Assistant researcher/lecturer – Pharmaceutical Science
MSc Eng.
room 2.02 Faculty of Pharmacy
Contact: dominik.popowski(at)wum.edu.pl
tel +48 22 5720985
Publications
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Teaching
Laboratory classes in Pharmacognosy for 3rd-year Pharmacy Students
Laboratory classes in Analytical Pharmacy for 4th-year Pharmacy Students
Research
Phytochemistry and hyphenated techniques. Natural products’ metabolism by gut microbiota. Evaluation of natural product permeability in vitro using Caco-2 monolayers.
Education
2017 - now
Ph.D. Candidate
Medical University of Warsaw, Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacognosy and Molecular Basis of Phytotherapy. Doctoral dissertation project: UHPLC-DAD-MSn analysis, isolation, and investigation of gut microbiota metabolism of the constituents of the extracts of medical plants used traditionally in urinary tract diseases.
2014-2016
Master of Chemical Technology
Warsaw University of Technology, Faculty of Chemistry, Chemical technology, Department of Analytical Chemistry.
Thesis mentored by prof. dr hab. inż. Lena Ruzik
Area of research: Optimization of identification method of natural metal-binding bioligands in dietary supplements.
2010-2014
Bachelor of Engineering
Warsaw University of Technology, Faculty of Chemistry, Chemical technology, Department of Analytical Chemistry.
Thesis mentored by by prof. dr hab. inż. Lena Ruzik.
Area of research: Application of ICP MS in dietary supplement total metal concentration analysis.
Scientific experience
IX 2019 - III 2020
Traineeship in Institute of Pharmacy, Department of Biology, Chemistry and Pharmacy (Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany).
Area of research: Evaluation of in vitro permeability of the constituents of the traditional herbal remedies for urinary tract diseases, using the Caco-2 monolayer model.
II 2019
Short internship in Institute for Animal Nutrition, Department of Veterinary Medicine (Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany).
Area of research: Incubation of medicinal herbs’ extracts with swine gut microbiota in order to compare the results of swine and human gut microbiota influence evaluation.
I 2019 - now
Ph.D. student in the OPUS project managed by prof. dr hab. Sebastian Granica
Do natural products of plant origin support the therapy of urinary tract infections (UTIs)?
Area of research: phytochemical analysis and investigation of the influence of the gut microbiota on the chemical form of the natural products after oral intake.
VII 2014 – IX 2014
Student’s traineeship in Chemical Laboratory (Polish Geological Institute - National Research Institute, Warsaw, Poland).
Area of research: Elemental analysis of the environmental and rock samples using ICP OES, ICP MS, ICP AES, AAS.
Basic research projects
2018 - 2019
Medical University of Warsaw Young Researchers Personal Grant. Project: The infusion from european goldenrod (Solidago virgaurea L.) – phytochemical analysis and evaluation of the constituents’ metabolism by human gut microbiota.