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Beata PSZCZÓŁKOWSKA-KĘPA
PhD, Medical Physics
She received her MSc (with distinction) and PhD in Medical Physics from the Faculty of Physics at the University of Warsaw.
Her doctoral research focused on investigating the influence of exosomes on the radiosensitivity of prostate cancer cells and determining whether the radiation-induced bystander effect (RIBE) can be activated in recipient cells via exosomes isolated from irradiated cells.
Her work was conducted in scientific cooperation with the Medical University of Warsaw (WUM), contributing to a better understanding of radiosensitivity modulation and highlighting the potential application of exosomes in the optimization of radiotherapy.
She is currently involved in research and teaching activities at the Faculty of Medicine and the Department of Biomedical Physics at the Faculty of Physics. Her research focuses on radiobiological studies investigating the effects of irradiation on biological samples. She also works as a Specialist in the Laboratory of Molecular Oncology and Innovative Therapies at the Military Institute of Medicine – National Research Institute, where she participates in research investigating the potential of exosomes as biomarkers of atopic dermatitis in children. Conducted in collaboration with the Department of Pediatrics, Nephrology and Pediatric Allergology at the Institute, this project aims to quantify and characterize serum exosomes and evaluate their association with disease severity. In addition, she is involved in the “Randomized open-label study comparing Transoral Robotic Surgery with Adjuvant Hypofractionated Radiotherapy versus Standard IMRT Radiotherapy in early stage oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma [TORS-ADHERE]”.
Ongoing projects:
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