Doctor Magdalena Dominika Pieczyńska, PhD

Assistant Professor at the Molecular Biology Department of the Institute of Genetics and Animal Breeding PAS

Field of interest

Genetics, genetics of coadaptation, molecular biology, microbiology, experimental evolution

Scientific achievements

6 papers from JCR list. Total citations 7. Hirsch index of 2

Selected scientific achievements

1. Conducted research revealed the creative potential of compositional evolution and demonstrated the process likely explaining protein-complex evolution.
2. Developed and optimized novel method of isolation and cross-infection of cytoplasmic viruses.
3. Completed studies on yeast killer system enabled to address questions related to interference competition and coevolution, and provided the knowledge valuable for application in the fermentation industry, and in the development of novel antimycotics.

Realized research projects

1. Investigator of the project “Evolutionary gear shifting in a bacterial nano motor” of the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO/OCW; Zwaartekracht programme), 2015-2017.
2. Coordinator of the international project “Role of anti-competitor toxins in the origin and maintenance of diversity in structured microbial populations” of the Grant from Foundation for Polish Science, 2010-2014.

Organizational activity, dissemination and others

Member of European Society for Evolutionary Biology.
Participated and presented at various of the international courses and meetings (Germany, Netherlands, Portugal, Indie, United States).

Selected publications and patents

Magdalena D. Pieczynska, Ryszard Korona, J. Arjan G. M. de Visser. 2017. Experimental tests of host-virus coevolution in natural killer yeast. Journal of Evolutionary Biology. doi: 10.1111/jeb.13044. IF of 2.74.
Magdalena D. Pieczynska, Dominika Wloch-Salamon, Ryszard Korona, J. Arjan G. M. de Visser. Rapid multiple‐level coevolution in experimental populations of yeast killer and nonkiller strains. Evolution doi: 10.1111/evo.12945. IF of 4.007.
Magdalena D. Pieczynska, J. Arjan G. M. de Visser, Ryszard Korona. Incidence of symbiotic dsRNA ‘killer’ viruses in wild and domesticated yeast. FEMS yeast research, 13(8), 856-859. IF of 2.479.

Links to professional profiles

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