ewelina.wiercigroch@doctoral.uj.edu.pl, +48 12 686 2391; room C3-23

Ewelina graduated with MSc in 2014 from the Faculty of Chemistry UJ. In her master`s thesis she focused on evaluation of capacity of FTIR microspectroscopy in the diagnosis of civilisation diseases caused by environmental factors (diabetes and breast cancer with metastasis to lungs). This included the determination of overall biochemical changes and the identification of spectral markers indicating disease. After graduating, she join the team where she continue research on IR spectroscopy and start exploring issue related with Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS).

karolina.chrabaszcz@doctoral.uj.edu.pl, +48 12 686 2391; room C3-23

Karolina defended her master's degree in 2015 at the Faculty of Chemistry. In her work she has focused on the use of Raman and IR analysis of the distribution of retinoids and changes in biochemical profile in lung tumor tissues. After graduation Karolina joined the team in order to further pursue the investigation on application of vibrational spectroscopy imaging of tissues and cells of animal origin. She is one of the performers Sonata grant.

szymon.tott@doctoral.uj.edu.pl, +48 12 686 2402; room C3-34

Szymon graduated with MSc in chemistry in 2016 from Jagiellonian University. The aim of his thesis was focused on the use of Raman spectroscopy in imaging of lipid droplets in endothelial cells culture stimulated with polyunsaturated fatty acids. After his graduation, he decided to continue his work in Raman Imaging Group. The aim of his PhD thesis will be application of Raman and IR imaging for investigation of disfunction in cardiac microvascular endothelial cells (CMEC) in development of cardiovascular diseases.

ewelina.bik@doctoral.uj.edu.pl, +48 12 686 2391; room C3-23

Ewelina received her Master degree in 2017 at the Faculty of Materials Science and Ceramics at AGH University of Science and Technology in Cracow. During preparation of master thesis, Ewelina characterized the structure of silicate – phosphate glasses with addition of B₂O₃ by using mid- infrared and Raman spectroscopy. In the frame of PhD thesis, Ewelina will be using Raman imaging with chemometric analysis for determination of cytoplasmatic lipids amount in ooctytes.

ewa.machalska@doctoral.uj.edu.pl, +48 12 686 2393; room C3-25

Ewa received her Master of Science degree in 2017 from the Faculty of Chemistry UJ. In her work she has focused on the synthesis and study of supramolecular astaxanthin assemblies using range of modern chiroptical methods and theoretical calculations. Ewa’s doctorate thesis will include the application of raman optical activity as well as other spectroscopic techniques to research chiral systems.

aneta.blat@doctoral.uj.edu.pl, +48 12 686 2391; room C3-23

Aneta received her Master of Science degree in 2017 at the Jagiellonian University. Her work concerned using of FTIR microscopy and chemometric analysis to recognition of spectra changes of animal model plasma which represented metastasis of breast cancer to lungs. Aneta’s doctorate thesis will include the analysis of biological samples using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy and infrared imaging.

aleksandra.dorosz@doctoral.uj.edu.pl, +48 12 686 2402; room C3-34

Ola obtained a master's degree in 2018 at the Faculty of Chemistry of the Jagiellonian University. In her work she focused on receiving and initial characterization of new chitosan-based hydrogels with the possibility of their application on the surface of the skin. For this purpose, a series of syntheses were carried out using four different types of gelling agents and, additionally, the synthesized hydrogels were modified with the aid of various substances having nurturing and / or curative properties. The obtained hydrogels were tested using infrared absorption spectroscopy (FT-IR). During doctoral studies, Ola will focus on the characteristics of phenotype of the stimulated EOL-1 and EOL-1 differentiated in the direction of eosinophilic phenotype production, for this purpose she will use raman spectroscopy.

adriana.adamczyk@doctoral.uj.edu.pl, +48 12 686 2393; room C3-25

Ada finished Bachelor of Science in chemistry in 2017 at the Department of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University. She worked under the supervision of Professor Małgorzata Baranska and investigated wide range of applications for biological samples analysis based on spectroscopic techniques such as Infrared and Raman spectroscopies. Working there has encouraged her to continue studies in the field of spectroscopic methods development. In 2017, Ada joined the Advanced Spectroscopy in Chemistry (ASC) European Erasmus Mundus Master programme where continued her master studies at University of Lille1, France and University of Helsinki, Finland. During doctoral studies Ada will focus on the application of Raman spectroscopy in Leukemia diagnostics.

karolinakatarzyna.augustyniak@uj.edu.pl, +48 12 686 2402; room C3-34

Karolina received her Master degree in 2020 at the Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University, however her interest in spectroscopic techniques started much earlier. The aim of her master thesis focused on the high definition FTIR imaging and its application in visualization of characteristic morphological lungs structures and the pathological alternations. The research included also tracking the extracellular matrix remodeling during breast cancer metastasis process. In 2019, Karolina became a laureate of the 8th edition of the ministerial program - Diamond Grant. The research showing FTIR and Raman imaging as a novel analytical strategy in tracking the mesenchymal stem cells differentiation process will be the basis of her PhD thesis

patrycja.leszczenko@doctoral.uj.edu.pl, +48 12 686 2393, room C3-25

Patrycja graduated with MSc in medicinal chemistry at the Faculty of Chemistry JU in 2020. In her master’s thesis she looked into the application of Raman spectroscopy in the analysis of the biochemical profile of selected leukemic cells. During the doctoral studies, Patrycja will further explore this subject, focusing on the application of RS in leukemias diagnostics.

jagoda.orleanska@doctoral.uj.edu.pl, +48 12 686 2393; room C3-25

Jagoda received her Master’s degree in 2020 at the Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University. In her work she focused on the characteristics of drug-induced phospholipidosis in vascular endothelial cells by means of Raman and fluorescence imaging. During doctoral studies, Jagoda will continue her work and focus on spectroscopic studies of cell-drug interactions in vascular endothelium as a model system.

anna.pieczara@doctoral.uj.edu.pl

Ania graduated from the Faculty of Chemistry at the University of Wrocław in 2018. Curiosity about spectroscopic techniques prompted her to undertake research in the Raman Imaging Group at the Faculty of Chemistry of the Jagiellonian University, which resulted in the defense of her master's thesis in 2020. She focused on the subject of the phenotype variability characteristics of immune system cells (leukocytes) using Raman spectroscopy and chemometric techniques. Ania during her doctoral studies at the Jagiellonian Centre for Experimental Therapeutics (JCET) will focus on Raman subcellular imaging of endothelial dysfunction, as well as the use of Raman reporters to detect various specific cellular organelles.

lukasz.pieta@doctoral.uj.edu.pl, +48 12 686 2391; room C3-23

Łukasz received his Master's degree in 2020, graduating from Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, at the Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Applied Computer Science at the Jagiellonian University. In his BA and MA thesis, he mainly focused on modifying the properties of thin polymer films in order to increase the efficiency of organic photovoltaic cells. During PhD studies, Łukasz will focus on developing a spectroscopic platform for the detection of pathogenic markers.

monika.kujdowicz@uj.edu.pl

Monika has graduated from the Faculty of Medicine (UJ-CM) and Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology (UJ) in 2014. In 2015, after one year of medical practice, she began specialization in pathology at the Department of Pathomorphology of the Jagiellonian University. Currently, from March 2018 she participates in the Doctoral Studies "InterDokMed", and the research topis of her work is the spectrodiagnostics of bladder cancer.