Marta Fiołka

Marta Fiołka is a Professor at the Department of Immunobiology, Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, University of Maria Curie-Skłodowska. Her research focuses on antimicrobial and antitumor compounds derived from earthworm coelomic fluid and plant extracts, particularly targeting Candida albicans and cancers like lung, colon, ovarian, and breast cancer.

• Patents: 8 patented inventions (2012–2021) related to bacterial strains, protein-polysaccharide complexes, and therapeutic applications.
• Research: Explores microbial interactions, antimicrobial mechanisms, and natural product-based drug discovery.
• Publications: 15 recent articles in journals like Scientific Reports, Cells, and Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy on earthworm metabolites and plant extracts.