dr hab. n. med., prof. UR Magdalena Sowa-Kućma

  • Jednostka:
    Instytut Nauk Medycznych, Zakład Fizjologii Człowieka
  • Budynek: G4
  • Pokój: 241
  • Nr telefonu: 17 8516880
  • Email: [email protected]
  • ORCID: 0000-0001-5956-7229
  • Konsultacje dla studentów: Wtorek 7.15-8.00, Czwartek 7.15-8.00 (on-line lub w kontakcie po uprzednim umówieniu)

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My main interests have always been focused on a better understanding of the functioning of the human body, both in health and disease, and the search for new and more effective therapies. During my master's studies, I investigated the influence of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB 126 and PCB153) on steroidogenesis and apoptotic processes in pig ovary cells. After completing my biological studies, I was accepted as a PhD student at the Institute of Pharmacology of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Krakow, where my great adventure with neuroscience and neuropsychopharmacology, which continues to this day, began.  My PhD thesis, directed by Professor Gabriel Nowak, concerned the role of zinc in the adaptative mechanisms after antidepressants. And it was also the beginning of my interest and fascination with molecular biology and the role of glutamatergic neurotransmission (especially glutamte receptors), oxidative stress and inflammatory processes in the pathophysiology of mood disorders (especially depression). I have done research on both human and animal tissue (animal models of depression) and I have a lot of experience in this field. The crowning achievement of this research was the habilitation thesis. In the meantime, I have also studied the importance of epigenetic changes in the mechanism of antidepressant action. Since 2017 I have been employed at the Institute of Medical Sciences of the Medical College of Rzeszów University, where I head the Department of Human Physiology. In addition, I am also the head of the Laboratory of Innovative Research of Cardiovascular and Respiratory Systems in the Centre for Innovative Research in Medical and Natural Sciences (University of Rzeszów). Although my research interests have recently expanded to include the cardiovascular and respiratory systems, I am still mostly focused on better understanding the mechanisms involved in the development of depression.

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