Jan Poleszczuk

Jan Poleszczuk
Born (1986-10-19) 19 October 1986
Poland
Alma materUniversity of Warsaw (MSc 2010, PhD 2015); Silesian University of Technology (PhD 2014)
Known forMathematical modeling in oncology; modeling of gene expression; optimization of radiotherapy and chemotherapy
Awards
  • POLITYKA Science Award (2017)
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics; Biocybernetics; Biomedical engineering
InstitutionsNałęcz Institute of Biocybernetics and Biomedical Engineering, Polish Academy of Sciences; Maria Skłodowska-Curie National Research Institute of Oncology
Thesis Mathematical modeling of cancer cell response to therapy-induced stress (2014); Exploring potential tumor growth modulating mechanisms in cells having different status of TP53 gene (2015)
Doctoral advisorMaria Wideł and Urszula Alicja Foryś
Websitejpoleszczuk.pl

Jan Poleszczuk (born 19 October 1986) is a Polish mathematician and biomedical engineer specializing in mathematical modeling in oncology. He is a researcher at the Nałęcz Institute of Biocybernetics and Biomedical Engineering of the Polish Academy of Sciences and a laureate of the Polityka Science Award (2017). His work concerns tumor growth dynamics, gene-expression modeling and optimization of radio- and chemotherapy.