Andrzej Foik, PhD
Department of Protein Biosynthesis of the Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Science in Warsaw, Centre of Oncology – Maria Sklodowska-Curie Institute, Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology, Polish Academy of Science in Warsaw, University of California, Irvine, USA
Group Leader
Molecular and Cell Biology, Genetics, In Vivo and In Vitro Electrophysiology
Andrzej Foik, PhD, is experienced in molecular and cell biology, genetics, in vivo and in vitro electrophysiology at the network and single-cell levels, data analysis, and computer programming. His scientific pathway began at the Department of Protein Biosynthesis of the Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Science in Warsaw, where he defended his master thesis. He received further scientific training at the Department of Molecular Biology in the Centre of Oncology – Maria Sklodowska-Curie Institute.
He attained a PhD degree in neurophysiology at the Laboratory of Neurobiology of Vision at the Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology, Polish Academy of Science in Warsaw. Prior to taking the lead of the Ophthalmic Biology Group, he pursued scientific studies as a postdoctoral fellow at the Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology of the University of California, Irvine, USA (2015 – 2020).
