Curriculum Vitae
Department of Biophysics and Cancer Biology
Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology
Jagiellonian University
Gronostajowa 7
30-387 Krakow, Poland
E-mail: martyna.krzykawska at uj.edu.pl
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May 2024
Habilitation A new perspective on imaging methods for planning and conducting multifactorial cancer treatment, Jagiellonian University
October 2013
Ph.D. (summa cum laude), Bacteriochlorin based photodynamic anticancer therapy. Selected effects on cells, vasculature and immunity, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University
2009-2013
Jagiellonian University, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Department of Biophysics, Ph.D. studies, group of professor K. Urbanska with cooperation with group of professor G. Stochel, Chemistry Department
June 2009
Master of Science, Light biostimulation of melanoma cells, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University
2008-2010
AGH University of Science and Technology, Biomedical Engineering, complementary studies
2004-2009
Jagiellonian University, Faculty of Biology and Earth Science, masters studies in biology, specialization in biophysics
2022 - present
Visiting Scholar (6 months) and consultant (present), Dept. of Radiation and Cellular Oncology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, USA
02.03.2019 – 30.08.2019
Maternity leave, birth of the third child
2017 – present
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
13.11.2016 – 27.05.2017
Maternity leave, birth of the second child
2015-2017
Postdoctoral Scholar, Department of Surgery, Baylor Collage of Medicine, Houston, USA
2014-2015
Postdoctoral Scholar, Dept. of Radiation and Cellular Oncology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, USA
24.04.2014 – 10.09.2014
Maternity leave, birth of the first child
2014-2017
Research Assistant, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
Cognitive tools in scientific work - how to verify facts and use AI tools (ID: WBT-BFMK1.10) - discussion class, 18 h/year
Radiation Biophysics (ID:WBT-BFMK2-3.2) - lecture 8 h/year; seminar 9 h/year
Physiology and pathology of hypoxia (ID: WBt-BT348) - lecture 30 h/year
Biophysical Aspects of the Biology of Neoplasms (ID: WBt-BT167) lecture 10 h/year
Challenges of modern biophysics (WBT-BFMK5.6) - lecture 4 h and seminar 4h/year
Biophysics (ID: WBl-IZ-NE/017 and WBNZ-962) - seminar 10 h/year
In vivo veritas - Practical Course in Animal Research (ID: WBT-MBT2-23E amd WBT-BT350) - seminar 2 h and laboratory practice 25 h/year in Polish and English
Natural Philosophy (ID: WBT-BCH520) - seminar 20 h/year
January 2022 – June 2022 The Kosciuszko Foundation Scholarship Chicago University in prof. H. Halpern group.
November 2015 – January 2017 Postdoctoral Scholar in Baylor College of Medicine in prof. S. Curley and prof. S. Corr group with collaboration with Rice University. Topics: orthotropic and s.q. pancreatic tumors and breast cancer tumors in murine models, chemotherapy combined with radiofrequency induced hyperthermia, intra-vital microscopy, nanoparticles in tumor treatment, tumor tissue ablation, chemotherapy resistance cells, [60]fullerene based phototherapy, USG-guided tumor inoculation, USG based perfusion studies
October 2014 – November 2015 Postdoctoral Scholar in Chicago University in prof. H. Halpern group. Topics: Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Imaging of tumor physiology (oxygen, redox, pH), mice tumor models, Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy, Ductal Carcinoma In Situ, Hypoxia-correlated proteins, hemoglobin modifier (ITPP) for enhancing tumor oxygenation.
February – May 2012 Erasmus scientific training in prof. L. Arnaut’s group. Topics: colon cancer (CT26) in vivo and in vitro experiments involving photodynamic therapy, Chemistry Department, Coimbra University, Portugal.
