Szlachtowska Zofia
PhD student
zofia.szlachtowska@ibot.cas.cz
I am a Ph.D. student in botany at the Faculty of Science, Charles University. My research aims to investigate the ecological function and evolutionary role of transposable elements (TEs) and DNA methylation in the transgenerational effects and adaptation of clonal and sexual offspring of Fragaria vesca (wild strawberry).
For this purpose, I plan to study environmentally controlled TEs in natural populations of Fragaria vesca from distinct climatic regions, as well as to experimentally assess the impact of selected biotic and abiotic stressors on TE activation, epigenetic variation, and their roles in transgenerational effects.
Education
2025: PhD student in Botany, Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague
2022-2024 Master’s degree in Biology, Faculty of Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Poland
2019-2022 Bachelor’s degree in Biology, Faculty of Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Poland
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