Author name: Łukasz Kałuski

Education • PhD 2020/10 – present Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences Proposed Dissertation: Staphylococcus bacteriophages with therapeutic potential: functional analysis of genes encoding membrane proteins in search of factors that enhance the competitiveness of the phage and the infected host under different bacterial growth conditions. • MSc 2018/10-2020/09 Warsaw University of Life Sciences Thesis: Characteristics of Staphylococcus aureus bacteriophage with atypical strain specificity Degree in microbiology • BSc 2015/10-2018/09 Warsaw University of Life Sciences Thesis: Initial evaluation of 3MF8 bacteriophage in the biocontrol on selected strains of Pseudomonas syringae pv. lachrymans and pv. tomato. Degree in biology Work experience • Mikrolab – sample colector 2019/10-2020/08 Collecting water and environmental samples, assisting in ongoing laboratory work • Bell P.P.H.U. - microbiologist 2019/07-2019/09 Microbiological purity testing of a product • Department of Neurochemistry, Mossakowski Medical Research Institute, Polish Academy of Sciences – student internship 2017/08-2017/09 Wester Blot, protein isolation, protein electrophoresis Professional affiiations • Vice president of student science club “Eza”, Warsaw University of life Sciences 2018-2020