2024 - Group Award from Rector of the Jagiellonian University for organizational activities
2018 - Group Award from Rector of the Jagiellonian University for scientific achievements
2018-2021 Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education Scholarship for Outstanding Young Scientist
2014 Translational Medicine Malopolska Center Sholarship
2013-2014 Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education Scholarship for Ph.D. students for 2013/14 academic year
2012-2013 Scholarships for the Best Grad Student at Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University
2011-2012 Scholarships for the Best Grad Student at Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University
2010-2011 Scholarships for the Best Grad Student at Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University
11.02.2012 The 1st place in the 3rd edition of the Scientific Salon of the PhD Students Society of the Jagiellonian University for the presentation of the paper: Light in the dark - a new way to fight cancr
5.10.2012 The 1st prize for the oral presentation presented at the 1st National Conference of Students and PhD Students “Between the Sciences - Congress of Physicists and Chemists”
2023-2027
National Science Centre, OPUS23: UMO-2022/45/B/NZ5/01695 More
2019-2023
National Science Centre, OPUS15: UMO-2018/29/B/NZ5/02954
2018-2019
Jagiellonian University Grant for Young Scientists 2018/19: BMN 4/2011
2012-2017
National Science Centre, Preludium2: DEC-2011/03/N/NZ4/02019
2013-2014
Jagiellonian University Grant for Young Scientists 2013/14: BMN 1/2013)
2012-2013
Jagiellonian University Grant for Young Scientists 2012/13: BMN 5/2012
2011-2012
Jagiellonian University Grant for Young Scientists 2011/12: BMN 4/2011
2015-2017
Physical Sciences in Oncology Center: Center for Transport Oncophysics (NIH, U54 CA143837)
2014-2015
Radiation Biology of EPR Oxygen Images (NIH, R01 CA98575)
2014-2015
Very Low Frequency EPR Imaging for In Vivo Physiology (NIH/NIBIB, P41 EB002034-15)
2010-2013
Stable bacteriochlorin – possibilities in infra-red chemistry (ERA Chemistry 2010-2013, 60 303)
10-12.02.2021
XLVIIth Winter School of Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysic and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, online meeting, around 70 participants
16-21.02.2013
LXth Jubilee Winter School of Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysic and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Zakopane, Poland; around 70 participants
12-14.12.2008
Nationwide Interdisciplinary Student Conference “Man in the Universe”. Around the thoughts of Michał Heller; around 50 participants, main organizer
2024 - present
coordinator of the Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology of the Jagiellonian University for cooperation with Cogiteon
2018 - 2024
organizer of Scientists’ Night in Malopolska – a science popularizing event open to public (a few hundred attendants)
2021 - 2024
member of the Faculty secondary school teaching program (Malopolska Educational Cloud), author of two teaching scenarios for online classes
2021 - 2024
main coordinator on the behalf of the Faculty for Festival of Science and Art in Krakow – a popularizing science event open to general public
The 63rd Annual Rocky Mountain Conference on Magnetic Resonance (RMCMR), 45th EPR Symposium: Tumor Oxygenation Dynamics in Murine Orthotopic Pancreatic Cancer: Insights from in vivo Multimodal Therapy, (August 4-8, 2024, Copper Mountain, Utah, USA), selected
Gliwice Scientific Meeting: Tumor hypoxia imaging, (21-22 Nov 2024), invited
JS2024: 5th Jagiellonian Symposium on Advances in Particle Physics and Medicine: Design, Synthesis, and Evaluation of Novel Gold Nanorod-Based Theranostic Agents for Anticancer Therapy, (7.07.2024, Kraków), selected
Chemistry towards Biology: Advanced Gold Nanorod-Based Theranostics: A Multimodal Approach to Combat Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma, (1-4 July 2024, Kraków), selected
51th Winter School of the Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology: Department of Biophysics and Cancer Biology: Tumor microenvironment studies (oral presentation - team)
EPR 2023: International Conference on EPR Spectroscopy and Imaging of Biological Systems: Oxygen partial pressure dynamic as a marker of chemotherapy efficiency – in vivo study on OxyChip and murine pancreatic cancer, (24.05.2023), selected
XIIth EPR Workshop, Krakow, Poland: Hypoxia evaluation during development of Ductal Carcinoma In Situ (DCIS) in mice by Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Imaging, (10.10.2022)
