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Katarzyna Makasewicz is a Researcher at the Institute of Chemical Biology (ICB) at ETH Zurich, Switzerland, working under Prof. Paolo Arosio. Her research focuses on understanding biomolecular interactions, particularly protein-membrane dynamics and phase separation processes. She holds a B.Sc. (2016) and M.Sc. (2017) in Nanotechnology from Lodz University of Technology, Poland, where she specialized in polymeric nanoparticle synthesis using ionizing radiation. During her M.Sc., she conducted a research internship at the University of Palermo, Sicily. She completed her Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry at Lund University (Sweden, 2018–2022), studying α-synuclein’s role in lipid membrane interactions, supervised by Prof. Emma Sparr and Prof. Sara Linse. Her postdoctoral work at ETH Zurich investigates rheological properties of protein droplets and aging processes in biomolecular condensates.
Her research interests span biophysics, biochemistry, and nanotechnology, with a focus on protein aggregation mechanisms, membrane remodelling, and the functional implications of biomolecular condensates. Techniques employed include microfluidics, small-angle scattering, and fluorescence microscopy. She has contributed to understanding how environmental factors modulate protein behavior in cellular contexts, with implications for neurodegenerative diseases and material science.
Notable projects include analyzing α-synuclein’s cooperative binding to lipid vesicles and the formation of multi-compartment condensates through aging processes. Her work bridges fundamental biophysical studies with applications in nanomedicine and disease modeling.
