Department of Biostatistics and Translational Medicine
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This distinction is particularly meaningful, as it marks the first time this type of award has been granted to a researcher from Łódź, following previous editions that were awarded to other leading centers in Poland. Dr Mikulski’s project focuses on identifying novel exosomal biomarkers for predicting early relapse of multiple myeloma following autologous hematopoietic stem […]
We are excited to announce that Damian Mikulski, MD, PhD, has co-authored a landmark study titled “Patient-reported outcomes with belantamab mafodotin, bortezomib, and dexamethasone versus daratumumab, bortezomib, and dexamethasone in patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma (DREAMM-7).” This groundbreaking research has been published in the prestigious journal, The Lancet Haematology (IF: 17.7). Multiple myeloma […]
We are delighted to announce that Dr. Konrad Stawiski, MD, PhD, a board-certified radiation oncologist at the Regional Oncology Center (Copernicus Memorial Hospital) and Assistant Professor at the Department of Biostatistics and Translational Medicine at the Medical University of Łódź, has been awarded the prestigious Prof. Franciszek Walczak Scholarship by the Polish National Agency for […]
On June 14, 2025, our PhD student, Jędrzej Chrzanowski, MD, received a START scholarship! The Foundation for Polish Science’s START program is the largest scholarship initiative in Poland dedicated to outstanding young researchers from all fields of science. Its aim is to support the most promising early-career scientists and encourage their continued scientific development. In […]
We are pleased to announce that our students presented their research results at the 63rd Polish and 21st International Juvenes Pro Medicina Student Conference. Furthermore, two of the presented projects received awards in their oral sessions! 🏅 1st place in the Pediatrics session went to Barbara Pernak for her presentation “High frequency of diabetic ketoacidosis […]
We are pleased to announce that our 3rd year medical students, Julia Piotrowska and Barbara Pernak, have received funding for their research projects as part of the 11th edition of the Medical University of Łódź grant competition “UMED Grants”. Julia Piotrowska – project title: “Validation of Proteomic Signatures as Predictors of Infectious Complications in Multiple […]
We are happy to share that our PhD student, Jędrzej Chrzanowski, MD, has been selected as an Ambassador of the JENIOUS group within the International Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Diabetes (ISPAD)! We wish him exciting opportunities, long-lasting collaborations, and ambitious international projects! More information about the ISPAD JENIOUS group is available here.
We’re delighted to announce that Zuzanna Nowicka, MD, PhD candidate in our Department, together with her international collaborators, has been honoured with a cover feature in Cancer Research, one of the world’s foremost oncology journals. Their groundbreaking study presents a mathematical model exploring how ploidy and resource availability drive the clonal evolution of glioblastoma, offering […]
We are pleased to announce that the laureate of this year’s edition of the Rector’s Special Award for Young Academic Teachers for outstanding research achievements in the form of an original publication published in 2024 was our PhD student, Aleksandra Ryk, M.Sc.! Congratulations! Aleksandra Ryk, M.Sc., is a graduate from the University of Bristol the […]
Our PhD student, Dr. Zuzanna Nowicka, is a co-first author of the article “Interactions Between Ploidy and Resource Availability Shape Clonal Evolution in Glioblastoma,” published in the AACR journal Cancer Research. Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most aggressive brain tumor. Its infiltrative nature makes complete surgical removal impossible, while its invasiveness and response to treatment are […]