XLVIIth Winter School of Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysic and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, online meeting: Calcitriol and hyperthermia treatment combined with chemotherapy against mouse and human pancreatic cancer in vitro, (12.02.2021)
XXV EFMC International Symposium on Medicinal Chemistry, Ljubljana, Slovenia: Biotransport and biodistribution of [60]fullerene derivative in murine orthotopic model of breast adenocarcinoma modulated by non-invasive hyperthermia, (2-6.09.2018), selected
2015 In Vivo Oxygen Imaging Workshop, The University of Chicago, Chicago, USA: Cancer development and treatment – oxygen as a driving factor (07.22-23.2015)
Center for EPR Imaging In Vivo Physiology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, USA: O2 image-guided radiation therapy, Ductal oxygenation with EPR imaging, Beyond Cancer: Approaches to brain imaging (04.30-05.01.2015)
EFMC-ISMC 2014, XXIII International Symposium on Medicinal Chemistry, Lizboa, Portugal: Biomarkers after Bacteriohlorin-based Photodynamic Therapy against Cancer (05.7-11.2014), selected
The 14th World Congress of The International Photodynamic Association, Seul, South Korea: Obliteration or normalization of the blood vessels in murine tumors after F2BMet-PDT (05.28-31.2013), selected
LXth Jubilee Winter School of Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysic and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Zakopane, Poland: F2BMet-PDT effects on tumor vasculature (02.16-21.2013)
9th International Symposium on Photodynamic Therapy and Photodiagnosis in Clinical Practice and 4th International Meeting of the European Platform for Photodynamic Medicine, Brixen/Bressanone, Italy: Quantitiv measurements of phototherapeutic response of murine tumor vessel (10.16-20. 2012)
I Scientific meeting - Between Science, Chorzow, Poland: Oxygenation and blood perfusion in tumors after bacteriochlorin-based photodynamic therapy show the effectiveness of PDT (5.10.2012)
V Medicinal Chemistry Conference, Lublin, Poland: Effects of bacteriochlorin based photodynamic therapy on tumor physiology (09.13-15.2012)
XXXIXth Winter School of Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysic and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Zakopane, Poland: Effects of Bacteriochlorin Based Photodynamic Therapy on Tumor Structure (02.4-8.2012)
International Workshop “Molecular Pathways in the Response of Tumors to Photodynamic Therapy”, Udine, Italy: Synthetic Bacteriochlorin derivatives in phototherapy of murine tumors (09.9-10.2011)
National conference On the border of biology and chemistry, Jamrozowa Polana, Poland: PDT based on new halogenated bacteriochlorins – in vitro and in vivo studies (24-27.04.2010), selected
National Interdisciplinary Student Conference on Time Dimensions, Krakow, Poland: Time in biology, or about the molecular clock (11-12.12.2009)
Nationwide Interdisciplinary Student Conference “Man in the Universe”. Around the thoughts of Michał Heller, Kraków, Poland: The atomized man and the man reunited - that is, about man as a subject of science research (12-14.12.2008)
10th Jubilee National Intercollegiate Scientific Seminar in the series Discovering the Universe entitled: Two beginnings: the universe - life, Kazimierz Dolny on the Vistula, Poland: Life’s problems - how the discovery of the origins of life influences its definition (28-30.11.2008)
Interdisciplinary Student Scientific Conference of Spirit and Matter, Krakow, Poland: Nucleotide versus byte - that is, information processing in computers and living organisms (16-18.05.2008)
Intercollegiate Scientific Seminar in the Cognition of the Universe IX cycle: Artificial life. Artificial Intelligence, Kazimierz Dolny on the Vistula River: A living computer - how you can generate the behavior of living organisms on your own computer (8-9.12.2007)
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26-31.07.2015 57th Rocky Mountain Conference on Magnetic Resonance, Snowbird, UT, USA
title: Center for Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Imaging In Vivo Physiology - tissue pO2 as a determinant of tumor biology
authors: Boris Epel, Martyna Krzykawska-Serda, Matt Maggio, Eugene Barth, Subramanian V. Sundramoorthy, Charles A. Pelizzari, Casey Frankenberger, Marsha Rosner, Conzen Suzanne, Marta Zamora, Gregory Kaczmar i Howard J. Halpern
title: Full Spectrum Rapid Scan 4D Spectral-Spatial Imaging with nitroxides at 250 MHz
