Laureates of the 2022-23 BioLAB Program

We are pleased to announce a list of 48 laureates of the 2022-23 BioLAB Program!

The BioLAB program is a one year internship for students of the biological, chemical and medical fields of study. During the internship students participate in current, important research projects, under the guidance of experienced researchers, at one of four selected American institutions: the University of Virginia, the University of Chicago, the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation.

Since its inception, more than 300 students have participated in the program. Approximately 20% of the graduates of this program continued their studies at the Ph.D. level in the U.S., and another 20% were accepted to the top universities and research institutions in Europe, including Oxford, Cambridge, Max Planck and ETH. Overall, 90% of the students have continued their careers at Ph.D. level. The contributions of students who have participated in the program are documented by numerous papers, which they have co-authored, based on the research they conducted in the U.S.

For this year’s competition we received 110 applications. Recruitment consisted of two stages: formal and substantive evaluation of the electronic application form, and interviews with the selection committee. This year’s interviews were conducted in a hybrid format: in-person in Warsaw and Kraków and online via Zoom.

Congratulations!

Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation

1. Anna Cholewik, University of Warsaw
2. Paulina Czarnota, Jagiellonian University
3. Justyna Durślewicz, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz/Nicolaus Copernicus University
4. Ignacy Górecki, Medical University of Warsaw
5. Aneta Kołakowska, Gdansk University of Technology
6. Hanna Kuźmińska, Jagiellonian University
7. Patryk Mucha, Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology UG-MUG
8. Szczepan Olszewski, University of Gdansk
9. Marek Pieczka, Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences,
10. Aleksander Szymczak, Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy
11. Michał Winnicki, University of Gdansk

University of Chicago

1. Gabriela Filipowicz, University of Warsaw
2. Magdalena Justyniarska, Medical University of Warsaw
3. Patryk Kalinowski, University of Warsaw
4. Zuzanna Kapłucha, University of Warsaw
5. Iga Piasecka, Jagiellonian University
6. Krzysztof Pietrzak-Lichwa, Jagiellonian University
7. Hlafira Polishchuk, Jagiellonian University
8. Karolina Ryba, University of Warsaw
9. Marek Sobczyk, Jagiellonian University
10. Paulina Walczak, Warsaw University of Technology
11. Aleksandra Ziemińska, University of Warsaw

University of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center

1. Rut Bryl, Adam Mickiewicz University
2. Karolina Filipowska, Jagiellonian University
3. Małgorzata Krężel, University of Warsaw
4. Mikołaj Kuska, University of Warsaw
5. Dina Mohamed, Adam Mickiewicz University
6. Anna Yakubovska, Jagiellonian University

University of Virginia

1. Klaudia Augustyn, University of Warmia and Mazury
2. Julia Błaszczyk, Pomeranian Medical University
3. Zofia Bosowska, Silesian University of Technology
4. Anna Ferenc, Jagiellonian University
5. Zuzanna Głowacka-Grzyb, Jagiellonian University
6. Martyna Główczyk, Jagiellonian University
7. Maciej Głuc, Jagiellonian University
8. Zuzanna Juśkiewicz, Jagiellonian University
9. Julia Kirylczuk, Warsaw University of Technology
10. Piotr Kraszewski, Jagiellonian University
11. Aleksander Łuniewski, Pomeranian Medical University
12. Maria Marlicz, Pomeranian Medical University
13. Mateusz Miszczuk, Warsaw University of Life Sciences
14. Julia Rymuza, University of Warsaw
15. Kevin Schneider, University of Wroclaw
16. Daryna Sputay, University of Wroclaw
17. Rafał Stępień, Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences
18. Weronika Tokarska, Warsaw University of Technology
19. Krzysztof Wierbiłowicz, Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology UG-MUG
20. Katarzyna Żymańczyk, Adam Mickiewicz University