Representatives

	Wiktoria Podolecka – I’m in my second year of PhD studies in the Neuroinformatics laboratory. My research focuses on high frequency oscillations in the olfactory bulb and their relation to the nasal epithelium. I like reading, watching horror movies, and good food. I am the president of the student council and am in charge of organising events. I am always happy to help.
	Kalina Nec – I’m a first year PhD student at the Nencki Institute in the Laboratory of Spatial Memory. My background is in biotechnology and computational engineering, so I combine biology with computer science to help computers and brains vibe together. When I’m not in the lab, you’ll find me on my bike, at the gym lifting heavy circles on a stick, or coding in Python just for fun (yes, fun). Need Python help? I’ve got you! As your Student Council member, I’m here to make PhD life a little less complicated and maybe crack a joke or two along the way
	Simran Yadav – I am a second-year PhD student in the Laboratory of Preclinical Testing of Higher Standard, under the guidance of Professor Urszula Wojda, focusing on Profiling Blood Plasma MicroRNA for Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia Risk Detection. I enjoy dance and traveling, and as a member of the PhD student council, I am eager to organize programming courses to support our community. I’m also happy to help and connect, especially with international students—please feel free to reach out!
	Katarzyna Sawicka – I am third year PhD student in the Laboratory of Spatial memory led by dr hab. Rafał Czajkowski. My PhD project focuses on the cortical reinstatement between retrosplenial cortex and hippocampus in accordance with hippocampal indexing theory. I study how episodes are stored and retrieved on the cellular level. I enjoy cooking, embroidery, cinema and books. My role in the student council is to rganise soft skills workshops and popularise science
	Debadeep Chaudhury – I’m a third year PhD student at the Dioscuri Center for Chromatin Biology and Epigenomics led by Prof. Aleksandra Pękowska. I’m mostly involved in bioinformatic analyses studying the evolution of astrocytes in primates. I have too many hobbies and interests to list here, including reading, travelling, video games and many more. As a member of the Council, I want to remind students, PhD is not just about the science, you can have a lot of fun alongside. 🙂