Dr. Marta Budkowska, PhD, is a teaching-focused Assistant Professor at the Department of Medical Analytics, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Poland, and a medical laboratory diagnostician. She obtained her PhD in Medical Sciences in 2015. Her research focuses on circadian regulation of physiological processes, redox homeostasis, oxidative stress, hemostasis, complement activation, and the role of sphingolipids in stem cell mobilization. Her interests also include biochemical and immunological aspects of liver and kidney transplantation, particularly complement activation, growth factors, and biomarkers of organ injury and regeneration. She currently conducts research within LunAres analog space missions, investigating inflammatory and immune responses and physiological responses to stress under conditions of isolation and simulated spaceflight. She completed a research fellowship at the University of Louisville, USA. She serves as Secretary of the Szczecin Branch of the Polish Biochemical Society and Chair of the Audit Committee of the Polish Physiological Society. She received the Amicus Scientiae et Veritatis Medal (2017) and Rector's Awards for research and teaching.
Pomeranian Medical University
Szczecin, Zachodniopomorskie, Poland
Department of Medical Analytics,
Amicus Scientiae et Veritatis Medal (2017)
Szczecin Scientific Society, Szczecin, Zachodniopomorskie, Poland
Awarded for significant scientific contributions to medicine, particularly research on the effects of sphingolipids on stem cells.
Individual Rector's Award for Scientific Achievements (2022)
Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland
Individual award granted by the Rector of Pomeranian Medical University in recognition of scientific achievements and research contributions.
Individual Rector's Awards for Teaching Achievements (2021, 2023)
Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland
Individual awards granted by the Rector of Pomeranian Medical University in recognition of achievements and contributions to academic teaching.
Team Rector's Awards for Scientific Achievements (2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2024)
Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland
Team awards granted by the Rector of Pomeranian Medical University for collective scientific achievements and research contributions.
Distinctions for Oral Scientific Presentations (2013, 2014)
Per scientiam ad salutem aegroti – Scientific Conferences, Bydgoszcz, Poland, Bydgoszcz, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland
Individual distinctions for oral scientific presentations at the Per scientiam ad salutem aegroti conferences in Bydgoszcz. The presentations addressed sphingosine-1-phosphate quantification using RP-HPLC (2013) and the circadian regulation of stem cell circulation involving coagulation and complement systems (2014).
First Prize for a Team Scientific Presentation (2012)
15th Congress of the Polish Society of Gastroenterology, Kraków, Poland, Kraków, Małopolskie, Poland
First team prize for a scientific presentation on circulating bone marrow-derived stem cell populations in patients with pancreatic cancer
University Educator/Researcher
Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland
01 Feb 2019 - present
University Educator/Researcher
Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland
01 Oct 2015 - 31 Jan 2019
Graduate Student or Post Graduate
Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland
01 Oct 2010 - 30 Sep 2015
Research or Laboratory Scientist
University of Louisville, Louisville, USA
02 Feb 2015 - 30 Apr 2015