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Didactics

Employees of the Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology in the following subjects: biochemistry, general biochemistry of food, biochemistry with elements of biophysics, plant biochemistry, microbiology, bioinformatics, conduct classes with full-time and part-time students of the following Faculties: Biology and Biotechnology, Agriculture and Ecology, Breeding, Bioengineering and Conservation Animal, Horticulture, Human Nutrition, Food Technology, and Civil and Environmental Engineering. In addition to the basic biochemistry and microbiology course, there are many other basic and elective courses.

In addition, the Department conducts classes in genetics and molecular biology of prokaryotes and molecular biology, which are aimed at providing students with practical knowledge in the field of genetic manipulation in accordance with the latest knowledge in this field. The topics of the exercises are selected to cover a logical thematic and experimental sequence from gene cloning from the source organism to obtaining a transgenic organism. Participants of the exercises have a chance to gain laboratory skills and a holistic view of the issues of biotechnology, with particular emphasis on their use in plant biotechnology.

  • Courses conducted by the Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology

    • Basic of Plant Biochemistry and Physiology
    • The anaerobic life of bacteria
    • Biocenosis of freshwater systems
    • Biochemistry
    • Ecological biochemistry
    • Experimental biochemistry
    • General and food biochemistry
    • Plant biochemistry
    • Animal biochemistry
    • Bioinformatics
    • Molecular biology
    • Biology of selected groups of microorganisms
    • Enzymology
    • Enzymology and biochemical techniques
    • Evolutionary aspects of symbiotic nitrogen fixation
    • Prokaryote physiology
    • Genetics and molecular biology of prokaryotes
    • Informatics
    • How microorganisms give form to the world
    • Genome analysis methodology
    • Microbiology of soil and plants
    • Microbiology
    • Soil microbiology
    • General microbiology
    • Industrial microbiology
    • Agricultural microbiology
    • Environmental microbiology
    • Microorganisms in agriculture
    • A new research approach and a revolution in microbiology
    • Fundamentals of mycology
    • Fundamentals of environmental mycology
    • Problems and methods of modern microbiological diagnostics
    • Industrial use of microorganisms
    • Regulation of metabolism
    • Environmental and technological microbiological processes
    • Information technology
    • Introduction to bioinformatics
    • Selected techniques of proteomic analyzes
Exercise materials

For exercises in enzymology for students of the first and second degree studies in all fields of study, we recommend “Praktikum z enzymologii”, 2nd edition, revised edited by dr hab. Jolanta M. Dzik. SGGW Publishing House 2017.

Isolating invertase

Report templates

Quantitative report

Quality report

Consultation hours

consultation hours for employees of the Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology winter semester 2019/2020

Open laboratories

Instructions

Health and Safety

  • Basics of plant biochemistry and physiology

Topics of diploma theses

List of proposed topics for theses to be performed at the Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology

  • Engineering work (agriculture and ecological engineering)

    PromoterTopic
    dr hab. inż. Urszula JankiewiczParticipation of fungal/bacterial lacases in the biodegradation of xenobiotics
    dr hab. inż. Urszula JankiewiczMechanisms of bacterial resistance to heavy metals and/or xenobiotics
    dr hab. inż. Urszula JankiewiczSynthesis of biosurfactants by bacteria isolated from polluted environments
    dr hab. inż. Urszula JankiewiczPlant chitinases – functions, synthesis regulation mechanism
    dr inż. Agnieszka GrabowskaThe use of biotechnological methods in plant breeding
    dr inż. Agnieszka GrabowskaTransgenic plants and their role in agriculture
    dr inż. Małgorzata NykielPolyphenols – truth and myths

  • Bachelor's thesis (biology)

