Dear Ladies and Gentlemen

We kindly inform you that on June 10-11, 2024 the Public Review Session was held in the Clinical and Didactic Center of the Medical University of Lodz in the Western Lecture Hall at 251 Pomorska Street. The event was conducted in English as part of the doctoral seminar for PhD students of the International Doctoral School. The aim of the event was not only to evaluate the scientific achievements of doctoral students and their progress in scientific and research work, but also to integrate the academic community and the possibility of internationalizing the school through the participation of foreign guests.

On the first day, the session was opened by the Vice-Rector for Science Development and International Cooperation – prof. Lucyna Woźniak, PhD DSc and the Head of IDS prof.  Anna Woźniacka, MD PhD. On this day a lecture entitled „Promoting research and publications – the Associate Editor’s perspective” was delivered by Janusz Janczukowicz, MD PhD Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Medicine for Teaching Development and Head of the Medical Education Center.

The essential elements of the meeting were the presentations of doctoral students, which documented their scientific achievements. The doctoral students’ presentations were assessed by committees appointed by the Head of the IDS, which included independent academic staff of the University. The best doctoral students were awarded by the Committee.

We would like to thank all participants for their active participation and contribution to the implementation of this event.

Special words of appreciation to doctoral students who were awarded for their work. We invite you to the awards ceremony, which will take place on August 29 at 12:00

PhD Student	Year	Topic of doctoral dissertation	Supervisor	Unit
Magda Barańska	III	Malignant transformation markers associated with neoangiogenesis in premalignant larynreal lesions and laryngeal cancer assessed by Narrow Band Imaging	prof. dr hab. n.med. Wioletta Pietruszewska	Department of Otolaryngology and Laryngological Oncology
Agata Binienda	IV	Free fatty acid receptors as a new pharmacological target in the treatment of colorectal cancer: validating the hypothesis and designing new interventions based on dietary supplementation.	prof..dr hab. n. med. Jakub Fichna	Department of Biochemistry
Miłosz Caban	III	The assessment of anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer potential of spent hops (Hummulus lupulus L.) extract in gut diseases.	prof. dr hab. n. med. Urszula Lewandowska	Department of Biochemistry
Jędrzej Chrzanowski	I	Decoding 'Metabolic Memory': Investigating the Impact of Glycemic Control and Variability on Epigenetic Changes in Young People with Type 1 Diabetes	prof. dr hab. n.med. Wojciech Fendler	Department of Biostatistics and Translational Medicine
Adam Dobek	I	Clinical utility of contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) in the diagnosis of abdominal parenchymal organs.	prof. dr hab. n.med. Ludomir Stefańczyk	I Department of Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging
Filip Karuga	III	The role of hypoxia-sensitive miRNA181a, miRNA 199a and SIRT1 in diabetes mellitus development in obstructive sleep apnea patients.	prof. dr hab. n. med. Piotr Białasiewicz	Department of Sleep Medicine and Metabolic Disorders
Amelia Kierasińska – Kałka	III	Anti-EGFRvIII antibodies as a therapeutic and diagnostic challenge	prof. dr hab. n.med. Piotr Rieske	Department of Tumor Biology
Ganna Kravchenko	II	Risk factors of geriatric syndromes in older adults.	prof. dr hab. n.med. Tomasz Kostka	Department of Geriatrics
Kinga Krawiec	III	Prognostic value of expression of selected genes regulating the mitochondrial apoptosis pathway with acute myeloid leukemia.	dr hab. n. med. Agnieszka Pluta	Department of Haematology
Michał Niedźwiedź	I	The effectiveness of treating psoriasis using biologic drugs depending on laboratory parameters, disease activity indicators, and environmental factors	prof. dr hab. n.med. Aleksandra Lesiak	Department of Dermatology, Paediatric and Oncological Dermatology
Agnieszka Pawlos	IV	Atheroprotective mechanisms of SGLT2 inhibitors.	prof. dr hab. n. med.Broncel Marlena	Department of Internal Diseases and Clinical Pharmacology
Marta Sobolczyk-Prawda	IV	Lipid rafts in C6 astroglia-like cells: role in the regulation of calcium signaling and the secretion of neurotrophic factors	dr hab. n. med.Boczek Tomasz	Department of Molecular Neurochemistry
Serena Stephenson	II	Comparison of Nutritional Assessment Tools Among Elderly In The context of successful aging.	Comparison of Nutritional Assessment Tools Among Elderly In The context of successful aging. prof. dr hab. n.med. Tomasz Kostka	Department of Geriatrics
Piotr Kamola	III	Junctional Adhesion Molecule - A: unappreciated regulator of platelet activation. In vitro and intravial studies.	dr hab. n. med. Tomasz Przygodzki	Department of Haemostasis and Haemostatic Disorders