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
Extensive search of genetic sex markers in Siberian (Acipenser baerii) and Atlantic (A. oxyrinchus) sturgeons Journal Article
In: Aquaculture, vol. 573, 2023, ISSN: 0044-8486.
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.