| EDUCATION 
2022-2024 Gothenburg University, Gothenburg, Sweden - MSc in Marine Sciences
2019-2020 Queen’s University, Kingston, ON, Canada – International Exchange
2018-2024 University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland – BSc in Biotechnology (Molecular Biology with Honours)
 EMPLOYMENT HISTORY 
2024-now Polish Institute of Oceanology, Climate and Ocean Research and Education Laboratory, Sopot, Poland, Oceanographer
 RELEVANT EXPERIENCE 
2023-2024 Gothenburg University, Dept of Marine Science – MSc thesis title: “Assessing remote sensing biases in primary productivity estimates in the Amundsen Sea, Antarctica”, Advisors: Prof. Bastien Y Queste (GU) & Dr Hilde Oliver (WHOI, MA, USA)
2022 University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen Oomycete Laboratory – Honours thesis title: “Oomycetes and fungi in UK aquarium shops: investigation of diversity and taxonomical characterisation of novel oomycetes species”, Advisor: Prof. Pieter van West
2019 Adam Mickiewicz University, Department of Plant Physiology – Summer research assistant, Advisor: Prof. Sławomir Borek
2019 University of Aberdeen, the Rowett Institute of Health and Nutrition – Project title: “Tip of the Tongue: Role of Taste in Obesity”, Advisor: Prof. Lora Heisler
2018 University of Edinburgh, MRC Centre for Regenerative Medicine – Project title: “Investigating the Role of Peripheral Nerves in Cutaneous Wound Repair”, Advisor: Dr Elaine Emmerson
 AWARDS, GRANTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS 
2022 Biotechnology Prize, University of Aberdeen – Awarded to the highest achieving Honours student in the UG Medical Sciences, Biotechnology discipline, awarded on the recommendation of external examiners
2019 Medical Research Scotland Undergraduate Vacation Scholarship (for the project at the Rowett Institute)
2018 ERASMUS+ Summer Traineeship Grant (for the project at the Centre of Regenerative Medicine)
 PUBLICATIONS 
Borek S, Stefaniak S, Śliwiński J, Garnczarska M, Pietrowska-Borek M. Autophagic Machinery of Plant Peroxisomes. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2019; 20(19):4754. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms20194754 
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