Department of Pharmaceutical Biology and Biotechnology

Department of Pharmaceutical Biology and Biotechnology

ul. Borowska 211A, 50-556 Wroclaw

Floor 5

Office assistant
 Beata Stankiewicz, MSc
tel.: 71 7840497
e-mail: beata.stankiewicz@umw.edu.pl

Head of the Department
 Adam Matkowski, PhD
tel.: 71 7840497
e-mail: bbsekret@umw.edu.pl

Division of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology

Head of the Division

Sylwia Zielińska, PhD, university professor

tel. 71 7840501
e-mail: sylwia.zielinska@umw.edu.pl

 
Assistant Professor

Anna Jezierska-Domaradzka, PhD

tel. 71 784 02 40
e-mail: anna.jezierska-domaradzka@umw.edu.pl

Assistants

Weronika Kozłowska, MSc

tel.: 71 784 02 44
e-mail: weronika.kozlowska@umw.edu.pl

 
Renata Abel, MSc

tel.: 71 784 02 44
e-mail: renata.abel@umw.edu.pl

Engineering and technical employees

Aleksandra Sobiecka, MA

tel.: 71 784 02 40

e-mail: aleksandra.sobiecka@umw.edu.pl

Division of Pharmaceutical Biology and Botany

Assistant Professors

Monika Bielecka, MA

tel.: 71 7840500
e-mail: monika.bielecka@umw.edu.pl

 
Izabela Nawrot-Hadzik, PhD

tel.: 71 7840502
e-mail: izabela.nawrot-hadzik@umw.edu.pl

 
Sylwester Ślusarczyk, PhD

tel.: 71 7840502
e-mail: sylwester.slusarczyk@umw.edu.pl

 
Assistants

Bartosz Pencakowski, MA

tel.: 71 7840462
e-mail: bartosz.pencakowski@umw.edu.pl

 
Marta Stafiniak, MA

tel.: 71 7840500
e-mail: marta.stafiniak@umw.edu.pl

Engineering and technical employees

Agata Janik-Polanowicz, PhD

tel. 71 784 0503

e-mail: agata.janik-polanowicz@ umw.edu.pl

 
Barbara Dziubak

tel.: 71 784 0503
e-mail: barbara.dziubak@umw.edu.pl

 
Marcin Surma, MSc

tel.: 71 784 0503
e-mail: marcin.surma@umw.edu.pl

Main research areas

1. Biosynthesis of alkaloids, phenylpropanoids and terpenoids in vitro and biotechnology of medicinal plants

2. Phytochemical analysis of alkaloids, polyphenols and terpenoids in traditional herbal raw materials

3. Anti-inflammatory and anti-free radical properties of medicinal plants

International scientific cooperation

Faculty of Pharmacy, Sofia Medical University (BG)

Institute of Pharmacy, University of Basel (CH)

Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University in Brno (CZ)

Institute of Pharmacy, Christian-Albert-University of Kiel (DE)

Institute of Pharmacy, Free University of Berlin (DE)

Division of Structural Bioinformatics, Charité – Berlin University of Medicine (DE)

Faculty of Chemical Technology, University of Split (HR)

Isfahan University of Technology (IR)

University of Isfahan (IR)

Shahid Behesti University of Tehran (IR)

E. Mach Institute in Trento (IT)

Centre of Marine Sciences, University of Algarve (PT)

Biological Research Centre Piatra Neamt and Danube Delta Advanced Research Centre in Murighiol (RO)

Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Gazi (TR)

Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Ankara (TR)

College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS), N.C. State University (USA)

Examples of scientific publications (2014-2020)

Sylwia Zielińska, Monika Ewa Czerwińska, Magdalena Dziągwa-Becker, Andrzej Dryś, Mariusz Kucharski, Anna Jezierska-Domaradzka, Bartosz J. Płachno, Adam Matkowski.: Modulatory effect of Chelidonium majus extract and its alkaloids on LPS-stimulated cytokine secretion in human neutrophils. Molecules 2020 Vol.25 no.4; art.842. IF: 3.267

Sylwester Ślusarczyk, F. Sezer Senol Deniz, Renata Abel, Łukasz Pecio, Horacio Perez-Sanchez, Jose P. Ceron-Carrasco, Helena den-Haan, Priyanka Banerjee, Robert Preissner, Edward Krzyżak, Wiesław Oleszek, Ilkay E. Orhan, Adam Matkowski.: Norditerpenoids with selective anti-cholinesterase activity from the roots of Perovskia atriplicifolia Benth. Int.J.Mol.Sci. 2020 Vol.21 no.12; art.4475. IF: 4.556

