13TH
BIOTECHNOLOGY
STUDENTS’
CONFERENCE
ANNUAL MASTER THESIS CONFERENCE
FOR IFB UG&MUG STUDENTS AND INVITED GUESTS
ORGANISED BY THE STUDENTS’ COUNCIL AND AUTHORITIES OF INTERCOLLEGIATE FACULTY OF BIOTECHNOLOGY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF GDAŃSK AND MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GDAŃSK
HONORARY SPEAKER
Danuta Gutowska-Owsiak, M.D., PhD, D. Sc.
Professor at the University of Gdańsk
Danuta Gutowska-Owsiak graduated from the Medical University in Gdańsk, Poland, and then moved to the UK, where she undertook doctoral training at the University of Liverpool. In 2009 she joined the University of Oxford and the MRC Human Immunology Unit (group of Prof. Graham Ogg) at the prestigious Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine. Danuta was distinguished with the “Young Investigator Award 2017” by the British Society for Investigative Dermatology for her substantial contribution to the dermatology research. She was awarded the prestigious National Science Centre -EU Marie Skłodowska-Curie COFUND fellowship POLONEZ and First TEAM startup grant from the Foundation for Polish Science which allowed her to initiate a programme of immunological research at the Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology UG-MUG in Gdańsk. Following this, Danuta received NCN Sonata BIS and NCN Opus funding to consolidate her line of research.
Danuta has a strong interest in the immunity of the skin and epidermal barrier formation. Together with her team, she investigates allergic inflammation as well as basic immunological mechanisms of T cell biology, including more translational angle.
PRESENTATIONS BY YOUNG RESEARCHERS
Public presentation of the results of the master’s thesis is a key element of the graduation process
at the Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology of the University of Gdańsk and Medical University of Gdańsk (IFB).
From the beginning of the Faculty, presentations were held as a part of the International Student Scientific Conference (ISSC) organised by the Medical University of Gdańsk, and since 2009 as a part of the Biotechnology Students’ Conference.
The conference is organised by the Students’ Council of the IFB together with the Faculty Authorities.
The conference is in English and is also attended by foreign Erasmus students carrying out their master’s theses at our Faculty.
Networking
Scientific conference is a great opportunity to learn about the scientific development of your peers and colleagues
Young researchers
All speakers will be young scientists at the beginning of their scientific career
Quick start
Our conference is a trouble-free introduction to the rules of the largest scientific conferences
Awards
During the conference, the best presentations will receive awards from sponsors and the Dean’s College