    PromoterTopic
    dr hab. Tomasz StępkowskiApplication of the DnaK gene in metagenomics of the Rhizobiales community
    dr hab. Tomasz StępkowskiMolecular and phylogenetic characteristics of rhizobium strains isolated from the nodules of Fabaceae plants growing in areas contaminated with heavy metals
    dr hab. Małgorzata DudkiewiczMethods of modeling protein structures – comparison of publicly available servers and tools
    dr hab. inż. Urszula JankiewiczBiosurfactants – structure, synthesis regulation mechanisms, application
    dr hab. inż. Urszula JankiewiczMicrobial lipases – general characteristics, molecular mechanisms of synthesis regulation, importance
    dr hab. inż. Urszula JankiewiczMushroom chitinases – general characteristics, molecular mechanisms of synthesis regulation, importance
    dr hab. inż. Urszula JankiewiczMolecular mechanisms of regulation of bacterial chitinase synthesis
    dr hab. inż. Urszula JankiewiczApplication of microbial lacases in the degradation of xenobiotics
    dr hab. inż. Urszula JankiewiczThe mechanism of keratin degradation by enzymes of bacterial origin
    dr hab. inż. Urszula JankiewiczInteractions of plants and bacteria synthesizing ACC deaminase
    dr hab. inż. Urszula JankiewiczDetection of quorum sensing particles synthesized by environmental bacteria
    dr hab. inż. Urszula JankiewiczMolecular identification and metabolic/enzymatic characteristics of bacteria isolated from old heaps and mines in the Tatra National Park
    dr hab. Edyta Zdunek-ZastockaThe role of proline in the plant response to stress factors
    dr hab. Edyta Zdunek-ZastockaMechanism of action and metabolism of selected pesticides
    dr hab. Edyta Zdunek-ZastockaTransgenic plants in the study of abscisic acid metabolism and function
    dr inż. Agnieszka GrabowskaEdible plant vaccines
    dr inż. Agnieszka GrabowskaThe use of mutants in the functional analysis of genes
    dr Małgorzata Grzesiuk-BieniekThe influence of pharmaceuticals on freshwater organisms
    dr inż. Małgorzata NykielPlant polyphenols and their role in response to stress
    dr inż. Małgorzata NykielProteolytic and proteasomal protein degradation in water deficit conditions
    dr inż. Małgorzata NykielThe importance of carbonylation as one of the ways of protein modification under the influence of drought
    dr inż. Małgorzata NykielRegulation of the tuberization process in potatoes
    dr inż. Sławomir OrzechowskiEffect of drought on the activity of aminotransferases in Solanum tuberosum
    dr inż. Beata PrabuckaThe role of two-domain cystatins in the regulation of the activity of cysteine endopeptidases
    dr Hanna Rekosz-BurlagaAssessment of the influence of IAA-producing bacteria on selected oat growth parameters in laboratory conditions (research work)
    dr Hanna Rekosz-BurlagaSearching for effective biocontrol factors in the protection of BIO citrus fruits during their storage (research work)
    dr Hanna Rekosz-BurlagaEvaluation of the antagonistic activity of bacteria and yeasts against selected plant pathogens (research work)
    dr Hanna Rekosz-BurlagaAntibiotic resistance of soil microorganisms (theoretical work)
    dr Hanna Rekosz-BurlagaApplication potential of selected mushrooms (theoretical work)
    dr Joanna SzewińskaThe role of caspases and calpains and their endogenous inhibitors in plant stress response

  • Master's thesis (biology)

    PromoterTopic
    dr hab. Tomasz StępkowskiApplication of nitrogenase coding genes in metagenomic studies of the Rhizobiales community
    dr hab. Tomasz StępkowskiMolecular and phylogenetic characteristics of rhizobium strains isolated from Genisteae and Loteae nodules growing in areas with alkaline soils
    dr hab. inż. Urszula JankiewiczMolecular characteristics of fungal lacases
    dr hab. inż. Urszula JankiewiczPurification and biochemical characterization of Yarrowia lipolytica yeast extracellular hydrolases
    dr hab. inż. Urszula JankiewiczIsolation and identification of fungi synthesizing extracellular laccases. Identification of genes coding the tested laccases
    dr hab. inż. Urszula JankiewiczParticipation of chitinases in inhibiting the growth of fungal phytopathogens. Characteristics of the studied chitinases
    dr hab. inż. Urszula JankiewiczLipases of halophilic microorganisms – biochemical/molecular characteristics
    dr hab. Edyta Zdunek-ZastockaDoes overproduction of proline in transgenic Arabidopsis plants increase their stress tolerance?
    dr hab. Edyta Zdunek-ZastockaDoes overexpression of the abscisic acid metabolism genes increase the stress tolerance of Arabidopsisplants?
    dr hab. Edyta Zdunek-ZastockaPreparation and purification of recombinant abscisic acid glucosyltransferase protein in Pichia pastoris cells
    dr inż. Agnieszka GrabowskaFunctional analysis of the At3g03910 gene – identification of Arabidopsis thaliana mutants
    dr inż. Agnieszka GrabowskaOptimization of glutamate dehydrogenase protein expression in E.colicells
    dr inż. Agnieszka GrabowskaMolecular analysis of insertional mutants of glutamate dehydrogenase in radish
    dr Małgorzata Grzesiuk-BieniekThe influence of pharmaceuticals on freshwater organisms
    dr inż. Małgorzata NykielPlant polyphenols and their role in response to stress
    dr inż. Małgorzata NykielChange of the proteome in potato roots in conditions of water deficit
    dr inż. Sławomir OrzechowskiEffect of drought on the activity of D-enzyme inSolanum tuberosum
    dr inż. Beata PrabuckaComparison of the usefulness of various methods of extraction and pretreatment of endopeptidases based on native electrophoretic analysis
    dr inż. Beata PrabuckaMolecular characteristics of gliadin hydrolysing endopeptidases in the first day of triticale kernel germination

  • Master's thesis (agriculture and ecological engineering)

    PromoterTopic
    dr hab. inż. Urszula JankiewiczIsolation of bacteria antagonistic to phytopathogenic fungi
    dr hab. inż. Urszula JankiewiczDegradation of aniline and its derivatives by aerobic soil microorganisms
    dr hab. inż. Urszula JankiewiczThe share of yeasts in biological plant protection
    dr inż. Małgorzata NykielProtein degradation mechanisms
    dr inż. Sławomir OrzechowskiAnalysis of the effect of drought on the activity of amylases in potato leaves
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