Dr. Miroslaw Kwasniewski
Contact
| Institution | Universität Potsdam, Institut für Biochem und Biologie |
| Karl-Liebknecht-Str, 24-25, Haus 20 | |
| 14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany | |
| Phone | +49 (331) 977-2812 |
| Fax | +49 (331) 977-2512 |
| kwasniew[at]us.edu.pl |
Scientific career
| Educational | |
| 1995-2000 | Studies in Biology, University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland |
| 2000 | M.Sc. Biology; diploma work done at the Department of Nuclear Medicine and |
| Oncological Endocrinology, Institute of Oncology, Gliwice, Poland | |
| 2000-2004 | Ph.D. studies, Faculty of Biology and Environment Protection, University of Silesia, |
| Katowice, Poland | |
| 2004 | Ph.D. degree in Biology; Specialization - Genetics |
| Professional | |
| 1999-2004 | Assistant at the Department of Genetics, University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland |
| since 2004 | Assistant professor, Department of Genetics, University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland |
| since 2006 | Postdoc, University of Potsdam and Max-Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, |
| Potsdam-Golm, Germany |
Research interests
Plant genome research, promoter evolution, promoter functional analysis, growth regulomics, root hair development
Miscellaneous
| 1999-2000 | Leader of Students Biotechnology Research Group at the Faculty of Biology and Environment Protection, University of Silesia, Katowice |
| since 2000 | Scientific Supervisor of Students Biotechnology Research Group at the Faculty of Biology and Environment Protection, University of Silesia, Katowice |
| since 2005 | Translator and the scientific consultant of the Polish edition of the 'Scientific American' journal |
Recent publications
- Guzy-Wrobelska J., Labocha-Pawlowska A., Kwasniewski M. and I. Szarejko. Different recombination frequencies in wheat doubled haploid populations obtained through maize pollination and anther culture (2007) Euphytica 156:173-183
- Kwasniewski M. and Szarejko I. Molecular cloning and characterization of beta-expansin gene related to root hair formation in barley (2006) Plant Physiology, 141(3): 1149-58.
- Strzelczyk J.K., Wiczkowski A., Kwasniewski M., Zalewska-Ziob M., Strzelczyk J., Gawron K., Adamek B. and G. Spausta. Prevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato genospecies in Ixodes ricinus Ticks from recreational areas of Silesia (2006) Advances in Clinical and Experimental Medicine. Vol. 15, 6.
- Gruszka D., Zbieszczyk J., Kwasniewski M., Szarejko I. and M. Maluszynski. A new allele in a uzu gene encoding brassinosteroid receptor (2006) Barley Genetics Newsletter, 35: 1-2.