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Research topics:

1. Identification and characterisation of new regulators of DNA repair in Schizosaccharomyces pombe and Saccharomyces cerevisiae

publications:

1. M. Cal-Bąkowska, I. Litwin, T. Bocer, R. Wysocki, D. Dziadkowiec (2011) The Swi2-Snf2-like protein Uls1 is involved in replication stress response. Nucleic Acids Research 39: 8765-8777.
2. C. Tapia-Alveal, E. A. Outwin, N. Trempolec, D. Dziadkowiec , J. M. Murray and M. J. O'Connell (2010): SMC complexes and topoisomerase II work together so that sister chromatids can work apart. Cell Cycle 9: 2065-2070.
3. D. Dziadkowiec, E. Petters, A. Dyjankiewicz, P. Karpiński, V. Garcia, A. Watson, A.M. Carr (2009) The role of novel genes rrp1+ and rrp2+ in the repair of DNA damage in Schizosaccharomyces pombe. DNA Repair 8: 627-636.
4. P. Karpiński, D. Dziadkowiec (2004): Nowopoznane bakteryjne polimerazy DNA i ich rola w tolerancji uszkodzeń genomu. Postępy Biochemii  50: 209-217.
5. Y. Akamatsu, D. Dziadkowiec, M. Ikeguchi, H. Shinagawa, H. Iwasaki (2003): Two different Swi5-containing complexes are involved in mating-type switching and recombination repair in fission yeast. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 100:15770-15775.

MSc theses:

• rad8+ paralogs in DNA repair in Schizosaccharomyces pombe. - Karol Kramarz (2011)
• Non-canonical helicases in DNA repair in Schizosaccharomyces pombe. - Natalia Trempolec (2010)
• The analysis of epistatic interactions between rrp1+, rrp2+  and srs2+ in DNA repair in Schizosaccharomyces pombe. - Aleksandra Jethon (2009)
• Genetic and molecular characterisation of Schizosaccharomyces pombe strains devoid of rrp1+ and rrp2+ genes. - Edyta Petters (2007)
• Characterisation of rrp1+ and rrp2+ genes taking part in DNA repair in Schizosaccharomyces pombe. - Michał Turniak (2007)
• Comparison of fenotypes of Schizosaccharomyces pombe strains devoid of rrp1+ and rad8+ genes.  - Agnieszka Dyjankiewicz (2006)
• Characterisation of Schizosaccharomyces pombe strain devoid of SPAC17A2.12 gene homologous to RIS1 (DIS1)  from Saccharomyces cerevisiae. - Paweł Karpiński (2004)

 
2. The influence of active ingredients secreted by Saccharomyces boulardii and Saccharomyces cerevisiae on virulence factors of Candida albicans.

publications:

1.  A. Murzyn, A. Krasowska, D. Augustyniak, G. Majkowska-Skrobek, M. Łukaszewicz, D. Dziadkowiec (2010): The effect of Saccharomyces boulardii on Candida albicans infected human intestinal cell lines Caco-2 and Intestin 407. FEMS Microbiology Letters 310: 17-23
2. A. Murzyn, A. Krasowska, P. Stefanowicz, D. Dziadkowiec, M. Łukaszewicz (2010) Capric acid secreted by S. boulardii inhibits C. albicans filamentous growth, adhesion and biofilm formation. PLos one 5: e12050
3. A. Krasowska, A. Murzyn, A. Dyjankiewicz, M. Łukaszewicz, D. Dziadkowiec (2009) The antagonistic effect of Saccharomyces boulardii on Candida albicans filamentation, adhesion and biofilm formation. FEMS Yeast Research 9:1312-1321.

MSc theses:

• The mechanism of action of Saccharomyces cerevisiae against adhesion and germ tube formation Candida albicans. - Sabina Kuźlak (2010)
• The influence of Saccharomyces cerevisiae on virulence factors of Candida albicans.  - Magdalena Korczyńska (2008)

3. Reaction of Saccharomyces cerevisiae cells to stress.

publications:

1. D. Dziadkowiec, A. Krasowska, A. Liebner, K. Sigler (2007) Protective role of mitochondrial superoxide dismutase against high osmolarity, heat and metalloid stress in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Folia Microbiologica 52: 120-126.
2. A. Krasowska, D. Dziadkowiec, A. Polinceusz, A. Płonka, M. Łukaszewicz (2007): Cloning of flax oleic fatty acid desaturase and its expression in yeast. JAOCS 84: 809-816.
3. A. Krasowska, D. Dziadkowiec, M. Łukaszewicz, K. Wojtowicz, K. Sigler (2003): Effect of antioxidants on Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Folia Microbiologica 48: 754-760.
4. R.Wysocki, S. Clemens, D. Augustyniak, P. Golik, E. Maciaszczyk, M. J. Tamas, D. Dziadkowiec (2003): Metalloid tolerance based on phytochelatins is not functionally equivalent to the arsenite transporter Acr3p. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications 304: 293-300.

MSc theses:

• The influence of stress conditions on growth of Saccharomyces cerevisiae mutants devoid of superoxide dismutases.  - Anna Liebner (2004)
• The influence of deletion of genes coding for ABC proteins on the fenotype of Saccharomyces cerevisiae mutants devoid of superoxide dismutases. - Karolina Staniczek (2003)

Other publications:

1. C. Monteilhet, D. Dziadkowiec, T. Szczepanek, J. Lazowska (2000): Purification and characterization of the DNA cleavage and recognition site of I-ScaT mitochondrial group I intron encoded endonuclease produced in Escherichia coli. Nucleic Acids Research 28, 1245-1251.
2. D. Dziadkowiec, L.P. Mansfield, S.J. Forsythe (1995): The detection of Salmonella in skimmed milk powder enrichments using conventional and immunomagnetic separation. Letters in Applied Microbiology 20, 361-364.
3. T.M. Lachowicz, D. Dziadkowiec, I. Kopocińska, B. Kopociński (1995): Population dynamics in the co-culture of Shigella flexneri lb. Microbios 83, 89-106.

Teaching:

• lectures and laboratories on General Microbiology for 2nd year Biotechnology students
• Microbiology and health - lecture for 3rd year Biotechnology students

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