Barbara Kusznierewicz
specializes in food chemistry and the analysis of bioactive compounds in food products. Her research focuses on the development and application of advanced analytical methods, including chromatographic profiling of antioxidants, as well as the evaluation of the quality and health-promoting properties of plant-derived raw materials and functional foods. She is particularly interested in the impact of technological processing and storage on the composition and bioactivity of food, with emphasis on preserving compounds of nutritional and functional importance. Her work contributes to a better understanding of how processing conditions influence the quality and biological value of food products.
Dorota Martysiak-Żurowska
specializes in food technology and biotechnology, with a particular focus on human milk research. Her work centers on the composition and properties of human milk, including the effects of maternal diet, environmental factors, and storage and preservation methods on its bioactive components. She is particularly interested in innovative milk preservation technologies relevant to human milk banks and the nutrition of preterm infants. Her research contributes to the development of solutions supporting the quality and safety of human milk in clinical practice.
Edyta Malinowska-Pańczyk
specializes in food microbiology as well as the safety and processing of human milk. Her research focuses on microbiological quality, bioactive properties, and innovative preservation methods of human milk, including storage under high pressure and subzero temperature conditions. She has extensive experience in research on human milk and its applications in neonatal nutrition, including projects on innovative preservation methods. Her work contributes to the development of safe and advanced solutions supporting the quality of human milk in clinical practice.
Karol Parchem
specializes in analytical chemistry and lipidomics, with a focus on advanced mass spectrometry techniques. His research centers on untargeted lipidomics using tandem mass spectrometry, particularly in the context of polyunsaturated fatty acid metabolism and oxidized phospholipids. He investigates the structural characterization and biological effects of lipid compounds, including their impact on intestinal epithelial cells. His work contributes to a deeper understanding of lipid metabolism and its relevance to food science and human health.
Katarzyna Mazur
is a PhD candidate in chemical sciences at the Gdańsk University of Technology, specializing in food biotechnology. Her research focuses on the development and evaluation of a novel method for the preservation of human milk based on hyperbaric storage at subzero temperatures as an alternative to conventional pasteurization. She investigates the impact of this approach on microbiological safety, nutritional composition, and bioactive properties of human milk, including proteins, antioxidants, and enzymatic activity. Her work contributes to the development of innovative preservation strategies supporting the quality and safety of human milk.
Magdalena Chmara
is an assistant professor at the Institute of Applied Mathematics at Gdańsk University of Technology, where she is engaged in both teaching and research. Her research interests primarily include the calculus of variations and statistics, with a particular focus on their applications in the biomedical sciences. She is a co-author of the article “Rapid methods for microorganism quantification in human milk: Possibilities and evaluation,” which is devoted to modern methods for the detection and quantitative assessment of microorganisms in human milk. In her work, she uses advanced statistical analyses to compare the effectiveness of various methods for assessing the biological safety of human milk.