The Team
Dr Aleksandra Augustyniak
Postdoctoral Researcher

Dr Aleksandra Augustyniak is a Postdoctoral Researcher in the
Circular Bioeconomy Research Group at Shannon ABC, Munster Technological
University. Aleksandra is working on the Horizon 2020 Bio4Africa project that
aims to transfer simple, small-scale and robust bio-based technology to rural
Africa. The objective of the project is to empower African farmers and farming
communities to produce a wider range of high-value products using local
biomass.
Aleksandra
completed her PhD in Biological Sciences from the Laboratory of Cytogenetics at
the University of Łódź, Poland. She joined Shannon ABC in 2015 and since then
she has worked on a number of projects with a variety of industrial clients,
including nutraceuticals, medical devices and cosmetics. Her main research
interests focus on various aspects of cell culture technology. Aleksandra
specializes in mammalian cell culture and in vitro screening for novel compound
bioactivity using various cellular models.