Aldona Dembinska-Kiec

Prof. dr. Aldona Dembinska-Kiec
Department of Clinical Biochemistry
Collegium Medicum Jagiellonan University
Kopernika 15a str.
31-501 Cracow
POLAND
Tel +48 12421 4006
Fax +48 12421 4073
E-mail: mbkiec@kinga.cyfr-kr.edu.pl


Expertise:
Mitochondrial proteins (connexin 43 and humanin) and their regulation by beta-carotene in angiogenesis and neurodegradation; mitochondrium associated polymorphisms, diabetes and metabolic syndrome.


Relevant projects and functions:

• Member of COST 926: Impact of new technologies on health benefits and safety of bioactive plant compounds.
• Former Coordinator of FP-5 DLARFID, FP-5 STEC and Polish KBN grants, and MC member of 2 COST actions: 917 and 918.
• Participant of EU FP-6 IP Lipgen and EU FP-6 NoE NuGo.
• Member of Editorial Board of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine.

Group structure:
1 Professor (F), 10 PhD scientists (8F, 2M), 3 MSc scientists (3F), 6 PhD students (5F, 1M), 3 technicians (3F).


Selected publications:
1. Bodzioch M, Dembinska-Kiec A, Hartwich J, Lapicka-Bodzioch K, Banas A, Polus A, Grzybowska J, Wybranska I, Dulinska J, Gil D, Laidler P, Placha W, Zawada M, Balana-Nowak A, Sacha T, Kiec-Wilk B, Skotnicki A, Moehle C, Langmann T, Schmitz G. The microarray expression analysis identifies BAX as a mediator of beta-carotene effects on apoptosis. Nutr Cancer 2005: 51 (2): 226-35
2. Kiec-Wilk B, Polus A, Grzybowska J, Mikolajczyk M, Hartwich J, Pryjma J, Skrzeczynska J, Dembinska-Kiec A. Beta-carotene stimulates chemotaxis of human endothelial progenitur cells. Clin. Chem.Lab. Med., 2005, 43(5), 488-498.

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