Mariusz Pietrzak PhD, DSc.

He has been associated with the Warsaw University of Technology for over 20 years - a graduate of the Faculty of Chemistry at the Warsaw University of Technology. He graduated in 2003 in the field of polymer technology after completion of the research project under the supervision of prof. Zbigniew Florjańczyk. He obtained a PhD in Chemistry in 2008 working under the supervision of prof. Elżbieta Malinowska. He obtained his postdoctoral degree in 2018. Since 2019, he has been employed as an associate professor.

He was awarded the KEN Medal. Since 2009 he has supervised more than 50 diploma theses. He played a role of an auxiliary supervisor in two completed PhD theses. Currently a supervisor of 2 PhD students. As a part of his didactic activity, he lectures for students of Biotechnology, both in first and second cycle studies. These lectures cover issues related to electrochemical techniques, bioanalytical methods as well as sensors and biosensors. He also teaches PhD students, among others, in the framework of the course on the use of nanomaterials in bioanalytical and theranostics. Leader (or stage manager) of several grants financed by the National Science Center and the National Center for Research and Development.

For almost 2 years he worked at University of Michigan (Ann Arbor) as a research fellow. A laureate of the FNP Start program and a beneficiary of the CSZ scholarship for young scientists. Repeatedly awarded with the award of the Rector of the Warsaw University of Technology for scientific and didactic achievements. Member of the organizing and scientific committee of several international conferences. Author and co-author of scientific articles and papers presented at both Polish and international scientific conferences.

He focuses his research interest on optical, electrochemical and mass biosensors, biotests and chemical sensors, and particularly on the development and modification of receptor layers of these devices. His also investigates the interactions of various receptors with clinically and environmentally relevant analytes. His research activity concerns the synthesis, modification and application of nanomaterials for bioanalytics and theranostics. In particular, the surface modification of nanoparticles, and studies on the properties of nanozymes and their conjugation with biological receptors, and also the use of such conjugates in immunoassays are within his area of expertise. His works concern both the basic issues and the application of the developed materials for the construction of modern bioanalytical tools.

• Interactions of proteins with metal-based nanoparticles from a point of view of analytical chemistry - challenges and opportunities, Drozd Marcin, Ivanova Polina, Duszczyk Adrian, Pietrzak Mariusz, Advances in Colloid and Interface Science, 2022, w druku
• Versatile and easily-designable polyester-laser toner interfaces for site-oriented adsorption of antibodies, Drozd Marcin, Ivanova Polina, Tokarska Katarzyna, Żukowski Kamil, Kramarska Aleksandra, Nowiński Adam, Kobylska Ewa, Pietrzak Mariusz, Brzózka Zbigniew, Malinowska Elżbieta, International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2022, w druku
• Bimetallic and multimetallic nanoparticles as nanozymes, Pietrzak Mariusz, Ivanova Polina, Sensors and Actuators B - Chemical, 2021, vol. 336, s.1-17, Numer artykułu:129736. DOI:10.1016/j.snb.2021.129736
• Nanoparticles of chosen noble metals as reactive oxygen species scavengers, Ivanova Polina, Dzięgielewski Konrad, Drozd Marcin [i in.], Nanotechnology, 2021, vol. 32, nr 5, s.1-11, Numer artykułu:055704. DOI:10.1088/1361-6528/abc19f
• Modification of fluorescent nanocrystals with 6-thioguanine - monitoring of drug delivery, Grabowska-Jadach Ilona, Drozd Marcin, Kulpińska Dominika [i in.], Applied Nanoscience, 2020, vol. 10, s.83-89. DOI:10.1007/s13204-019-01101-6
• Synthesis, characterization and application of plasmonic hollow gold nanoshells in a photothermal therapy—New particles for theranostics, Grabowska-Jadach Ilona, Kulpińska Dominika, Drozd Marcin [i in.], Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy, 2019, vol. 111, s.1147-1155. DOI:10.1016/j.biopha.2019.01.037
• Studies on effectiveness of PTT on 3D tumor model under microfluidic conditions using aptamer-modified nanoshells, Kulpińska Dominika, Grabowska-Jadach Ilona, Liwińska Monika [i in.], Biosensors & Bioelectronics, 2019, vol. 126, s.214-221. DOI:10.1016/j.bios.2018.10.069
• Studies on effectiveness of PTT on 3D tumor model under microfluidic conditions using aptamer-modified nanoshells, Kulpińska Dominika, Grabowska-Jadach Ilona, Liwińska Monika [i in.], Biosensors & Bioelectronics, 2019, vol. 126, s.214-221. DOI:10.1016/j.bios.2018.10.069
• The influence of selected ω-mercaptocarboxylate ligands on physicochemical properties and biological activity of Cd-free, zinc‑copper‑indium sulfide colloidal nanocrystals, Kulpińska Dominika, Drozd Marcin, Grabowska-Jadach Ilona [i in.], Materials Science & Engineering C - Materials for Biological Applications, 2019, vol. 97, s.583-592. DOI:10.1016/j.msec.2018.12.043
• SPRi-Based Biosensing Platforms for Detection of Specific DNA Sequences Using Thiolate and Dithiocarbamate Assemblies, Drozd Marcin, Pietrzak Mariusz, Malinowska Elżbieta, Frontiers in Chemistry, 2018, vol. 6, s.1-12. DOI:10.3389/fchem.2018.00173
• Comparative studies of biological activity of cadmium-based quantum dots with different surface modifications, Kalinowska Dominika, Grabowska-Jadach Ilona, Drozd Marcin [i in.], Applied Nanoscience, 2018, vol. 8, nr 3, s.309-321. DOI:10.1007/s13204-018-0787-8
• Cytotoxicity studies of selected cadmium-based quantum dots on 2Dvs.3D cell cultures, Grabowska-Jadach Ilona, Żuchowska Agnieszka, Olesik Marta [i in.], New Journal of Chemistry, 2018, vol. 42, nr 15, s.12787-12795. DOI:10.1039/C8NJ01986J