https://youtu.be/3MVU41mJ9X4 Exploring the data behind the acute phase of sepsis associated encephalopathy Is it possible to conceptualize your first scientific project in the middle of the medical studies? As challenging as this might sound, it indeed can be done – as proven by Klaudia Krzyżaniak, M.D., an ambitious and hardworking assistant at the Department...

https://youtu.be/eWq1sxP3rE0 Discovering the role and therapeutic potential of bitter taste receptors in the human cardiovascular system Did you know that the bitter taste receptors have been recently discovered in many extraoral locations, such as the respiratory and cardiovascular systems? What exactly is their role and function there? Follow Paweł Kochany, an ambitious young medical...

https://youtu.be/Q_KqWub2fOY Getting to the bottom of why things happen. Dermatological assessment of patients with tuberous sclerosis complex What is the tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC)? Does it require expensive and advanced diagnostic methods or not necessarily? Learn of the new exciting project conducted by an ambitious 6th year medical student and doctoral researcher Ewa Maria...

https://youtu.be/bxl23ttIMQ0 Becoming a researcher. Assessing the unknown risk factors for cerebrovascular disease in patients with nephrotic syndrome Is it possible to combine early, pre-clinical medical studies with vast spectrum of extracurricular activities, not to mention scientific projects? This major challenge is successfully met head-on by Michael Kitlinski, an ambitious 2nd year English Division medical...

https://youtu.be/mUrC1D9kSwY When research and clinical practice meet. Pursuing the dream of becoming a neurosurgeon. Some may believe that being a young medical student, before your clinical years, does not allow you to get involved in many extracurricular activities, let alone to do research. Samuel Pettersson’s example proves that this is not the case. With...

https://youtu.be/HHYuuNHyy4o Validating the Method. Transcutaneous Laryngeal Ultrasonography: Assessment of its diagnostic accuracy and learning curve   What encouraged Agastya Patel, a young student form India, to pursue a medical degree at the Medical University of Gdańsk? Follow him as a doctoral student as he attempts to validate an ultrasonography method of diagnosing vocal fold paralysis...

https://youtu.be/pdbnsrk_3Pc Application of single circulating tumor cell sequencing in liquid biopsies collected from ovarian cancer patients How is artificial intelligence used in modern medicine? Where do the two disciplines meet? Follow Maksym Jopek, a bioinformatician from the Division of Translational Oncology as he explains the role of deep neural networks in processing massive amount...

https://youtu.be/LOsik8CaPEk Aiming high. The road to doctoral studies at the Medical University of Gdańsk The optimization of a procedure for the multi-omics analysis of subcellular compartments with a focus on the mitochondria. What encouraged Margot Biesemans, a young researcher from Belgium, to pursue her doctoral studies at the Medical University of Gdańsk? What does...

https://youtu.be/37auN1zYMBU Implementation of custom-designed targeted next-generation sequencing tool for the molecular diagnosis of individuals with a clinical suspicion of neurofibromatosis type 1 or related phacomatoses What is the neurofibromatosis type 1? What is the pathogenesis of the disorder? Follow the unique project coordinated by Magdalena Koczkowska, Ph.D., aiming to develop an innovative diagnostic tool...

https://youtu.be/l3JIU3inOCI Genetic and clinical characteristics of parkinsonism and other neurogenerative diseases What are the neurological disorders? Are they susceptible to conventional forms of treatment? Follow Jarosław Dulski, M.D., Ph.D. and learn more about gene therapy and the way it is beginning to revolutionize modern treatment of many genetic diseases, including the neurological ones. Learn...