Academic degrees
- MSc: University of
Wroclaw, biochemistry
> - PhD: University of Wroclaw, biochemistry.
Thesis: "Lysine-rich histones from various animal tissues"
with late prof. Wanda
Mejbaum-Katzenellenbogen, 1973 - Habilitation (Dr hab.): University of
Wroclaw, biochemistry/biophysics. Monograph: "The effect
of some non-isoprenoic phenolic lipids with biological membranes",
Wroclaw University Press 1986
- Full Professor 1998
- Postdoctoral Experience:
with Rudolf A. Demel and Wouter Geurts van Kessel, from L.L.M. vand
Deenen's Lab (Rijksuniversiteit Utrecht, Nederland, several stays
1978-82) Studies concerned alkylresorcinol-lipid bilayer interactions;
with Mahendra K.
Jain (Delaware State University, 1985-86) Studies concerned the effect
of amphiphiles on interfacial kinetics of phospholipase A2.
- FEBS Fellow
(Rijksuniversiteit Utrecht, Nederland, 1982) Studies on plant phenolic
lipids isolation and characterization
- IMG TEMPUS
(Rijksuniversiteit Utrecht, Nederland, 1991) Collaboration with Ron
van't Hof and Ben de
Kruijf in studies on the role of plant lipids on protein import to
chloroplast envelope.
- EC COST Fellow (Brunel
University, London, 1993) Collaboration with John H.P. Tyman in studies
on chemical synthesis and analysis of resorcinolic/phenolic lipids.
Areas of Involvement
Teaching
- Biochemistry of Lipids
- Lipids and Biological
Membranes
- Liposome Technology
- Polyketide Antibiotics
- Biochemistry for Biology
Teachers
- Modern Biology for Teachers of Natural Science
- BSc and MSc Seminars
Textbooks (in Polish):
Laboratory Course of
Biochemistry, (Editor: W.Mejbaum-Katzenellenbogen) Wroclaw
University Press, 1981, Second Edition 1985, Third Edition 1989,
Revised Editions 1992, 1994
Molecular Organization
of the Cell. Laboratory Textbook (Editor: J. Szopa)
Wroclaw
University Press 1992, Second Edition 1996
Molecular Organization
of the Cell, II. Lipids, Liposomes and Biological Membranes. Laboratory
Textbook (Editor: A. Kozubek) Wroclaw University Press 1993, Second
Edition 1995, Third Edition 1997
Administration
- Vice-Director of the
Institute of Biochemistry (1988-1989)
- Head of the Laboratory
Biological Membranes (1985-1997)
- Head of the Laboratory
of Lipids and Liposomes (1998-)
- Member of the University
Senate Commission for Research and Teaching Staff (1984-1986)
- Member of the University
Senate Financial Commision (1993-1996)
- Institute coordinator of
ERASMUS/SOCRATES programme (1997-2006)
- Vice-Director of the
Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (1999-2002)
- Member of the University
Senate Commission for Research and Teaching Staff (1999-2002)
- Director of the Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular
Biology (2002-2006)
Professional Activities
- Member of European
Association of Pharma Biotechnology
- Member of Polish
Biochemical Society
- Member of Polish Society for Cell Biology
- Member of Polish
Biophysical Society
- Member of Molecular
Biology Commision, Wroclaw Branch of Polish Academy of Sciences
- Co-Editor of Cellular
and Molecular Biology Letters
- Member of Journal of
Lipids Editorial Board
- Member of the W.
Mejbaum-Katzenellenbogen's Molecular Biology Seminars Organizing
Committee
- Reviewer for many
journals and KBN, NCBiR, EC Framework Programmes (5, 6, 7) grant
reviewer
Current
Research interests
In looking at my research
program since 1973, I realize that I am involved mostly in many various
aspects of resorcinolic lipids in cereals, from isolation,
characterization, analysis and determination to their biological
activities and recently biosynthesis and physiological role. Although
at present my research topics are focused in establishing some general
scheme of mutual relationship between lipid and phenolic lipid
metabolism in plant and bacterial cell, the studies on the further
characterization of these compounds and their biological activities as
well as the role of lipids, in general, in modulation of the
cellular functioning are continued.
Other important topic deals
with research on liposomes as drug carriers. It includes research on
establishing new formulations of drug-delivering liposomes with the use
of natural amphiphilic modifiers.
Student projects involves
whatever is required to reach a solution to above problems, including
studies of cell and bacterial cultures, biochemistry, natural products
chemistry, molecular biology and genetic regulation.
Current
Collaborations
Prof. Gerrit L. Scherphof; University of Groningen, Groningen,
The Netherlands,
Prof. Dick Hoekstra, University of Groningen, Groningen, The
Netherlands,
Prof. Gert Storm, University of Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands,
Prof. Afaf Kamal-Eldin, Swedish University of Agricultural ciences,
Uppsala, Sweden,
Prof. Martin Hof, Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic,
Prof. Paavo Kinnunen, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland,
Dr. John H.P. Tyman, University of West London, Uxbridge, United
Kingdom,
Prof. Marek Langner, Technical University Wroclaw, Wroclaw, Poland,
Prof. Maciej Ugorski, Agricultural University, Wroclaw, Poland
Arkadiusz Kozubek 
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