surgery, temporomandibular joint surgery, orthognathic surgery, virtual surgical planning, CAD/CAM technologies and patient-specific implants. The candidate will have the opportunity to participate in retrospective and prospective clinical studies, 3D imaging analysis, outcome assessment, registry-based research and multicenter scientific collaboration.