Laureates of the 2024-25 BioLAB Program

We are pleased to announce a list of 40 laureates of the 2024-25 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 130 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-person in Kraków, Warsaw and Gdańsk.

Congratulations!

Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation

1. Marek Giers, Poznań University of Medical Sciences
2. Natalia Guźniczak, Poznań University of Medical Sciences
3. Katarzyna Nowak, Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics Polish Academy of Science
4. Marcin Ostoja-Hełczyński, Jagiellonian University
5. Iwona Pasionek, Jagiellonian University
6. Yelyzaveta Rudenko, Jagiellonian University
7. Dominika Siodłak, Jagiellonian University
8. Mateusz Szczepaniak, Jagiellonian University

University of Chicago

1. Anna Andrzejczak, Ludwik Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy Polish Academy of Sciences
2. Artur Czajkowski, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin
3. Jakub Filipek, Lodz University of Technology
4. Daniel Jankowski, Jagiellonian University
5. Natalia Musiał, Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology of University of Gdańskand Medical University of Gdańsk
6. Michał Nizio, Medical University of Warsaw
7. Filip Pośnik, Warsaw University of Technology
8. Dominika Rudzka, University of Wrocław
9. Anna Tabor, Jagiellonian University
10. Natalii Voloshchuk, Jagiellonian University
11. Katarzyna Wróbel, Medical University of Warsaw

University of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center

1. Antonina Gonet, Adam Mickiewicz University
2. Karolina Juzba, Jagiellonian University
3. Magdalena Socha, University of Gdańsk
4. Iga Sudoł, University of Wrocław
5. Victoria Wiernikouskaja, Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology of University of Gdańsk and Medical University of Gdańsk

University of Virginia

1. Maria Bednarczyk, Jagiellonian University
2. Katarzyna Bednarczyk, Jagiellonian University
3. Agnieszka Domańska, University of Lodz
4. Weronika Gniadzik, University of Wrocław
5. Martyna Iwaniec, Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology of University of Gdańsk and Medical University of Gdańsk
6. Patrycja Jakubiec, Jagiellonian University
7. Julia Karasińska, Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology of University of Gdańsk and Medical University of Gdansk
8. Ewa Kreft, Medical University of Lodz
9. Marcin Lubocki, Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology of University of Gdańsk and Medical University of Gdansk
10. Anna Mozheyko, Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology of University of Gdańsk and Medical University of Gdańsk
11. Wiktor Nisterenko, University of Gdańsk
12. Mariia Oliinyk, Jagiellonian University
13. Zuzanna Posłuszny, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences
14. Michał Sobstel, Jagiellonian University
15. Wiktoria Szwalec, Jagiellonian University
16. Maja Wierzbińska, University of Wrocław