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Dr. Krystyna Gieniec is an NHMRC Emerging Leadership Level 1 Fellow at the University of New South Wales, Faculty of Medicine and Health. She conducts her research in the EMBL-Australia Calcium Signalling Laboratory under the mentorship of Dr. Felicity Davis. Her work focuses on mammary gland development and breast cancer biology, with particular emphasis on calcium signaling mechanisms and stromal-epithelial interactions.
Dr. Gieniec's research interests center on understanding how epithelium and adjacent stroma interact via calcium-induced signals to promote mammary development at both embryonic and cancerous stages. Her laboratory employs genetically modified animal models and complex 3D cell systems coupled with advanced 3D volumetric microscopy imaging to investigate these processes. Her work bridges developmental biology and cancer research, with implications for understanding tumor microenvironment dynamics and potential therapeutic interventions.
Dr. Gieniec has received numerous prestigious awards recognizing her research excellence, including the Nikon Award for best oral presentation, UNSW SBMS Young Researcher of the Year Award, and multiple imaging competition awards for her microscopy work. Her research has been recognized through various scholarship programs throughout her career.
- Nikon Award for best 10-minute oral presentation (SBMS Research Symposium, 2023)
- UNSW Faculty of Medicine and Health Values in Action - Diversity Award (team, 2023)
- UNSW SBMS Young Researcher of the Year Award (2022)
- Cover image for BBA Molecular Cell Research (2022)
- Multiple microscopy imaging competition awards (2021-2022)
- Research Training Program Stipend (2017-2020)
Dr. Gieniec has secured significant research funding including the NHMRC Emerging Leadership Level 1 Investigator Grant (2023-2028) as Chief Investigator A. She has also been involved in the 'The Illuminators' virtual microscopy exhibition for UNSW Diversity Fest in both 2021 and 2023, demonstrating her commitment to science communication and diversity in STEM. Her research program combines advanced imaging techniques with developmental biology approaches to unravel complex signaling mechanisms in mammary gland development and breast cancer.
