Laboratory of Virology - Manager's biography
Assoc. Prof. Edyta Paradowska, PhD, DSc
Diplomas and Science degrees
MSc in Biology with Microbiology Specialization, University of Wroclaw, Poland
- Thesis prepared at the Ludwik Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences (PAS), Department of Immunology of Infectious Diseases, Laboratory of Virology, Wroclaw
Ph.D. in Biology (Immunology), L. Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, PAS), Wroclaw
- Doctoral dissertation entitled Antiviral activity of the organ cultures from human placenta at term; the role of IFN, TNF, and IL-6. Supervisor: Prof. dr hab. Zofia Błach-Olszewska. L. Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, PAS, Department of Immunology of Infectious Diseases, Laboratory of Virology, Wroclaw
Habilitation in Medical Biology, Medical University of Lodz, Poland
- Title of the scientific achievement Identification of molecular markers of cytomegalovirus associated with symptomatic infections in infants
Information on employment
- 1992 – 1995, Assistant, Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, PAS, Wroclaw, Department of Immunology of Infectious Diseases, Laboratory of Virology.
- 1995 – 2008, Assistant Professor, Centre of Medical Biology, PAS (Centre of Microbiology and Virology, PAS), Lodz, Laboratory of Molecular Virology and Biological Chemistry.
- 2004 – 2015, Assistant Professor, Institute of Medical Biology, PAS, Lodz, Laboratory of Molecular Virology and Biological Chemistry.
- 2016 – present, Associate Professor, Institute of Medical Biology, PAS, Lodz.
- 2019 – present, Head of Laboratory of Virology, Institute of Medical Biology, PAS, Lodz.
Selected honors and awards
- Award of the Prime Minister for the doctoral thesis.
- Grant of The Royal Society, travel grants, journal and conference awards.
Membership in scientific societies and professional organizations
- The International Federation of Placenta Associations
- The International Cytokine & Interferon Society
- The Polish Society of Microbiologists
- The Polish Society of Virology
- The National Chamber of Laboratory Diagnosticians
Selected research projects
Project Leader and Coordinator:
- EEA Financial Mechanism/Norwegian Financial Mechanism, grant No. PL0270 entitled Prenatal and perinatal human cytomegalovirus infections. 2008-2011. Links
- NCN No. 2014/13/B/NZ7/02317 entitled Risk factors for congenital and postnatal cytomegalovirus infection. 2015-2018.
- MNiI No. 3 P05E 001 25 entitled The influence of gene polymorphism of cytomegalovirus on the intrauterine infection transmission and selected biological properties of the virus. Innate immunity of the placenta. 2003-2007.
- KBN No. 4P05E 034 16 entitled Investigation of the mechanism of cytomegalovirus infection transmission across the human placenta. The role of the macrophage trophoblasts. 1999-2002.
Participation in international research projects
- Participant of “Operational Programme - Innovative Economy” POIG.01.01.02-10-107/09 international research project The study of molecular mechanisms of interactions between human organism – the pathogen – environmental factors,and numerous national research projects in virology, immunology, and biological chemistry.