ph.d. research
NEEDED - Nordic SEas sEDimentary anciEnt DNA: Sedimentary ancient DNA - a new proxy to investigate the impact of environmental change on past and present biodiversity in Nordic Seas.
We will analyze sediment DNA in the six welldated cores collected at Svalbard, Greenland and Jan Mayen shelfs. By using multiple genetic markers, we will follow changes in composition of different groups of organisms, from microalgae to single-cell protozoans and animals. We will integrate these historical biodiversity data with the information about environmental change provided by classical palaeoceanographic proxies. The results of our study will help understanding how the marine organisms respond to climate change in the past and whether this response is similar to what we observe today. Project no. 2019/34/H/ST10/00682. http://www.iopan.gda.pl/projects/NEEDED/index.html |
INCREASE - Insight into the aNcient miCRobial divErsity from mArine SedimEnt: Marine sedimentary ancient DNA from Svalbard and Northern Europe: Metagenomics insights into the microbial diversity.
In this project, We will use DNA preserved in sediments to reconstruct microbial communities in the Nordic Seas over the last few thousand years. We will analyze sediment DNA collected in Svalbard and Faroe Islands from surface sediment and downcore. By analysis of selected genetic markers and metagenomics, we will follow changes in composition of different groups of organisms, from bacteria, and archaea to microbial eukaryotes. We will integrate these historical biodiversity data with the information about environmental change provided by classical palaeoceanographic proxies. Project no. 2023/49/N/ST10/01626.
In this project, We will use DNA preserved in sediments to reconstruct microbial communities in the Nordic Seas over the last few thousand years. We will analyze sediment DNA collected in Svalbard and Faroe Islands from surface sediment and downcore. By analysis of selected genetic markers and metagenomics, we will follow changes in composition of different groups of organisms, from bacteria, and archaea to microbial eukaryotes. We will integrate these historical biodiversity data with the information about environmental change provided by classical palaeoceanographic proxies. Project no. 2023/49/N/ST10/01626.
m.sc. research
In my master thesis, my preferred organisms are methanotrophs, which are group bacteria that utilize methane as their sole carbon and energy source. My main achievement in this work was cultivation-based and molecular approaches and several important strains to reveal their phylogenetic position. Among others, I have also applied high-throughput methods to investigate the environmental diversity of methanotrophs and applied metagenomics analysis to reconstruct draft genomes of methanotrophs from acidic forest soils and marine sediments.
In my master thesis, my preferred organisms are methanotrophs, which are group bacteria that utilize methane as their sole carbon and energy source. My main achievement in this work was cultivation-based and molecular approaches and several important strains to reveal their phylogenetic position. Among others, I have also applied high-throughput methods to investigate the environmental diversity of methanotrophs and applied metagenomics analysis to reconstruct draft genomes of methanotrophs from acidic forest soils and marine sediments.