Małgorzata Barańska is associated with the Faculty of Chemistry UJ since her chemical studies. At this faculty Małgosia got her MSc degree (Studies of methan oxidation on the Pd/SiO2 catalyst, 1992), PhD degree (Studies of molecular structures of cimetidine and famotidine and their complexes with metal ions by means of spectroscopic techniques, 1999) and DSc degree (Application of Raman mapping to in situ analysis of bioactive compounds, 2007).
In her work Małgosia focuses on research of bioactive compounds by means of spectroscopic methods, particularly modern Raman techniques. The scientific projects that she realizes are concerned with analysis of secondary metabolites of plants that have applications as drugs, pigments or spices. Recently, Małgosia is also particularly interested in research of pigments and natural dyes used in conservation. The very new direction of her research is related to development and curing lifestyle diseases, specifically finding new drugs of endothelium bioactivity. These research will be realized as a part of newly-opened Jagiellonian Centre for Experimental Therapeutics (JCET), of which she is a member.