Biotechnology Center

PhD Eng. Marcelina Jureczko specializes in research on cytostatics – drugs used in cancer therapy. She investigates their effects on aquatic organisms and seeks environmentally friendly methods for eliminating these substances from water and wastewater, with particular emphasis on the use of white-rot fungi and the enzymes they produce.

In her work, she applies a variety of research techniques, including:

•     ecotoxicological and cytotoxicological tests,

•     spectrophotometry: UV-Vis, UPLC-MS,

•     molecular analyses (RT-qPCR).

Research projects:

•     Enzymatic degradation efficiency of anticancer drugs using laccase – project under the Excellence Initiative – Research University program (2024–2026), principal investigator: PhD Eng. Marcelina Jureczko.

•     Research on white-rot fungi ability to remove cytostatic drugs on an example of: bleomycin and vincristine  – grant funded by the National Science Centre, Poland (2021–2025)

Principal Investigator: PhD Eng. Marcelina Jureczko (marcelina.jureczko@polsl.pl)