Department of Genetics

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Proposed Bachelor’s thesis topics​

• Genetic differentiation of the Picea abies (L.) Karst. populations by the mitochondrial DNA microsatellite markers (prof of AMU dr hab. Aleksandra Wojnicka-Półtorak)

  Genetic differentiation of the Picea abies (L.) Karst. populations by the mitochondrial DNA microsatellite markers (prof of AMU dr hab. Aleksandra Wojnicka-Półtorak)

• Myeloid leukemia in Down syndrome (prof of AMU dr hab. Mirosława Siatecka)

  Myeloid leukemia in Down syndrome (prof of AMU dr hab. Mirosława Siatecka)

• DNA methylation in cancer cells (prof of AMU dr hab. Elżbieta Poręba)

  DNA methylation in cancer cells (prof of AMU dr hab. Elżbieta Poręba)

• Molecular mechanisms responsible for genetic variability associated with somaclonal variation in plants (prof of AMU dr hab. Iwona Melosik)

  Molecular mechanisms responsible for genetic variability associated with somaclonal variation in plants (prof of AMU dr hab. Iwona Melosik)

• Cancer immunotherapy based on genetically modified T cells (CAR T-cell therapy) (prof of AMU dr hab. Julia Durzyńska)

  Cancer immunotherapy based on genetically modified T cells (CAR T-cell therapy) (prof of AMU dr hab. Julia Durzyńska)

• Influence of cytochrome P450 inhibitors on caffeine metabolism of Drosophila melanogaster (prof of AMU dr hab. Ewa Chudzińska)

  Influence of cytochrome P450 inhibitors on caffeine metabolism of Drosophila melanogaster (prof of AMU dr hab. Ewa Chudzińska)

• Identification of two species of Pinus using high-resolution melting curve analysis (HRM) (prof of AMU dr hab. Konrad Celiński)

  Identification of two species of Pinus using high-resolution melting curve analysis (HRM) (prof of AMU dr hab. Konrad Celiński)

• Primer designing for amplification of plant DNA barcode matK — the middle region of the maturase (prof. of AMU dr hab. Katarzyna Buczkowska-Chmielewska)

  Primer designing for amplification of plant DNA barcode matK — the middle region of the maturase (prof. of AMU dr hab. Katarzyna Buczkowska-Chmielewska)

• Genetics of some autoimmune human diseases (prof of AMU dr hab. Alina Bączkiewicz)

  Genetics of some autoimmune human diseases (prof of AMU dr hab. Alina Bączkiewicz)

Proposed master’s thesis topics

• Effect of medium composition on selected features of Drosophila melanogaster (prof of AMU dr hab. Aleksandra Wojnicka-Półtorak)

  Effect of medium composition on selected features of Drosophila melanogaster (prof of AMU dr hab. Aleksandra Wojnicka-Półtorak)

• Mutations in position 339 in second zinc finger of EKLF and their effect on recognition and binding of the target sites (prof of AMU dr hab. Mirosława Siatecka)

  Mutations in position 339 in second zinc finger of EKLF and their effect on recognition and binding of the target sites (prof of AMU dr hab. Mirosława Siatecka)

• Structure-function analysis of BEND3 protein (prof of AMU dr hab. Elżbieta Poręba)

  Structure-function analysis of BEND3 protein (prof of AMU dr hab. Elżbieta Poręba)

• Could ITS1-5.8S-ITS2 nrDNA sequences be used as diagnostic for individual tree species identification from the genus Tilia (Malvales: Tiliaceae)? Iwona Melosik)

  Could ITS1-5.8S-ITS2 nrDNA sequences be used as diagnostic for individual tree species identification from the genus Tilia (Malvales: Tiliaceae)? Iwona Melosik)

• Generation of stable human cells overexpressing a hybrid protein mCherry-IGF-1B and in silico analysis of post-translational modifications of IGF-1B (prof of AMU dr hab. Julia Durzyńska)

  Generation of stable human cells overexpressing a hybrid protein mCherry-IGF-1B and in silico analysis of post-translational modifications of IGF-1B (prof of AMU dr hab. Julia Durzyńska)

• Cytogenetic response of Scots pine seedlings (Pinus sylvestris L.) to the content of heavy metals in soil” (prof of AMU dr hab. Ewa Chudzińska)

  Cytogenetic response of Scots pine seedlings (Pinus sylvestris L.) to the content of heavy metals in soil” (prof of AMU dr hab. Ewa Chudzińska)

• Characteristics of genetic structure of peat-bog pine (Pinus uliginosa Neumann) from the The Stolowe Mountains National Park territory with the use of microsatellite DNA chloroplast markers (prof of AMU dr hab. Konrad Celiński)

  Characteristics of genetic structure of peat-bog pine (Pinus uliginosa Neumann) from the The Stolowe Mountains National Park territory with the use of microsatellite DNA chloroplast markers (prof of AMU dr hab. Konrad Celiński)

• Barcoding sequences for cryptic species of the Aneura pinguis complex (prof of AMU dr hab. Katarzyna Buczkowska-Chmielewska)

  Barcoding sequences for cryptic species of the Aneura pinguis complex (prof of AMU dr hab. Katarzyna Buczkowska-Chmielewska)

• Application of inter simple sequence repeats markers to estimate genetic diversity within Plagiochila genus (prof of AMU dr hab. Alina Bączkiewicz)

  Application of inter simple sequence repeats markers to estimate genetic diversity within Plagiochila genus (prof of AMU dr hab. Alina Bączkiewicz)