The final was held on March 17 at the MUW Didactic Center. It was attended by the authors of the papers that passed the first stage of the competition and received the highest scores from the review team. The finalists first presented the results of their research during a poster session. They also answered questions from the jury. Then they took part in a paper presentation session.
- Remember, we came here to listen to your papers with great curiosity - said Dr. Olga Ciepiela, vice dean for medical analytics education of the Faculty of Pharmacy, before the session began. - This is your celebration, present your results in such a way as to show us all what you do and with what great passion you approached it.
It was indeed a stressful moment - speaking in front of an audience of dozens of people, and on top of that in 10 minutes - because that's how much time each of the finalists had to present their results. All of them handled the challenge well. They spoke about the results of their research interestingly and with commitment.
Winners of the competition
Based on the sum of the scores from the poster session and the paper presentation session, the competition jury, with the help of members of the organizing committee, selected the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners.
In the pharmacy field of study:
- 1st place: Anita Sarna for the paper entitled "New cocrystals of febuxostat - preparation, physicochemical characterization, solubility studies"
- 2nd place: Mateusz Popiołek for his work entitled "Synthesis of a new line of compounds - derivatives of 6,11-dihydro-5H-pyrido[3,2-c][1]benzazepin-5-one - with potential antiparasitic activity"
- 3rd place: Alicja Sadowska for her paper entitled "Involvement of the opioid system in melanoma pathogenesis in a mouse model of selected lines for high and low post-stress analgesia"
In the medical analytics field of study:
- 1st place: Magdalena Szymańska for her paper entitled "Effect of N21 supplement on neural differentiation capacity and neuroprotective properties of DFAT cells"
- 2nd place: Aleksandra Lipska for her paper entitled „Impact of extracellular matrix remodeling on macrophages phenotype and consequences of macrophages reorientation on breast cancer progression”
- 3rd place: Marcin Śmiarowski for his paper entitled "Evaluation of endothelial damage markers in patients with COVID-19"
The other finalists were:
Pharmacy field of study
- Adriana Mróz for her paper entitled "Adaptation of clinical strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa to increasing concentrations of antiseptics" (4th place)
- Ewa Napiórkowska for her paper entitled "Use of molecular modeling methods to study dehydration mechanisms on the example of thiamine hydrochloride hydrates" (5th place)
- Mateusz Rycerz for his paper entitled "The role of neurotrophic factors and microglia in the pathophysiology of depressive disorders caused by mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) in a mouse model with varying blood-brain barrier permeability" (6th place)
- Wioleta Opieka for her paper entitled "Modification by changing the internal standard of the HPLC method used for the routine determination of amiodarone and diethyl amiodarone in the blood serum of patients undergoing antiarrhythmic treatment" (7th place)
- Agnieszka Wrzesień for her paper entitled "Activity of selected compounds from the lignan group on a model of human monocytes/macrophages" (8th place)
- Maja Brumer for her paper entitled "Effect of zinc nanoparticles and microparticles on the content of selected minerals in the brains of rats with chemically induced cancer" (9th place)
- Sylwia Janeczko for her paper entitled „Near-infrared spectroscopy as a nondestructive method of testing the drug content of 3D printed hydrocortisone tablets” (10th place)
Medical analytics field of study:
- Mateusz Majcher for his paper titled "Vectorology rAAV: Obtaining IN VITRO gene preparations" (4th place)
- Wiktoria Mikaszewska for her paper entitled "Application of flow cytometry for detection of antibodies in direct antiglobulin test" (5th place)
- Wiktoria Wypych for her paper entitled "Epigenetic analysis of the expression of immune checkpoint inhibitors in triple-negative breast cancer" (6th place)
- Karolina Zbroja for her paper entitled "Evaluation of the relationship between IPF immature platelet fraction and other platelet parameters and indicators of inflammation in patients with COVID-19" (7th place)
- Mariusz Rozwandowicz for his paper entitled "Predicting hepatotoxic effects in different pharmacological groups of drugs" (8th place).
All winners received prizes donated by the Medical University of Warsaw. There was also an Audience Award, given on the basis of electronic votes cast by the audience of the paper presentation session. It was given to Anita Sarna from pharmacy and Wiktoria Wypych from medical analytics.