Izabela Nawrot-Hadzik, Anna Choromańska, Renata Abel, Robert Preissner, Jolanta Saczko, Adam Matkowski, Jakub Hadzik.: Cytotoxic effect of vanicosides A and B from Reynoutria sachalinensis against melanotic and amelanotic melanoma cell lines and in silico evaluation for inhibition of BRAFV600E and MEK1. Int.J.Mol.Sci. 2020 Vol.21 no.13; art.4611. IF: 4.556

Sylwia Zielińska, Ewelina Piątczak, Weronika Kozłowska, Aleksandra Bohater, Anna Jezierska-Domaradzka, Joanna Kolniak-Ostek, Adam Matkowski.: LED illumination and plant growth regulators' effects on growth and phenolic acids accumulation in Moluccella laevis L. in vitro cultures. Acta Physiol.Plant. 2020 Vol.42 no.11; art.72. IF: 1.760

Sylwia Zielińska, Magdalena Wójciak-Kosior, Magdalena Dziągwa-Becker, Michał Gleńsk, Ireneusz Sowa, Karol Fijałkowski, Danuta Rurańska-Smutnicka, Adam Matkowski, Adam Junka.: The activity of isoquinoline alkaloids and extracts from Chelidonium majus against pathogenic bacteria and Candida sp. Toxins 2019 Vol.11 no.7; art.406. IF: 3.531

Shima Gharibi, Badraldin Ebrahim Sayed Tabatabaei, Ghodratolah Saeidi, Majid Talebi, Adam Matkowski.: The effect of drought stress on polyphenolic compounds and expression of flavonoid biosynthesis related genes in Achillea pachycephala Rech.f. Phytochemistry 2019 Vol.162; pp.90-98. IF: 3.044

Sylwester Ślusarczyk, F. Sezer Senol Deniz, Dorota Woźniak, Łukasz Pecio, Horacio Perez-Sanchez, Jose P. Ceron-Carrasco, Anna Stochmal, Helena den-Haan, Adam Matkowski, Ilkay Erdogan Orhan.: Selective in vitro and in silico cholinesterase inhibitory activity of isoflavones and stilbenes from Belamcandae chinensis rhizoma. Phytochem.Lett. 2019 Vol.30; pp.261-272. IF: 1.459

Sylwia Zielińska, Andrzej Dryś, Ewelina Piątczak, Joanna Kolniak-Ostek, Marta Podgórska, Jan Oszmiański, Adam Matkowski.: Effect of LED illumination and amino acid supplementation on phenolic compounds profile in Agastache rugosa in vitro cultures. Phytochem.Lett. 2019 Vol.31; pp.12-19. IF: 1.459

Izabela Nawrot-Hadzik, Sylwester Ślusarczyk, Sebastian Granica, Jakub Hadzik, Adam Matkowski.: Phytochemical diversity in rhizomes of three Reynoutria species and their antioxidant activity correlations elucidated by LC-ESI-MS/MS analysis. Molecules 2019 Vol.24 no.6; art.1136. IF: 3.267

Maria Joao Rodrigues, Ivo Monteiro, Chloe Placines, Viana Castaneda-Loaiza, Sylwester Ślusarczyk, Adam Matkowski, Catarina Pereira, Pedro Pousao, Luisa Custodio.: The irrigation salinity and harvesting affect the growth, chemical profile and biological activities of Polygonum maritimum L. Ind.Crop.Prod. 2019 Vol.139; art.111510. IF: 4.244

Maria Joao Rodrigues, Adam Matkowski, Sylwester Ślusarczyk, Christian Magne, Thatyana Poleze, Catarina Pereira, Luisa Custodio.: Sea knotgrass (Polygonum maritimum L.) as a potential source of innovative industrial products for skincare applications. Ind.Crop.Prod. 2019 Vol.128; pp.391-398. IF: 4.244

Monika Bielecka, Sylwia Zielińska, Bartosz Pencakowski, Marta Stafiniak, Sylwester Ślusarczyk, Anna Prescha, Adam Matkowski.: Age-related variation of polyphenol content and expression of phenylpropanoid biosynthetic genes in Agastache rugosa. Ind.Crop.Prod. 2019 Vol.141; art.111743. IF: 4.244

Dominika Mravcakova, Zora Varadyova, Anna Kopcakova, Klaudia Cobanova, Lubomira Gresakova, Svetlana Kisidayova, Michal Babjak, Michaela Urda Dolinska, Emilia Dvoroznakova, Alzbeta Konigova, Jaroslav Vadlejch, Adam Cieslak, Sylwester Ślusarczyk, Marian Varady.: Natural chemotherapeutic alternatives for controlling of haemonchosis in sheep. BMC Vet.Res. 2019 Vol.15; art.302. IF: 1.835

Izabela Nawrot-Hadzik, Sebastian Granica, Krzysztof Domaradzki, Łukasz Pecio, Adam Matkowski.: Isolation and determination of phenolic glycosides and anthraquinones from rhizomes of various Reynoutria species. Planta Med. 2018 Vol.84 no.15; pp.1118-1126. IF: 2.746

