Grzegorz Wegrzyn
Summary
Born: June 27, 1963; Gdansk (Poland)
Education (degree, subject, date, university):
MSc, Biology, 1987, University of Gdansk (Poland)
PhD, Biology, 1991, University of Gdansk (Poland)
Habilitation (DSc), Biology, 1995, University of Gdansk (Poland)
Professor (title), Biological Sciences 1998
Career/Employment (employers, positions and dates)
University of Gdansk (Poland), Research Assistant, 1987-1991
University of Nottingham Medical School (UK), Research Fellow, 1991
University of California at San Diego (USA), Post-doctoral Fellow, 1992
University of Gdansk (Poland), Lecturer, 1992-1996
University of Gdansk (Poland), Assistant Professor, 1996-1998
University of Gdansk (Poland), Associate Professor, 1998-1999
University of Gdansk (Poland), Professor, 1999 - present
Academic Function:
Head of Department of Molecular Biology, University of Gdansk
Scientific interests:
Regulation of DNA replication in bacteria, plasmids and bacteriophages
Control of gene expression in prokaryotes
Human genetic diseases, inherited metabolic disorders
Biological functions of natural products, particularly flavonoids
Editor of scientific journals:
FEMS Microbiology Reviews
Plasmid
Microbial Cell Factories
Acta Biochimica Polonica (Editor-in-Chief since 2009)
Metabolic Brain Disease (Deputy Chief Editor since 2014)
Biochemistry Biotechnology Genetics Microbiology Molecular Biology