Dorota Piasecka-Kwiatkowska

Head of the Department of Biochemistry and Food Analysis

Stopień/tytuł: prof. UPP dr hab.

Stanowisko: Profesor            

Pokój:  37 – II PIĘTRO
Telefon: 61-848-73-47
E-mail: dorota.piasecka-kwiatkowska@up.poznan.pl

Academic degrees: (all in Poznań University of Life Sciences):

  1. M.Sc. in Food Technology (1989)
  1. PhD (1999) for dissertation “Influence of some native biological activities of cereals on technological properties as well as natural resistance to insect pest”

2012 D.SC. for dissertation “Biochemical methods for the detection of wheat hidden infestation caused by granary weevil (Sitophilus granarius L.)

Scientific interest:

Food immunoreactivity mainly focus on allergenicity including food from non-conventional raw materials. The detection of coeliacotoxic peptides (gluten) and the identification of insect pests in stored grain. Immunoassay: ELISA, immunoblotting, slot-blot.

Additional competence:

  1. Postgraduate study in mathematics:  basic IT
    Faculty of Mathematics and Physics Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań
  1. Milk production, manufacture and marketing.
    The Scotish Agricultural College
  1. Economics/ Marketing and Co-Operative Organisation.
    University College Cork

 1996 -1998 TEMPUS S_JEP-9917-95 Project. Module “Immunchemical methods and their usage in food industry” trainings: Pasteur Institute Paris INA Paris-Grignon, Institute of Food Research Norwich, University of Chemical Technology Prague

2023    Teaching Mentor Collegium Wratislaviense (SM-Z/581/2023/9

Other activities:

  • Since 2012 Member of  Main Board of the Polish Food Technologists’ Society, (since 2016 Vice-President)
  • Member of the Committee of Food and Nutrition Sciences Polish Academy of Science (since 2020)
  • Polish Accreditation Committee expert in the field of food technology and nutrition (since 2020) ,
  • Since 2022 Member of European Federation of Food Science and Technology (EFFoST)

ORCIID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4848-6957

Publications:

Piasecka-Kwiatkowska D. (2011): Biochemiczne metody detekcji ukrytego porażenia ziarna pszenicy wołkiem zbożowym (Sitophilus granarius L.). Rozprawy naukowe. Wyd. Uniwersytetu Przyrodniczego w Poznaniu

Piasecka-Kwiatkowska D., Warchalewski J.R., Zielińska-Dawidziak M., Michalak M. (2012): Digestive Enzyme Inhibitors from Grains as Potential Components of Nutraceuticals. J. Nutr. Sci. Vitaminol., 58: 217-220

Piasecka-Kwiatkowska D., Nawrot J., Zielińska-Dawidziak M., Gawlak M., Michalak M. (2014): Detection of grain infestation caused by the granary weevil (Sitophilus granarius L.) using zymography for α-amylase activity. Journal of Stored Products Research, 56: 43–48

Tomczak A., Zielińska-Dawidziak M., Piasecka-Kwiatkowska D., Springer E., Lampart-Szczapa E. (2019):  Cross-reactions between proteins isolated from the new narrow-leafed lupine breeding lines and antibodies present in the sera of patients sensitized to soybeans and peanuts, European Food Research and Technology – 245 (2): 433-441

Jędrusek-Golińska A., Zielińska-Dawidziak M., Zielińska P., Kowalski R., Piasecka-Kwiatkowska D. (2019) Analysis of risk and consumers’ awareness regarding the gluten content in meat products on the example of frankfurter type sausages. Quality Assurance and Safety of Crops & Foods

Jędrusek-Golińska A., Piasecka-Kwiatkowska D., Zielińska P., Zielińska-Dawidziak M., Szymandera-Buszka K., Hęś M. (2019): Soy Preparations Are Potentially Dangerous Factors in the Course of a Food Allergy. Foods, 8 (12), 655

Tomczak A., Zielińska-Dawidziak M., Piasecka-Kwiatkowska D. (2020): Differences in the immunoreactivity of milk from local farms and from points of purchase. European Food Research and Technology. DOI: 10.1007/s00217-019-03400-2. European Food Research and Technology 246, 1, 93-101

Burzyńska M., Piasecka-Kwiatkowska D., Springer E. (2020): Allergenic properties of polish nectar honeys. Acta Sci. Pol.Technol. Aliment. 19(1): 15-24

Siekierzyńska A., Piasecka-Kwiatkowska D., Litwińczuk W., Burzyńska M., Myszka A., Karpiński P., Zygała E., Piorecki N., Springer E., Sozański T. (2021): Molecular identification of Low Allergenic Fruits among Old and New Apple varieties. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 22, 7, 3527. DOI: 10.3390/ijms22073527

Siekierzyńska A., Piasecka-Kwiatkowska D., Myszka A., Burzyńska M., Sozańska B., Sozański T. (2021): Apple allergy causes and factors influencing fruits allergenic properties” Clinical and Translational Allergy Clin Transl Allergy. 2021;e12032

Burzyńska M., Piasecka-Kwiatkowska D. (2021): A Review of Honeybee Venom Allergens and Allergenicity. Int. J. Mol. Sci 22(16), 8371

Borkowska M., Burzyńska M., Piasecka-Kwiatkowska D., Celińska E. (2024): Tracking adulteration of nectar honey varieties using a high-resolution melting qPCR technique validated with melissopalinology. Food Control, 155, 110086