Yana Kriukova, Anna Jakubiak-Augustyn, Nonna Ilyinska, Hubert Krotkiewski, Tetiana Gontova, Olga Evtifeyeva, Tugba Ozcelik, Adam Matkowski.: Chain length distribution of inulin from dahlia tubers as influenced by the extraction method. Int.J.Food Prop. 2017/2018 Vol.20; pp.3112-3122. IF: 1.398

Sylwia Zielińska, Magdalena Wójciak-Kosior, Bartosz J. Płachno, Ireneusz Sowa, Maciej Włodarczyk, Adam Matkowski.: Quaternary alkaloids in Chelidonium majus in vitro cultures. Ind.Crop.Prod. 2018 Vol.123; pp.17-24. IF: 4.191

Maria Joao Rodrigues, Sylwester Ślusarczyk, Łukasz Pecio, Adam Matkowski, Ramin Ekhteiari Salmas, Serdar Durdagi, Catarina Pereira, Joao Varela, Luisa Barreira, Luisa Custodio.: In vitro and in silico approaches to appraise Polygonum maritimum L. as a source of innovative products with anti-ageing potential. Ind.Crop.Prod. 2018 Vol.111; pp.391-399. IF: 4.191

Ali Gholami Zali, Parviz Ehsanzadeh, Antoni Szumny, Adam Matkowski.: Genotype-specific response of Foeniculum vulgare grain yield and essential oil composition to proline treatment under different irrigation conditions. Ind.Crop.Prod. 2018 Vol.124; pp.177-185. IF: 4.191

Sylwia Zielińska, Anna Jezierska-Domaradzka, Magdalena Wójciak-Kosior, Ireneusz Sowa, Adam Junka, Adam M. Matkowski.: Greater Celandine's ups and downs - 21 centuries of medicinal uses of Chelidonium majus from the viewpoint of today's pharmacology. Front.Pharmacol. 2018 Vol.9; art.299. IF: 3.845

Weronika Kozłowska, Charles Wagner, Erin M. Moore, Adam Matkowski, Slavko Komarnytsky.: Botanical provenance of traditional medicines from Carpathian Mountains at the Ukrainian-Polish border. Front.Pharmacol. 2018 Vol.9; art.295. IF: 3.845

Dorota Woźniak, Sylwester Ślusarczyk, Krzysztof Domaradzki, Andrzej Dryś, Adam Matkowski.: Comparison of polyphenol profile and antimutagenic and antioxidant activities in two species used as source of Solidaginis herba – goldenrod. Chem.Biodivers. 2018 Vol.15 no.4; art.e1800023. IF: 1.449

F. Sezer Senol, Sylwester Ślusarczyk, Adam Matkowski, Alfonso Perez-Garrido, Francisco Giron-Rodriguez, Jose P. Ceron-Carrasco, Helena den-Haan, Jorge Pena-Garcia, Horacio Perez-Sanchez, Krzysztof Domaradzki, Ilkay Erdogan Orhan.: Selective in vitro and in silico butyrylcholinesterase inhibitory activity of diterpenes and rosmarinic acid isolated from Perovskia atriplicifolia Benth. and Salvia glutinosa L. Phytochemistry 2017 Vol.133; pp.33-44. IF: 3.186

Sylwia Zielińska, Mariola Dąbrowska, Weronika Kozłowska, Danuta Kalemba, Renata Abel, Andrzej Dryś, Antoni Szumny, Adam Matkowski.: Ontogenetic and trans-generational variation of essential oil composition in Agastache rugosa. Ind.Crop.Prod. 2017 Vol.97; pp.612-619. IF: 3.186

Dorota Woźniak, Adam Matkowski.: Belamcandae chinensis rhizoma - a review of phytochemistry and bioactivity. Fitoterapia 2015 Vol.107; pp.1-14 . IF: 2.408

Sylwia Zielińska, Adam Matkowski.: Phytochemistry and bioactivity of aromatic and medicinal plants from the genus Agastache (Lamiaceae). Phytochem.Rev. 2014 Vol.13 no.2; pp.391-416. IF: 2.407

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• Link to the Facebook profile of the student scientific association no. K76, the heads of the K76 club are Izabela Nawrot-Hadzik, PhD, and Weronika Kozłowska, MA
• Systematics year I of Pharmacy (Pharmaceutical botany)
• List of taxa to be prepared for the Botany exam

Herbarium preparation instructions.

Biology and Medical Biology classes Regulations at the Department of Biology and Pharmaceutical Botany.

Pharmaceutical Biotechnology classes Regulations.

Regulations for the implementation of diploma theses at the Department of Biology and Pharmaceutical Botany from the academic year 2017/2018 onwards.

Recruitment Regulations for the implementation of MA theses at the Department of Pharmaceutical Biology and Botany from the academic year 2018/19 onwards.