Awards were also given by: INFARMA, EMMA Medical Diagnostic Test Ltd., the District Pharmacy Chamber in Warsaw, USP Zdrowie, Dr. Irena Eris, Ziaja, the Warsaw Branch of the Polish Pharmaceutical Society and the PTDL Warsaw Branch, the National Chamber of Laboratory Diagnosticians, Radiometer, ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS POLAND Ltd., DiaSorin Poland Ltd. EMMA MDT Ltd.
In addition, two honorable mentions: from INFARMA and the District Pharmacy Chamber in Warsaw received Anna Sroka for her work entitled "The phenomenon of so-called reverse distribution and illegal export of medicinal products at risk of unavailability on the territory of the Republic of Poland - legal aspects and examples.” She was recognized for the practical dimension and applicability to the daily work of a pharmacist.
Top-level competition papers
The competition is organized for the 59th time for the filed of study of pharmacy and the 13th time for the field of study of medical analytics. It promotes talented graduates who have done their first scientific work under the supervision of experienced supervisors and also scientific research carried out at the Faculty of Pharmacy. This was emphasized by dean Dr. Piotr Lulinski: - The topics of the implemented master's theses are in line with the latest research trends in pharmaceutical sciences and medical sciences, with the overarching goal of solving fundamental problems related to effective pharmacotherapy, effective drug delivery, development of specific methods for identifying components of created biological samples or identification of biomarkers. In many cases, the use of innovative research tools has provided our graduates with the opportunity to acquire additional skills, which I hope - will be used in their professional work.
Agnieszka Bazylko, MD, PhD, vice dean for pharmacy education, chair of the organizing committee. - Between 2018 and 2022, the results of 150 master's theses written at the faculty appeared in more than 150 publications. This proves how high the level of work of our graduates is.
About erythroid cells and the immune system
Before the announcement of the results, Tomasz Grzywa, MD, PhD, gave a lecture entitled "Erythroid cells and the immune system - a new target for therapy?" In his research, Dr. Grzywa is trying to unravel the mysteries of the immune system and develop new methods of cancer therapy. He conducts research at the Miroslaw Mossakowski Institute of Experimental and Clinical Medicine of the Polish Academy of Sciences and the Medical University of Warsaw, and is in his final year of medicine at MUW. At the age of 23, he was the youngest person in Poland and the fourth before graduation to defend his doctoral dissertation with honors.
The lecture received a lot of enthusiastic praise, including from Prof. Marek Kuch, Vice Rector for Student Affairs and Education, who said afterwards: - Congratulations on your speech. This is an excellent example of how to talk about your scientific research briefly but to the point, and with great passion.
The Master's Theses Competition at the Faculty of Pharmacy is organized by the Student Government in cooperation with the university and faculty authorities. The final was hosted by students Aleksandra Kumorek and Aleksander Kuźmicz. The event was held under the patronage of the Rector of the MUW and the Dean of the Faculty of Pharmacy MUW.
In addition to those mentioned, the finals of the competition were also attended by Prof. Grzegorz Nałęcz-Jawecki, chairman of the Council for the Discipline of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Prof. Bolesław Samoliński, chairman of the Council of the Discipline of Health Sciences, Dr. Piotr Dziechciarz, chairman of the University's Educational Quality Team, Marian Witkowski, chairman of the District Pharmacy Chamber in Warsaw, Prof. Agnieszka Pietrosiuk, vice president of the Polish Pharmaceutical Society Warsaw Branch, Michał Byliniak, general director of the Employers' Union of Innovative Pharmaceutical Companies INFARMA, Monika Jabłonowska, Mazovia Province Consultant in the field of laboratory diagnostics, member of the Presidium of the National Council of Laboratory Diagnosticians, Grażyna Sygitowicz, MD, PhD, of the Department of Laboratory Medicine MUW, secretary of the main board of the Polish Society of Laboratory Diagnostics, Dr. Sławomir Białek of the Chair and Department of Biochemistry and Clinical Chemistry MUW, supervisor of the Student Society of Laboratory Diagnosticians MUW, vice chairman of the board of the Warsaw branch of the Polish Society of Laboratory Diagnosticians, Paweł Majsiak of EMMA MDT Ltd., and heads of departments of the Faculty of Pharmacy, faculty staff and students.
