Oliwia Jeznach, M.Sc.

I am a material engineer who graduated from the Warsaw University of Technology. My interest in using materials in medical applications started at the very beginning of my studies. For me, tissue engineering is a fascinating field of science due to its interdisciplinary character. What motivates me to do research in tissue engineering, is the belief that our studies can contribute to the improvement of the patients' health and the level of functioning in the near future.

Education and professional experience

Education

10.2016 – up to now, PhD Student in the field of Materials Engineering at the Institute of Fundamental Technological Research, Polish Academy of Sciences, 

02.2015 – 06.2016, Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, Warsaw University of Technology, master degree

MSc thesis: Investigations of glasses in the Na₂O-Al₂O₃-P₂O₅  system as materials for tissue engineering.

10.2011 – 02.2015, Materials Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Management, Poznan University of Technology, bachelor degree

BSc thesis: Analysis of the microstructure and properties of the steel for Lister surgical scissors at various stages of production.

Professional experience

10.2020 – up to now, Assistant at the Institute of Fundamental Technological Research, Polish Academy of Sciences

02.2017 – 06.2017, BioTech Media, author of the popular-science articles in the field of biotechnology

05.2015 – 09.2016, Project Researcher at the Institute of Electronic Materials Technology

07.2014 – 09.2014, trainee at Aesculap Chifa, B.Braun Group

05.2014 – 05.2014, trainee at Solaris Bus&Coach

Research internship

03.2020 & 04.2021 – 05.2021, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Tufts University, Boston, US

Research skills and interests

Surface modification of scaffolds, electrospinning, polymer science, tissue engineering

Electrospinning method, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), gel permeation chromatography (GPC), mechanical testing, wettability measurments

Current research and related projects

Surface modification of electrospun fibers using aminolysis reaction and immobilization of proteins (gelatin, fibronectin, silk) to improve cell-material interaction

UMO-2016/23/B/ST8/03409 "The use of collagen in the surface functionalization by chemical methods of nanofibers made of polycaprolactone formed in electrospinning",
Opus NCN (position: PhD student)