Affiliation: Malopolska Centre of Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University

Dr. Marta Pabis is an assistant professor at the Malopolska Centre of Biotechnology at Jagiellonian University in Poland. She has a long-standing interest in nucleic acids, including their biogenesis, function, and interactions with proteins. Dr. Pabis is currently leading projects focused on understanding the functional roles of long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) in maintaining stem cell pluripotency and differentiation. Additionally, she is working to elucidate the mechanisms of fluoroquinolone resistance, which hampers the efficacy of DNA gyrase-targeted antibiotics, and explore potential solutions.

Dr. Pabis studied biotechnology at Jagiellonian University and continued her education at the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics in Dresden, where she earned her PhD. Following her doctoral studies, she briefly worked in the biotech industry as a senior scientist at Selvita. She later returned to academia, conducting postdoctoral research in structural biology at Helmholtz Munich and the Małopolska Centre of Biotechnology.