The University of Leeds

Department Member, Biological Sciences

Marie Curie Network Early Stage Researcher (PhD student)

Thesis Title: Design and engineering of Fluorox biosensor, the enzyme mechanism of copper-contianing nitrite reductase.

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From 2002 to 2008 I studied at the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Poland and graduated with BSc Biochemistry, MSc Biotechnology and BSc Applied Chemistry.

Since July 2008, I have been working on my PhD project under the supervision of Dr Lars Jeuken in the Molecular & Nanoscale Physics group, being registered at Faculty of Biological Sciences, Institute of Membrane and Systems Biology, the University of Leeds. My research is mainly focused on characterizing the enzyme mechanism of copper-containing nitrite reductase on ultra flat gold electrode using self-assembled monolayers and Fluorox Principle. The other side of my work exploits conducting polymers and tethered membrane bilayer systems as proper electrode modifications for a well-defined active enzyme immobilization.

My PhD project is Early Stage Researcher scheme funded by Marie Curie Research Training Network - EdRox netwotk. The ultimate goal of the network is to develop a prototype of amperometric/fluorometric combined biosensor called FluoRox. The project is being realised by eight universities and two spin-off companies: Institute of Chemistry and Institute of Physics at University of Leiden, Department of Biology at University of Torino, Department of Chemistry at University of Oxford, Department of Chemistry at University of Modena, Biomedical Sciences Department at University of Newcastle, Institute of Chemistry at Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Oxford Biosensors Ltd., Biomade Technology Foundation, Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, University of Lisbon.

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