Rector’s Award
The Medical University of Lodz is proud to inform that since the academic year 2013/2014 Rector’s Award will be presented to the students of the English Division every academic year. You may find the Rules and Regulations of the Rector’s Award below.
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Directive 122/2021 – Rector’s Award
Resolution on the amount of Rectors Award – rules of the Rector’s Award
*Rector’s Award is subject to tax deduction due to polish law (for more information regarding this matter please contact our financial office).
Rector’s Award for the academic year 2023/2024
We are honored to announce that the winner of the Rector’s Award 2024 is Ms. JULIA RESCH.
Julia Resch is a student in the 6-year medical program. She came to us from Koblenz in western Germany in 2019. Over the past few years, she has actively participated in various research projects. The most significant of these was her collaboration with Prof. Gaszyński and the Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care at Barlicki Hospital in Łódź. Together with the clinic’s team, she conducted a study comparing the benefits of using the Miller and Macintosh laryngoscopes in patients with morbid obesity. This project earned her first place in the Surgery and Transplantation category at the JPM 2024 Conference and resulted in her first published article. Additionally, Ms. Julia is an active member of the Non-Invasive Cardiology Scientific Circle, led by Prof. Lelonek. In this role, she organizes workshops for other students and participates in a project investigating low doses of naltrexone as a potential treatment for long-term Covid-19. She also holds a research position in the Department of Gynecologic Oncology at the Polish Mother’s Memorial Hospital Research Institute in Łódź. Currently, she is focusing on a research project on dysmenorrhea in adolescents. Besides her scientific and research activities, Ms. Julia has been a member of the student government for years, serving as the chairperson in the 2021/2022 academic year. She is always eager to engage in social activities, organizing social and integration events at our university.
“I am deeply honored to receive this year’s Rector’s Award. This recognition of my academic achievements is a significant milestone and serves as a great motivation to continue pursuing my professional and academic aspirations.
I would like to extend my gratitude to Prof. Gaszyński and the Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care at Barlicki Hospital for their invaluable support with my first research project, “A Comparison of Miller Straight Blade and Macintosh Blade Laryngoscopes for Intubation in Morbidly Obese Patients,” which led to my first publication.
Additionally, I wish to thank Prof. Lelonek and the Department of Noninvasive Cardiology at WAM Hospital, as well as Prof. Nowak and the Department of Operational and Oncological Gynecology, for their guidance and encouragement in my subsequent research projects.
This achievement would not have been possible without the exceptional staff at our university. I am particularly grateful to my coordinator, Ms. Kaczorowska, the Dean, Prof. Kłosek, and the Rector, Prof. Piekarski, for their unwavering support.
Finally, I want to express my deepest thanks to my family and friends, whose encouragement and support over the last years have been instrumental in my success.
I am truly grateful for the opportunities available to students at the Medical University of Łódź and strongly encourage my fellow students to take full advantage of them!!!“
Julia Resch
Rector’s Award for the academic year 2022/2023
We are honored to announce that the winner of the Rector’s Award 2023 is Ms. Hoang Bao Ngoc Tran.
Congratulations!
Ms. Hoang Bao Ngoc Tran, 6th year 6MD student comes from Ho Chi Minh city in Vietnam. She is a laureate of 8th edition of the UMED Grants 2022 program – she received a grant for the project “Extracellular collagen effect on connexin 43 in heart fibrosis”. Her presentation “Regulatory effect of Extracellular Matrix components and a2B1 integrin on connexin 43 density in cardiac fibroblasts” won 3rd place during the conference Juvenes Pro Medicina (11-14.05.2023). The student has been actively participating in research and scientific work of the Department of Pathophysiology for several years under the supervision of Prof. Jacek Drobnik.
Below you can read about student’s scientific work:
“My name is Tran Hoang Bao Ngoc and I am from Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam. I have had the honor to, currently, study and research at the Department of Pathophysiology – Medical University of Lodz. I am under the guidance and supervision of Prof. Jacek Drobnik and Ms. Malgorzata Galdyszynska, M.Sc. Our main target is to explore the role of cardiac fibroblasts, their interaction with the Extracellular matrix (ECM) and how these phenomena can influence the pathological mechanism of cardiac fibrosis. To be more specific, recently we have taken a look into the activity of Connexin 43 as this gap junction has not only been linked to the cardiac fibrosis itself, but also its complications such as arrhythmia. As the result of our hard work, we can conclude that the ECM and α2β1 integrin exert regulatory effect on Connexin 43. We are very excited about our result and we are all eager to learn more about how this regulation is mediated. Additionally, we also have a small project which we observed the cardiac fibroblasts that we cultured in a non-conventional environment called hanging drops. We have recorded many key differences such as shape and ECM metabolism of these cells in comparison to the conventional one. This is very interesting to us and we are hoping that our finding may contribute to the development of a more advance culturing method for study of cardiac fibroblasts.”
Here’s Ms. Hoang Bao Ngoc Tran’s comment on winning the Rector’s Award:
” I am honored to receive the prestigious Rector’s Award. This recognition is a testament to the support and encouragement that I have received from those who have played a pivotal role in my academic journey.
First and foremost, I would like to express my profound gratitude to my supervisors, Prof. Jack Drobnik and Ms. Malgorzata Galdyszynska, whose dedication and meticulous guidance have been instrumental in shaping my academic aspirations.
I also extend my appreciation to the Medical University of Lodz. I would like to say thank you to all our university’s members, especially to my Coordinator, Ms. Ewa Domińczak, our Dean, Prof. Sebastian Kłosek, and Rector, Prof. Radzisław Kordek, for their constant support and commitment to fostering a vibrant educational environment.
Last but not least, I am eternally grateful to my family and friends for their love and encouragement.
I am filled with a profound sense of gratitude for these remarkable individuals. I want to wish them all the best in life and once again, thank you all so much!”
Rector’s Award for the academic year 2021/2022
I am very pleased to inform that the Rector’s Award 2021/2022 for the outstanding academic achievements has been granted to Mr. Edward Joaquim Jose Clarke, the 6th year student of 6MD program.
Mr. Edward Joaquim Jose Clarke has obtained 69,7 points which is the best result out of all the applicants.
Congratulations to Mr. Edward Joaquim Jose Clarke from all the employees of the Administrative Center for Studies in English
Best regards,
Prof. Sebastian Kłosek, MD, DMD, PhD
Vice-Dean for Studies in English
Faculty of Medicine
Medical University of Lodz
I am honoured to be the winner of the Rectors Award, it is an indescribable feeling. I have no words to express the gratitude I have towards our university and faculty, especially my supervisor Dr Wysiadecki, Dean, Prof Klosek and Rector, Prof Kordek. I will always be thankful to the Medical University of Łódź for encouraging me to fulfil my academic aspirations and ambitions.
Edward Clarke
