ABOUT ME:

DEAFinitely into brains, not sounds

I graduated from the Medical University of Silesia, where I had the opportunity to conduct research in neuropsychopharmacology under the supervision of Prof. Artur Pałasz. I was also a member of the Students Scientific Association in neurology and neurorehabilitation, guided by Agnieszka Gorzkowska, MD, PhD. Following that, I completed my internship at Elena Ziviani’s lab at the University of Padua, where the focus was on molecular aspects of neurodegenerative diseases.

As a neurobiologist and diagnostic medical radiographer, I study microstructural and biochemical changes in the brains of individuals with radiologically isolated syndrome, using advanced quantitative MRI, searching for imaging biomarkers with prognostic value (a project under the supervision of Maciej Juryńczyk, MD, PhD, and Bartosz Kossowski, PhD).

RESEARCH INTERESTS:

neurobiological aspects of neurological disorders, neuroanatomy, neuroimaging techniques, neuropharmacology

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:

Pałasz A., Sygidus M., Pinna A., Suszka-Świtek A., Bogus K., Piwowarczyk-Nowak A., Sharma V., Krzystanek M., Menezes-Pazini IC., Filipczyk Ł. (2026). Escitalopram and clonazepam affect gasotransmitter-related enzyme (nNOS, HO-2, CBS) gene expression in the rat brain. Pharmacopsychiatry, doi:10.1055/a-2838-4986.

Pałasz A., Pukowiec M., Bogus K., Suszka-Świtek A., Filipczyk Ł., Mordecka-Chamera K., Worthington J. J., Sygidus M., Wojtas A., Bysiek A., & Gołembiowska K. (2025). Psilocybin and ketamine affect novel neuropeptides gene expression in the rat hypothalamus. Journal of psychopharmacology (Oxford, England), 39(5), 499–508. doi:10.1177/02698811251330783.