Marta Zapotoczna Ph.D.
Adjunct Professor
Adress Żwirki i Wigury 101, 02-089, Warsaw
Room 4.38
Phone +48 22 55 26 690
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CURRENT POSITIONS
Since 2021 Adjunct Professor at the Department of Molecular Microbiology, Institute of Microbiology, Faculty of Biology, University of Warsaw, Poland
EDUCATION & PROFESIONAL EXPERIENCE
2019-2021, Adjunct Professor, Department of Bacterial Genetics, Institute Microbiology, Faculty of Biology, University of Warsaw, Poland
2019-2020, Deputy Director, Łukasiewicz Research Network - Institute of Biotechnology and Antibiotics, Warsaw, Poland
2018-2019, Research Adjunct, Institute of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland
2015-2018, Research Fellow, Moyne Institute of Preventive Medicine, Department of Microbiology, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
2013-2015, Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Clinical Microbiology, Royal College of Surgeons, Dublin, Ireland
2015, PhD awarded from Trinity College Dublin, Thesis: Iron regulated surface determinants of Staphylococcus aureus & S. lugdunensis – their roles in pathogen-host interactions Supervisor: Prof. Timothy J. Foster
2012 (June-July), Visiting Scientist, Department of Pharmaceutical Biology, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
2008-2013, Postgraduate Researcher, Department of Microbiology, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
2008, MSc awarded, Thesis: Regulation of htpG expression in Bacillus subtilis Supervisors: Prof. Wolfgang Schumann & Prof. Zofia Piotrowska-Seget
2006-2007, Visiting Student (Erasmus), Department of Genetics, University of Bayreuth, Germany
2006-2008, Postgraduate Student, Course: Biotechnology, University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland
2005-2006, Research Assistant, Department of Molecular Biology, Maria Skłodowska-Curie Memorial Cancer Centre and Institute of Oncology (MCMCC)
2003-2006, Undergraduate Student, Course: Biotechnology, University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland
GRANTS
2019-present, Bekker program, NAWA, #PPN/BEK/2020/1/00316, "Comparative analysis of Staphylococcus aureus genomes responsible for infective endocarditis in Poland", in cooperation with Francesc Coll, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
2019-present, Sonata, National Science Centre, #2018/31/D/NZ6/05648, "Identification of the key genetic determinants of Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia and related complications"
COURSES & CERTIFICATES
NGS Data Analysis (eSeq, Munich, Germany 2019)
Special Purpose Certificate in Academic Practice (Trinity College Dublin, Ireland 2017)
Trained and licensed radioisotope user (Trinity College Dublin, Ireland, 2016)
‘L.A.S.T. Certificate UK and Ireland’: Animal experiments and surgery techniques (2014)
Data Analysis (Trinity College Dublin, Ireland 2013)
Certificate in Tissue Culture Methods (National Institute for Bioprocessing, Ireland, 2012)
Certificate in Surface Plasmon Resonance methods (GE Healthcare, 2011)
MEMBERSHIPS
Scientific Board Member of the Children’s Memorial Health Institute in Warsaw, Poland (2019-2021)
Scientific Board Member of Institute of Microbiology, University of Warsaw, Poland (2020 -present)
Society of Microbiology Member (2014-present)
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Guest lecturer
- Royal College of Surgeons: Bacterial Genetics, Antibiotic Resistance Mechanisms, Introduction to Infectious Diseases
- Trinity College Dublin: Bacterial Biofilms
Laboratory Tutor
- Trinity College Dublin: Applied Microbiology (microbiology students), Clinical Microbiology (microbiology students), General Microbiology (pharmacy students), Introduction to Microbiology (medical students)
- Royal College of Surgeons: Introduction to microbiology (pharmacy students)
Undergraduate projects supervisor
- Claire Sweeney, pharmacy student, Royal College of Surgeons (2013)
- Sinead O’Donoghue, biomedical student, Royal College of Surgeons (2014)
Undergraduate student(s) projects mentor
- Shafern Tan, medicine student, Royal College of Surgeons (2015)
- Karen Dolan, microbiology student, Trinity College Dublin (2015)
- Emma Knox, microbiology student, Trinity College Dublin (2016)
Postgraduate student(s) advisor/supervisor
- Marcin Małkowki, University of Warsaw (2019-present)
- Leanne Hays, Trinity College Dublin (2016)
- Siobhan Hogan, Royal College of Surgeons (2013-2015)
CONFERENCES & PRESENTATIONS
- Virtual S. aureus Seminar Series, Early Career Symposium, 2021, Cell Envelope and Cell Surface session chair.
- Dublin Academy of Pathogenomics and Infection Biology, 2018, session chair.
- Gordon Research Conference on Staphylococcal Diseases, 2017, New Hampshire: Does Staphylococcus aureus use copper resistance to evade host immune responses?
- Microbe Immune System Interface Focused Meeting, Focused meeting by societies of Immunology and Microbiology, 2016, Cork: Does Staphylococcus aureus use copper resistance to evade host immune responses? (Best Presentation – Conference Award)
- Gordon Research Conference on Staphylococcal Diseases, 2015, Barga: Essential role of coagulase (Coa) in biofilm formation by Staphylococcus aureus
- 15th International Symposium on Staphylococci and Staphylococcal Infections, 2014, Chicago: Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) kill Staphylococcus aureus biofilms
- 53rd Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy 2013, Denver: Improving the management of intravascular catheter infections caused by biofilmforming staphylococci
- Society of General Microbiology Meeting: International Cardiovascular Symposium, 2012, Dublin: The role of iron regulated surface determinant B in platelet activation (Invited Speaker)
- Gordon Research Conference on Fibronectin, Integrins & Related Molecules, 2011, Barga: Staphylococcus aureus Iron Regulated Surface Protein (IsdB) Directly Binds to Platelet Integrin GPIIb/IIIa
- 14th International Symposium on Staphylococci and Staphylococcal Infections, 2010, Bath: Staphylococcus aureus Iron Regulated Surface Protein (IsdB) Directly Binds to Platelet Integrin GPIIb/IIIa
