Research topics:
- The triangle: carotenoids-retinoids-cytochromes plays a key role in development and progress of cancer
- The application of Raman imaging and spectroscopy in lipidomic, proteomic, and epigenetic studies of normal and cancerous tissues and cells in the human brain, breast gland, lungs, and gastrointestinal tract, under both normal and oxidative stress conditions.
- Studying the nanomechanical properties of human tissues and cells using AFM (Atomic Force Microscopy) and AFM-nano-IR techniques.
- The application of fluorescence spectroscopy in studying the structure and metabolic pathways of human cells, and spectroscopic analysis of cell viability.
- Femtosecond dynamics of molecular photoswitches from the diarylethene group.
Dr. hab. Beata Brożek-Płuska, Prof. PŁ delivered a keynote lecture entitled “Exploring the Effects of Different Therapeutic Agents in Colon Cells Using Integrated Raman Imaging, AFM and Femtosecond Laser Spectroscopy” at the 4th International Summit on Laser Optics and Photonics (ISLOP2026), held in Madrid, Spain, on 25–27 May 2026.
This distinction recognizes her commitment to science communication, her passion for sharing knowledge, and her efforts to inspire young people to explore science. The award acknowledges her scientific and educational activities carried out not only at our University, but also throughout the region and beyond.
We appreciate her long-standing contribution to educating and supporting successive generations of students, as well as her engagement in promoting science among a wider audience.
We congratulate her on this achievement and wish her continued success in her scientific and educational activities.
Dr Monika Kopeć delivered a presentation at the Science and Young Researchers Conference on June 6, 2026 (online): M. Kopeć, K. Beton-Mysur, B. Brożek-Płuska, “Lipid Droplets as Cellular Sensors of Lipid Metabolic Reprogramming in Colon Cancer: Insights from Essential Amino Acid Supplementation Using Raman Spectroscopy and Imaging.”
The 4th International Summit on Laser Optics and Photonics (ISLOP2026) took place in Madrid, Spain, on May 25–27, 2026. Prof. Halina Abramczyk was one of the Conference Co-Chairs. Link to conference website
Professor Halina Abramczyk among the 10 most productive scientists using Raman spectroscopy in cancer research. Link
We are pleased to announce that the 4th International Summit on Laser Optics and Photonics will be held in Madrid on May 25–27, 2026, and that Prof. Halina Abramczyk is a Co-Chair of the conference. Link to conference website
BBA - Molecular Basis of Disease, BBADIS-26-945R1
Raman Spectroscopic Characterization of Protein Changes Induced by 5-Fluorouracil in Colon Cancer Cells
Monika Kopec; Karolina Beton-Mysur; Anna Sroka-Bartnicka; Beata Brozek-Pluska, accepted
Our doctoral student, MSc Eng. Karolina Balcerak, won first place in the competition of the Scientific Council of the Interdisciplinary Doctoral School at Lodz University of Technology. Link
Dr hab. Beata Brożek-Płuska, Prof. PŁ, delivered a keynote lecture at the 2nd Annual International Conference on Optics, Photonics and Lasers (AICOPL 2026), which took place in Lisbon on April 13–15, 2026.Link to conference website
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- prof. dr hab. Halina Abramczyk
- dr hab. inż. Beata Brożek-Płuska, prof. uczelni (head of the laboratory)
- dr hab. inż. Jakub Surmacki
- dr inż. Karolina Beton-Mysur
- dr inż. Arkadiusz Jarota
- dr inż. Monika Kopeć
- mgr inż. Karolina Jarczewska
Former members:
dr Rafał Kania
dr Marek Kołodziejski
dr Gabriela Waliszewska
dr Katarzyna Paradowska-Moszkowska
dr Iwona Szymczyk
dr Piotr Ciąćka
dr Gabriela Wiosna
mgr Agnieszka Lebioda
mgr Marta Jackowicz
mgr Marceli Rzetelski
mgr Marcel Sobkiewicz
mgr Krzysztof Kurczewski
mgr Małgorzata Kurczewska
mgr Izabela Placek
mgr Agata Bondarczuk
mgr Sylwia Kędzia
mgr Joanna Gudej
mgr Magdalena Janczak
mgr Sylwia Ferenc
mgr Agnieszka Wróblewska
mgr Magdalena Olejniczak
mgr Michalina Stokowska
mgr Olga Olejniczak
mgr Marek Barut
mgr Marta Smolnik
mgr Justyna Jatczak
mgr Marta Krześniak
mgr Monika Jędrzejczyk
mgr Katarzyna Biernacka
mgr Piotr Wysocki
inż. Paulina Piotrowicz
inż. Iga Dominiak
inż. Sandra Bełc
inż. Justyna Sala
inż. Julia Pędziwiatr
- Department of Physics, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
- MAX BORN INSTITUTE for Nonlinear Optics and Short Pulse Spectroscopy, Berlin, Germany
- Jagiellonian University in Kraków, Faculty of Chemistry, Raman Imaging Group
- Medical University of Lublin ,Department of Biological Sciences,Independent Unit of Spectroscopy and Chemical Imaging
- Jagiellonian Centre for Experimental Therapeutics
- Uniwersytet Medyczny w Łodzi, Katedra Onkologii, Zakład Patologii, Łódź, Polska
- Uniwersytet Medyczny w Łodzi, Klinika Andrologii i Endokrynologii Rozrodu, Łódź, Polska
- Wojewódzkie Wielospecjalistyczne Centrum Onkologii i Traumatologii im. M. Kopernika w Łodzi, Łódź, Polska
- Uniwersytecki Szpital Kliniczny im. Wojskowej Akademii Medycznej – Centralny Szpital Weteranów, Klinika Chirurgii Ogólnej i Kolorektalnej, Łódż, Polska
- Uniwersytecki Szpital Kliniczny im. Wojskowej Akademii Medycznej w Łodzi – Centralny Szpital Weteranów, Klinika Neurochirurgii, Chirurgii Kręgosłupa i Nerwów Obwodowych, Łódź, Polska
- Instytut Centrum Zdrowia Matki Polki, Klinika Neurochirurgii i Neurotraumatologii, Łódź, Polska
- Klinika Leczenia Niepłodności Salve Medica, Łódź, Polska
Head of the laboratory:
dr hab. inż. Beata Brożek-Płuska, prof. uczelni
beata.brozek-pluska(at)p.lodz.pl
Institute of Applied Radiation Chemistry
Lodz University of Technology
Wróblewskiego 15
93-590 Łódź
Poland
Phone:
+48 42 631-31-92
prof. dr hab. Halina Abramczyk: halina.abramczyk(at)p.lodz.pl, +48 42 631-31-75
dr hab. inż. Jakub Surmacki, prof. uczelni: jakub.surmacki(at)p.lodz.pl, +48 42 631-31-91
dr inż. Arkadiusz Jarota: arkadiusz.jarota(at)p.lodz.pl, +48 42 631-31-91
dr inż. Monika Kopeć: monika.kopec(at)p.lodz.pl, +48 42 631-31-65
