Leszek joined the lab in 2019 and he is currently a staff scientist. He has a background in molecular and computational biology, as well as an extensive experience in genomic research. In the course of his PhD, he was studying the emergence of virulence in various groups of fungal human pathogens. His postdoctoral research is focused on gene regulation, addressing how post-transcriptional regulation influences expression and how it relates to changes in phenotype. Currently, he is developing new computational methods for detection of various RNA modifications and studying their dynamics and effects on phenotype.
In his free time, Leszek likes to bike, hike, roller skate and play beach volleyball. He loves playing football. And he plays a couple of musical instruments, ukulele being the most fun by far.
He enjoys partying, especially the crazy dancing. Although lately he’s mostly restricted to his own living room (his toddler being his main partner).
Currently learning to fly.