dr Magdalena Płecha
Scientific interests
- Microorganisms and genomics in application studies
- Genomics and transcryptomics of microorganisms
- Conservation and population genetics
- Evolutionism
Research projects
- Is consortium of Saccharomyces cerevisiae and lactic acid bacteria (LAB) from Lactobacillus order capable to break down gluten? Mikrogrant, IDUB
- Biostarters development for dry aged beef production, NCBiR (head dr Julia Pawłowska)
- Evolution of phototrophy in eukaryotes, EMBO Installation Grant (head dr hab. Anna Karnkowska)
- Opus 10 i 11: „Evolution of introns in nuclear genes of euglenids” i „Characteristics of nonconventional introns in nuclear genes of euglenids” (head dr hab. Rafał Milanowski)
- Adnotation of circular transcriptome from selected representatives of the Euglenozoa and Alveolata groups utilising NGS data. DSM
Previous projects
- Researching methods of circRNAseq for non-model organisms from the Euglenea group, DSM
- Execution of genetic analyses of three populations of Zostera marina utilising AFLP markers, DSM
- Restitution of the key ecosystem elements of the inner Pucka Bay „ZOSTERA”, financed by the European Union
- Genetic analysis of economically important fish species due to rebuilding their populations in Polish waters, financed by NCBiR
Internships
- University of Oslo, Norway, National Centre for Biosystematics (NCB), Natural History Museum, Exchange Scholar (07.2015)
- The University of California, Irvine, USA, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, School of Biological Sciences, Visiting Junior Research Scholar (January 2013 – March 2013), Visiting Research Scholar ( July 2013 – October 2013)
- Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics PAS, Warsaw, internship (2008 – 2009)
Prizes and distinctions
- First prize for “Open Science Project proposal”, #NGSchool2017, 2017
- ESF Research Networking Programmes. Short Visit Travel Grant Award, Norway, Oslo, 2014
Other information
- Institute of Evolutionary Biology website editor
- Scientific popularisation and promotion activity: Przekrój, Świat Nauki, Radio Czwórka, Wiadomości Hydrobiologiczne, Twenergy blog – author and co-author of texts and auditions, editor and translator
- Author of the „bioalternatywa” blog
Various works
- Tatarek A., Wiktor J. Jr, Wiktor J., Płecha M., Węsławski J. M., 2017, Self-renewal of Zostera marina meadows in the Gulf of Gdańsk, Restoration Ecology, in review
Publications
2023
Mitochondrial genomes – unity and diversity Journal Article
In: Postępy Biochemii, vol. 69, no. 2, pp. 113-121, 2023.
Fungal Biostarter Effect on the Quality of Dry-Aged Beef Journal Article
In: Foods, vol. 12, no. 6, pp. 1330, 2023, ISSN: 2304-8158.
2019
Mitochondrial genomes of ancient bowhead whales (Balaena mysticetus) from Svalbard Journal Article
In: Mitochondrial DNA Part B, vol. 4, no. 2, pp. 4152–4154, 2019, ISSN: 2380-2359.
Microsatellite multiplexes for the genetic analyses of northern pike (Esox lucius) populations Journal Article
In: Fisheries & Aquatic Life, vol. 27, no. 1, pp. 33–40, 2019, ISSN: 2545-059X.
2018
Culture purification and DNA extraction procedures suitable for next-generation sequencing of euglenids Journal Article
In: Journal of Applied Phycology, vol. 30, no. 6, pp. 3541–3549, 2018, ISSN: 1573-5176.
Order of removal of conventional and nonconventional introns from nuclear transcripts of Euglena gracilis Journal Article
In: PLoS Genetics, vol. 14, no. 10, pp. e1007761, 2018, ISSN: 15537404.
2017
Microsatellite Mutation Rate in Atlantic Sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrinchus) Journal Article
In: Journal of Heredity, vol. 108, no. 6, pp. 686-692, 2017, ISSN: 0022-1503.
2014
Genetic characteristics of three Baltic Zostera marina populations Journal Article
In: Oceanologia, vol. 56, no. 3, pp. 549-564, 2014, ISSN: 0078-3234.