The winners in 10 categories received awards and distinctions during the official gala. The gala attendees included Karolina Zioło-Pużuk, Secretary of State at the Ministry of Science and Higher Education, and Tomasz Maciejewski, Undersecretary of State at the Ministry of Health.
Distinction for the Student Research Club of Gynecological Endoscopy
The distinction was accepted by Dr. Łucja Zaborowska, the club’s academic supervisor, together with its members Julia Janowska and Małgorzata Michalska.
“We believe that endoscopy is both the present and the future of medicine. We are sincerely grateful for the opportunity to put our skills into practice and continue refining them,” said Małgorzata Michalska during the gala.
The club began its activity in the 2024—2025 academic year at the First Department and Clinic of Obstetrics and Gynecology of WUM. Its goal is to develop laparoscopic skills among medical students. In the past academic year, it organized six sessions using laparoscopic trainers, during which students practiced not only operating the laparoscope but also laparoscopic suturing. It also led workshops at the 20th WIMC, and the culmination of the year’s activities was a hands-on workshop in suturing and surgical knot tying under the expert supervision of specialists.
The initiator of the club and its second academic supervisor is Professor Artur Ludwin, head of the First Department and Clinic of Obstetrics and Gynecology of WUM.
StRuNa MED award for the HepaSwitch project
HepaSwitch is an interdisciplinary student project developed by four Warsaw institutions: Warsaw University of Technology, the University of Warsaw, the Warsaw University of Life Sciences, and WUM. The project focuses on developing personalized targeted therapy for liver cancer based on biopsy results using synthetic biology tools. The project leader is Bartosz Bunar, and Stanisław Szleszkowski is part of a team of more than a dozen members.
The awards were accepted at the gala by Kacper Koźluk and Wiktoria Szymanek, members of the HepaSwitch team.
The StRuNa competition has been organized since 2011 by the “Student Aid Fund” Foundation with the support of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education. In this year’s 15th edition, a total of 43 individuals and organizations were nominated. The 17-member jury included representatives of Polish higher education institutions, entrepreneurs, and heads of nongovernmental organizations.
Last year, the Student Research Club Herbarium received awards in the StRuNa MED category and in the Project of the Year 2024 category.
