The session was held in a hybrid form. It was opened by dr hab. Agnieszka Bazylko, Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Pharmacy of the Medical University of Warsaw. The Dean of this faculty, dr hab. Joanna Kolmas, also spoke. The auditorium of prof. B. Olszewski in the building of the Faculty of Pharmacy hosted the winners, namely the authors of the 10 best M.Sc. theses in pharmacy and the 7 best works in medical analysis. The theses were created in the academic year 2020/2021. Their authors went through the first stage of the competition and now, in the final, they presented their assumptions and research results in a multimedia form. They gave their presentations before members of the jury.
During the lecture session, one could also listen to interesting lectures by our scientists. Dr hab. Olga Ciepiela talked about hypercoagulability in the course of plasma cell dyscrasias, and Dr. Magdalena Makarewicz-Wujec delivered a lecture entitled: "The influence of nutritional factors on inflammatory markers and the course of the disease in cardiac patients."
There was also an audience that participated in the event via online transmission and voted for the Audience Award electronically.
On the other hand, individual places in the competition for master's theses were awarded by the Members of the Organizing Committee after counting the number of points that each author received from the members of the jury. Points were awarded in both the presentation and the poster session. The latter was previously carried out in a stationary form in the main hall of the Faculty of Pharmacy.
The results were announced and the awards were presented by dr hab. Piotr Luliński - vice-dean of the Faculty of Pharmacy.
Award-winners in the field of pharmacy:
1st place - Katarzyna Znajdek, for her thesis entitled "The synthesis as well as the structural and physicochemical characterization of new memantine salts," scoring 365 points.
2nd place - Agata Świerczek, for the work entitled "Copolymers of ε-caprolactone and polyoxyethylene glycol as hydrogel carriers of paclitaxel - synthesis and characterization", scoring 357.5 points.
3rd place - Łukasz Kłopotowski, for the thesis entitled "Searching for new compounds for the early therapy of Alzheimer's disease using molecular modeling methods", scoring 355.5 points.
4th place - Anna Hodun, for the thesis entitled "Biomimetic collagen-apatite composites as carriers for the intraosseous delivery of ciprofloxacin", scoring 350.5 points.
5th place - Bartłomiej Pyrak, for the work entitled "Searching for selective antagonists of the second leukotriene receptor using molecular docking methods", scoring 348 points.
6th place - Paulina Sawulska, for thesis work entitled "Ash leaf - identification of compounds responsible for anti-inflammatory activity on the model of human monocytes", scoring 345 points.
7th place - Joanna Zieleźnicka, for thesis work entitled "Development of a cryopreservation method and phytochemical analysis of transformed roots of Polyscias filicifolia Bailey", scoring 340.5 points.
8th place - Adrian Lech, for the thesis entitled "Research on the biotransformation of compounds contained in plant raw materials traditionally used in the treatment of mental disorders. The role of probiotic organisms ”, scoring 338 points.
9th place - Anna Gruszczyńska, for the thesis entitled "Porous hydroxyapatite microgranules as carriers of octenidine dihydrochloride", scoring 334.5 points.
10th place - Wioletta Lenga, for the thesis entitled "Assessment of the influence of microplastics present in the aquatic environment on the toxicity of sertraline for protozoa Spirostomum ambiguum", scoring 315.5 points.
The Audience Award was given to Łukasz Kłopotowski for the thesis entitled "Searching for new compounds for the early therapy of Alzheimer's disease using molecular modeling methods". A special award of the District Pharmaceutical Council of the District Chamber of Pharmacy in Warsaw for the best M.Sc. thesis in the field of practical pharmacy was awarded to Małgorzata Siwińska for the thesis entitled "Pharmaceutical care for a patient with COPD".
Award-winners in the field of medical analysis:
1st prize - Jakub Pepłowski, for his thesis entitled "Analysis of the frequency of mutations in the DHCR7 gene in the material from spontaneous abortions", scoring 338 points.
2nd place - Klaudia Ślusarczyk, for the thesis entitled "The influence of the C677T polymorphism of the MTHFR gene on the concentration of folate and vitamin B12 and the occurrence of selected metabolic disorders in obese adults", scoring 310 points.
3rd place - Mateusz Żaczko, for the thesis entitled "Study of the cytotoxic effect of alpha radiation on DU145 cells", scoring 308 points.
4th place - Anna Król, for the thesis entitled "Thyroid hormone management and stress and libido in women", scoring 293 points.
5th place - Marta Kruk, for the thesis entitled "Assessment of the relationship between the concentration of soluble markers of immune" exhaustion "sPD-1 and sTim-3 in plasma and the degree of liver fibrosis in patients with chronic hepatitis C and the impact of effective therapy of chronic hepatitis C on their concentration", scoring 291 points.
6th place - Bartosz Zawadzki, for the work "Assessment of the humoral response of the body to vaccination against COVID-19", scoring 281 points.
7th place - Karolina Bakuła, for the work entitled "Determination of antibodies against the Torque Teno virus (IgM-TTV and IgG-TTV) in the cerebrospinal fluid and blood serum in patients with encephalitis", scoring 278 points.
The Audience Award went to Anna Król for her work entitled "Thyroid hormone management and stress and libido in women."
The organizational committee of the faculty competition for master's theses in pharmacy was composed of: dr hab. Agnieszka Bazylko, Dr. Małgorzata Jeziorek, Zuzanna Basińska, Bianka Cygan, Daria Jackowska, Aleksander Kuźmicz. The departmental competition for master's theses in the field of medical analyst was prepared by: dr hab. Agnieszka Bazylko, dr hab. Olga Ciepiela, Julia Stańczyk, Aleksandra Kumorek, Marcin Jaworski, Marcin Śmiarowski.