Alicja Rabiasz, MSc – is a graduate of Master Degree in Biology (molecular biology specialization) at Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań. Since February 2017 she is a PhD student in Department of Molecluar and Clinical Genetics.

Scientific interests of Alicja include motile cilia dysfunction, molecular basis of rare genetic disease – primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD) and elucidation of the role of novel genes potentially involved in the PCD pathogenesis using RNA interference method (RNAi) in ciliated flatworm (Schmidtea mediterranea).

Publications

Awards

Awarded: mgr Alicja Rabiasz
Fellowship (EMBO Scientific Exchange Grant)
Given by: The European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO).

to implement the project “ The use of mRNA therapy to restore ciliary function in zebrafish with knockout of CCDC39, the known primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD) gene”.

Awarded: mgr Alicja Rabiasz
Helisa 2022
Given by: Polish Society of Human Genetics, VI Polish Genetics Congress, Cracow on June 27-30th, 2022.

for the best posters presented on the Human Genetics session: Alicja Rabiasz, Monika Drobna-Śledzińska, Natalia Maćkowska- Maślak, Ewa Ziętkiewicz - POLR2K as a passenger gene mutated together with SPAG1, the known primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD) gene.

Awarded: mgr Alicja Rabiasz
Polish Intelligent Development Award 2020 in the category: Scientist of the future
Given by: Inteligent Development Center

Poszukiwanie nowych genów zaangażowanych w patogenezę pierwotnej dyskinezy rzęsek: analiza funkcjonalna genów kandydatów metodą interferencji RNA.

Awarded: mgr Alicja Rabiasz
Nomination for the Polish Intelligent Development Award 2020
Given by: Polish Intelligent Development

Nomination for the Polish Intelligent Development Award 2020 in the category: Sciencist of the future for the project: : “In search for new genes involved in primary ciliary dyskinesia pathogenesis: functional screening of candidate genes using RNA interference"

Awarded: mgr Alicja Rabiasz
Given by: Student scientific association "Biosfera" at the Poznan University of Medical Sciences

was awarded for the best oral presentation entitled "Identification of genes potentially involved in the pathogenesis of primary ciliary dyskinesia" during the X Open Lectures from the series of Youth Meetings with Science in Poznan

Awarded:
mgr Alicja Rabiasz
prof. dr hab. n. med. Michał Witt
prof. dr hab. n. med. Ewa Ziętkiewicz
Gold Helix
Given by: Polish Human Genetics Association

Poster titled "Schmidtea mediterranea as a model organism to study novel genes potentially involved in primary ciliary dyskinesia pathogenesis" presented by Alicja Rabiasz, Michał Witt, Ewa Ziętkiewicz, was awarded a "Gold Helix" by the Polish Human Genetics Association during IXth Convention of Polish Human Genetics Association in Bydgoszcz