authors: Mark Tseytlin ,Boris Epel, Martyna Krzykowska-Serda, Matt Maggio, Valery K. Khramtzov, Gareth R. Eaton, Sandra S. Eaton, Gerald M. Rosen, Joseph P. Y. Kao i Howard J. Halpern
3.08.2015 World Molecular Imaging Congress
title: Quantitative In Vivo pO2 Images with Electron Paramagnetic Resonance and Cancer
authors: Howard J. Halpern, Boris Epel, Martyna Krzykawska-Serda, Martyna Elas, Zhi-Pei Liang, Anthony G. Christodoulou, Victor Tormyshev, Marsha R. Rosner, Casey Frankenberger
5.10.2015 EPR Biodose Meeting
title: EPR oxygen imaging, breast cancer
authors: Howard J. Halpern, Boris Epel, Martyna Krzykawska-Serda, Martyna Elas, Gregory Karczmar, Victor Tormyshev, Marsh R. Rosner, Casey Frankenberger
2.12.2015 RSNA 2015
title: Transient hypoxia with accelerated EPR pO2 images using a low-rank tensor/navigator projection image model
authors: Boris Epel, Anthony G. Christodoulou, Martyna Krzykawska-Serda, Victor Tormyshev, Zhi-Pei Liang, Howard J. Halpern
7-10.07.2012 European Association for Cancer Research 22, Barcelone, Spain
title: Non-invasive Prognostic Tools for Phototherapeutic Response in Murine Tumors
authors: M. Krzykawska, J. M. Dąbrowski, M. Szczygieł, G. Stochel, L. G. Arnaut, M. M. Pereira, K. Urbańska, M. Elas
4-8.02.2012 XXXIXth Winter School of Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysic and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Zakopane
title: Amphiphilic fluorinated photosensitizers as Mulitifunctional Photodynamic Therapeutic and Near-Infrared Tumor-Imaging Agents
authors: Janusz M. Dąbrowski, Agnieszka Adamowicz, Martyna Krzykawska, Luis G. Arnaut, M. M. Pereira, Krystyna Urbańska, Grażyna Stochel
21-24.09.2011 6th European Meeting for Vascular biology & Medicine, Krakow, Poland
title: Vascular vs. Cellular Targeting of Anti-tumor Photodynamic Therapy using Bacteriochlorin Derivative
authors: Agnieszka Bem, Martyna Krzykawska, Janusz M. Dąbrowsk, Grażyna Stochel, Luis G. Arnaut, Mariette. M. Pereira, Krystyna Urbańska, Martyna Elas
title: Vascular Targeting of Bacteriochlorin Photodynamic Therapy of Cancer
authors: Martyna Krzykawska, Janusz M. Dąbrowski, Grażyna Stochel, Luis G. Arnaut, Mariette. M. Pereira, Krystyna Urbańska, Martyna Elas
9-10.09.2011 International Workshop “Molecular Pathways in the Response of Tumors to Photodynamic Therapy”, Udine, Italy
title: Water-solube, halogenated chlorin and bacteriochlorin derivatives as efficient photosensitizers for photodynamic therapy
authors: J. Dabrowski, L. Arnaut, M. Pereira, M. Krzykawska, K. Urbanska, S. Simoes, G. Stochel
10-14.05.2011 13th International Photodynamic Association World Congress, Innsbruck, Austria
title: Noninvasive oxygen and perfusion measurements in tumors after PDT
authors: M. Krzykawska, K. Soczek, B. Kalinowska, J.M. Dabrowski, G. Stochel, L.G. Arnaut, M.M. Pereira, K. Urbanska, M. Elas
title: Mechanistic studies on the anicancer activity of novel amphiphilic halogenated bacteriochlorins
authors: J. Dabrowski, L. Arnaut, M. Pereira, M. Krzykawska, K. Urbanska, S. Simoes, G. Stochel
12-16.02.2011 XXXVIIIth Winter School of Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysic and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Zakopane, Poland
title: Comparative in Vitro and in Vivo Studies on Long-Wavelength Photosensitizers Derived from Hydrophylic, Halogenated, Stable Chlorin and Bacteriochlorin
authors: Janusz M. Dabrowski, Martyna Krzykawska, Luis. G. Arnaut, Mariette. M. Pereira, Martyna Elas, Krystyna Urbanska, Grazyna Stochel
title: Noninvasive Measurement of Oxygen and Blood Perfusion in Tumor After PDT
authors: Martyna Krzykawska, K. Soczek, B. Kalinowska, J. M. Dąbrowski, G. Stochel, L. G. Arnaut, M. M. Pereira, K. Urbańska, M. Elas
6-9.10.2010 8th International Symposium on Photodynamic Therapy and Photodiagnosis in Clinical Practice, Brixen, Italy
title: Oxygen monitoring in murine tumours treated with bacteriochlorin PDT
authors: Martyna Krzykawska, K. Soczek, B. Kalinowska, K. Szabla, J. M. Dąbrowski, G. Stochel, L. G. Arnaut, M. M. Pereira, K. Urbańska, M. Elas
title: Photostable halogenated NIR absorbing bacteriochlorins overcome the resistance of melanoma to photodynamic therapy
authors: Janusz M. Dąbrowski, L. G. Arnaut, M. M. Pereira, M. Krzykawska, K. Urbańska, M. Elas, G. Stochel
4-7.10.2010 VIIIth International Workshop on EPR(ESR) in Biology and Medicine, Kraków, Poland
title: Oxygen monitoring in PDT-treated murine tumors
authors: M. Krzykawska, K.Soczek, B.Kalinowska, K.Szabla, J.Dąbrowski, G.Stochel, .G.Arnaut, M.Pereira, K. Urbańska, M.Elas
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