Katarzyna Białkowska

Katarzyna Białkowska is a Lecturer at the Department of Genetics and Pathomorphology, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin. Her research focuses on genetic risk factors for breast and ovarian cancers, with particular emphasis on BRCA1/BRCA2 mutation carriers and polygenic risk scores.

• Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical Biotechnology and Laboratory Medicine, Pomeranian Medical University
• Email: katarzyna.bialkowska@pum.edu.pl

Her work spans Medical Sciences (75%) and Pharmacology and Pharmacy (25%), including studies on DNA genetics, heredity, tumor biology, and microelement roles in cancer. She has contributed to 63 publications and led 1 research project.

Recent research themes include:

• Genetic modifiers of BRCA1/BRCA2-related cancer risks
• Polygenic risk score differences across European populations
• Metal biomarkers (copper, cadmium, selenium) in cancer occurrence
• Immune infiltration spatial profiling in breast cancer
• Ovarian cancer susceptibility loci discovery

She actively participates in multi-center studies and clinical genetics conferences, advancing understanding of hereditary cancers and environmental-genetic interactions in Polish populations.